FIFTH NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEETING WASHINGTON, DC GENERAL LOGISTICS AND SCHEDULE [Note: The general meeting room for the April SAB Meeting will be Conference Room A at the American Geophysical Union.] Wednesday, April 5, 2000 [Note: April 5, 2000 SAB Meeting will be held at the American Geophysical Union.] 0730-0800 h: Sign-in by all participants and audience Registration for public verbal input to NOAA SAB [NOTE - Registration is open to any interested individual, but is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public input, unless the Chair requests otherwise. Time limit for verbal input from any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by SAB if requested by the SAB Chair] 0800 h: Formal SAB meeting begins following FACA guidelines 0800-0810 h: Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 0810-0830 h: Introduction of the NOAA SAB Chair and Board Members and Opening Statement of the Chair (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 0830-0845 h: Report on NOAA FY 2000 Budget (Sue Fruchter - Director, Policy and Strategic Planning) 0845-0915 h: Introduction to NOAA FY 2002 Budget Process (Sue Fruchter - Director, Policy and Strategic Planning) 0915-0945 h: Presentation and Discussion of Earmarks on National Marine Fisheries Research Program. (Penny Dalton - Assistant Administrator, National Marine Fisheries Service) 0945-1000 h: BREAK 1000-1045 h: NOAA update to SAB recommendations concerning the establishment of three pilot SAB Working Groups to develop review processes that will be used to review various NOAA science efforts (from October 1999 meeting of the Board) 1000-1015 Louisa Koch- Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR 1015-1030 Mary Glackin - Deputy Assistant Administrator, NESDIS 1030-1045 Capt. Ted Lillestolen - Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOS 1045-1130 h: NOAA response to SAB request to establish an Ocean and Coastal Information Dissemination Service (Margaret Davidson - Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center) 1130-1200 h: Presentation and SAB discussion of the "Census of Marine Life" (William Fox - Director, Office of Science and Technology, NMFS)Status of 1200-1330 h: Private lunch at American Geophysical Union Board Room (non-FACA) 1330-1400 h: Draft report to NOAA Administrator and Secretary of Commerce (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1400-1430 h: Discussion of SAB report to NOAA Administrator and Secretary of Commerce (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1430-1500 h: Ocean Exploration and Research (Barbara Moore - Director, NOAA Undersea Research Program, OAR) 1500-1530 h: SAB Sub-Committee and Issue Group Reports Sub-Committee on Coastal Science (Peter Douglas - Chair) Sub-Committee on Data Issues (Soroosh Sorooshian - Chair) Sub-Committee on Synthesis (Pat Gober - Chair) Issue Group on Education (Denise Stephenson-Hawk - Lead) 1530-1545 h: BREAK 1545-1630 h: Continuation of SAB Sub-Committee and Issue Group Reports 1630-1700 h: Public Input Session with SAB discussion (Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1700-1730 h: SAB discussion on future meetings and site visits 1730 h: Adjourn for the day Thursday, April 6, 2000 [Note: April 6, 2000 SAB Meeting will be held at the American Geophysical Union.] 0730-0800 h: Sign-in by all participants and audience 0800-0810 h Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 0810-0900 h: Welcoming remarks and review of purpose of the NOAA SAB and expectation of meeting with NOAA Strategic Planning Leads (D. James Baker - Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Administrator of NOAA) 0900-1005 h: Presentations from NOAA Strategic Planning Teams Environmental Assessment and Prediction Implement Seasonal to Interannual Climate Forecasts (Bob Livezey - NCEP, NWS) 1005-1020 h: BREAK 1020-1135 h: Continuation of Presentations from NOAA Strategic Planning Teams Environmental Assessment and Prediction Predict and Assess Decadal to Centennial Change (Presenter: Dan Albritton - Director, Aeronomy Laboratory, OAR; Tom Karl - Director, National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS) 1135-1200 h: SAB Discussion of NOAA Strategic Planning Team Presentations (Leads: Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board and Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1200-1330 h: Private lunch at American Geophysical (non-FACA) 1330-1540 h: Continuation of Presentations from NOAA Strategic Planning Teams 1330-1435 h: Environmental Assessment and Prediction Advance Short-term Warning and Forecast Services (Louis Uccellini - Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NWS) 1435-1540 h: Environmental Stewardship Sustain Healthy Coasts (Margaret Davidson - Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center) 1540-1700 h: SAB Discussion of NOAA Strategic Planning Team Presentations (Leads: Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board and Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1700 h: Adjourn for the day Friday, April 7, 2000 [Note: April 7, 2000 SAB Meeting will be held at the American Geophysical Union.] 0730-0800 h: Sign-in by all participants and audience Registration for public verbal input to NOAA SAB [NOTE - Registration is open to any interested individual, but is REQUIRED. Verbal public input will only be conducted during the period identified for public input, unless the Chair requests otherwise. Time limit for verbal input from any individual or group is 5 minutes, with follow-up questions and discussion by SAB if requested by the SAB Chair] 0800-0810 h: Official Call to Order and Review of Meeting Format (Michael Uhart - Executive Director, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 0810-1020 h: Continuation of Presentations from NOAA Strategic Planning Teams Environmental Stewardship 810-915 Build Sustainable Fisheries (Mark Holliday - Chief, Fishery Statistics and Economics Division, NMFS) 915-1020 Recover Protected Species (Phil Williams - National Marine Fisheries Service) 1020-1035 h: BREAK 1035-1105 h: Continuation of Presentations from NOAA Strategic Planning Teams Environmental Assessment and Prediction Promote Safe Navigation (Capt. David MacFarland - Director, Office of Coast Survey, NOS) 1105-1205 h: SAB Discussion of NOAA Strategic Planning Team Presentations (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board 1205-1230 h: Presentation and SAB discussion of NOAA/Universities Administrative Efficiencies Subcommittee (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1230-1400 h: Private lunch at American Geophysical (non-FACA) 1400-1430 h: Public Input Session with SAB discussion (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1430-1530 h: SAB Discussion of NOAA Strategic Planning Team Presentations (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1530-1545 h: BREAK 1545-1630 h: Continuation of SAB Discussion of NOAA Strategic Planning Team Presentations (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1630-1700 h: Presentation on Aquaculture and SAB discussion (Roan Conrad - Director, Sustainable Development and Intergovernmental Affairs) 1700-1730 h: Summary of new SAB Recommendations, Motions, and Action Items (Lead: Al Beeton - Chair, NOAA Science Advisory Board) 1730 h: Final Adjournment (Board members may either depart on late Friday flights or Saturday flights as they desire).