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Workshop: Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Workshop participants
- Julio Betancourt, US Geological Survey
- Dave Breshears, University of Arizona
- Jim Clark, Duke University
- Cliff Dahm, University of New Mexico
- Chris Field, Stanford University
- Kitty Gehring, Northern Arizona University
- Paul Hanson, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- John Harte, University of California-Berkeley
- Bruce Hayden, University of Virginia
- Alfredo Huete, University of Arizona
- Travis Huxman, University of Arizona
- Linda Joyce, USDA Forest Service
- Alan Knapp, Colorado State University
- Art McKee, University of Montana
- Steven McNulty, North Carolina State University
- John Melack, University of California-Santa Barbara
- Barbara Morehouse, University of Arizona
- Pat Mulholland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Rich Norby, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Dennis Ojima, Colorado State University
- Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona
- Debra Peters, New Mexico State
- LeRoy Poff, Colorado State University
- Eric Post, Pennsylvania State University
- Hank Shugart, University of Virginia
- Stan Smith, University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- Rob Striegel, US Geological Survey
- Tom Swetnam, University of Arizona
- Susan Ustin, University of California-Davis
- Xubin Zeng, University of Arizona
Observers:
- Elizabeth Blood, NSF
- James MacMahon, Utah State University
Convened by:
Pat Mulholland, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Julio Betancourt, USGS; Dave Breshears, Los Alamos National Laboratory
In Conjunction with The American Institute of Biological Sciences
With Support from The National Science Foundation
Preliminary Agenda
Meeting Objectives
- Identify the key scientific questions, hypotheses, or issues around which NEON should be organized in order to support research in the Climate Change arena
- Suggest infrastructure design needs associated with these questions
Tuesday, August 24
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8:30 am
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Light Breakfast Available
Served Continental style; optional attendance.
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9:00
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Opening Remarks/Setting the Stage
- Welcome (Organizer)
- Group introductions
- Context for meeting; desired outcomes (Organizer)
- How we are going to get at those issues; review of agenda and ground rules (Facilitator)
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9:20
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NEON: Where We Are Today
- Ground covered to date (AIBS)
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Kind of input needed now (Organizer)
- Questions & answers
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10:00
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Criteria That Will Be Used to Prioritize
Among Suggested Questions, Hypotheses,
and Issues — To be determined by participants (Facilitated)
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10:30
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Break
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10:45
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Small Group Work to Generate Candidate Questions, Hypotheses, and Issues
— Questions suggested during pre-meeting
consultations will be used to stimulate small
groups' thinking. (Facilitated — facilitators rove between the small groups)
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12:15 pm
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Lunch
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1:15
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Small Group Reports to Plenary; Suggested Questions, Hypotheses, and/or Issues — 10-minute report out from each small group,
followed by reflective plenary discussion of
themes that emerged.
(Facilitated)
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2:45
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Break
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3:00
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Selecting Key Questions, Hypotheses, and/or Issues — Using "n/3" technique, apply previously
agreed-upon selection criteria to brainstormed list
of possible questions, hypotheses, and/or issues
to select items to be recommended as focal points.
(Facilitated)
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4:45
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Closing Comments/Adjourn (Organizer)
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Wednesday, August 25 |
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8:30 am
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Light Breakfast Available
Served Continental style; optional attendance.
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9:00
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Opening Remarks
- Review Agenda for the Day (Facilitated)
- Reflections from Day 1
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9:15
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Small Group Work to Generate Suggestions Re: Infrastructure Associated with Suggested Questions, Hypotheses, and Issues
— Each group focuses on infrastructure needs associated with just one of the priority questions / hypotheses / issues identified on Day 1. (Facilitated — facilitators rove between the small groups)
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10:45
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Break
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11:00
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Small Group Reports to Plenary
— 15-minute report out from 1st two small groups, followed by questions and answers. (Facilitated)
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12:00pm
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Group Photo
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12:15
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Lunch
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1:15
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Small Group Reports to Plenary (cont'd)
— 15-minute report out from remaining small groups, followed by questions and answers. (Facilitated)
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2:15
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Plenary Discussion: Infrastructure Needs
— Reflective discussion of themes and insights that emerged from small group presentations on infrastructure needs. (Facilitated)
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3:15
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Break
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3:30
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Plenary Advice to Report-Writers
— Full group will have an opportunity to
offer suggestions to the subgroup that will
produce the workshop report. Focus will
be on identifying key points and themes to
highlight in the report. (Facilitated)
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4:15
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Closing Comments (Organizer)
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4:30 pm
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Adjourn
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