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U.
S.
EPA
BOARD
OF
SCIENTIFIC
COUNSELORS
Ecological
Research
Subcommittee
DRAFT
MEETING
AGENDA
March
7­
9,
2005
Environmental
Protection
Agency
T.
W.
Alexander
Drive,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711
Auditorium
Monday,
March
7,
2005
8:
00­
8:
30
am
Registration
8:
30­
8:
40
am
Welcome
and
Opening
Remarks
Dr.
Michael
Clegg
­
Introduction
of
Subcommittee
Members
Chair,
Eco
Subcommittee
­
Overview
of
Three­
Day
Agenda
8:
40­
8:
45
am
Designated
Federal
Officer's
Welcome
Greg
Susanke
(
EPA)
and
Charge
DFO,
Eco
Subcommittee
8:
45­
9:
00
am
ORD's
Welcome
Dr.
Gary
Foley
(
EPA)
Director,
NERL
9:
00­
9:
30
am
National
Program
Director's
Welcome
Dr.
Kevin
Summers
(
EPA)
NPD
of
Ecological
Research
Ecological
Research
Program
Long
Term
Goal
1:
By
2010,
national
policy
makers
will
have
the
tools
and
technologies
to
develop
scientifically­
defensible
assessments
of
the
state
of
our
nation's
ecosystems
and
the
effectiveness
of
existing
national
programs
and
policies.

9:
30­
10:
30
am
Presentation
of
LTG
1
Research
Dr.
Michael
McDonald
EPA­
ORD
ECO­
Research
Team
10:
30­
10:
50
am
Break
10:
50­
11:
15
am
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Rona
Birnbaum
(
EPA)
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Office
of
Air
and
Radiation
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15­
11:
40
am
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Tom
Wall
(
EPA)
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Office
of
Water
11:
40­
12:
00
pm
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Dr.
Scott
Urquhart
Academic
Institutions
Colorado
State
University
12:
00­
1:
30
pm
Lunch
Ecological
Research
Program
Long
Term
Goal
2:
By
2010,
states
and
tribes
apply
improved
tools
and
methods
to
protect
and
restore
their
valued
ecological
resources.

1:
30­
2:
30
pm
Presentation
of
LTG
2
Research
Dr.
Rochelle
Araujo
EPA­
ORD
Eco­
Research
Team
2:
30­
3:
00
pm
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Mr.
Bill
Jenkins
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Director,
Landscape
&
Watershed
Analysis
Division,
Maryland
Dept.
Of
Natural
Resources
3:
00­
3:
30
pm
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Dr.
Tom
Atkeson
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Mercury
&
Applied
Science,
Florida
Dept.
of
Environmental
Protection
3:
30­
4:
00
pm
Break
4:
00­
5:
30
pm
Subcommittee
Work
Session
5:
30
pm
Adjourn
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Tuesday,
March
8,
2005
8:
30­
8:
45
am
Review
of
Yesterday's
Activities
Dr.
Michael
Clegg
Overview
of
Today's
Agenda
Chair,
Eco
Subcommittee
Ecological
Research
Program
Long
Term
Goal
3:
By
2012,
decision
makers
have
the
guidance
and
tools
to
better
understand
ecological
processes
and
the
value
of
ecological
services
and
resources
enabling
them
to
make
wiser
resource
management
decisions
8:
45­
9.45
am
Presentation
of
LTG
3
Research
Iris
Goodman
EPA­
ORD
ECO­
Research
Team
9:
45­
10:
00
am
Break
10:
00­
10:
30
am
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Roger
Batterman
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Bureau
of
Watershed
Management,
Wisconsin
Dept.
of
Natural
Resources
10:
30­
11:
00
am
Relevance
of
Eco
Research
Program
Vicki
Bott
(
Bowman)
Program
Office/
Regional/
State
Perspective
Director,
Land
Use
&
Environmental
Planning
Division,
UNC­
Charlotte
Urban
Institute
11:
00­
12:
30
pm
Poster
Session
ORD
Presenters
12:
30­
1:
30
pm
Lunch
1:
30­
3:
00
pm
Poster
Session
ORD
Presenters
3:
00­
3:
15
pm
Break
3:
15­
3:
45
pm
Poster
Discussion
Subcommittee
Workgroups
­
Preparation
of
Summary
Statements
3:
45­
4:
15
pm
Presentation
of
Poster
Summaries
Subcommittee
Chair
4:
15­
4:
30
pm
Public
Comments
4:
30­
5:
30
pm
Subcommittee
Work
Session
5:
30
pm
Adjourn
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Wednesday,
March
9,
2005
8:
30­
12:
00
am
Subcommittee
Work
Session
Subcommittee/
Workgroups
12:
00­
1:
30
pm
Working
Lunch
Subcommittee/
Workgroups
1:
30­
3:
30
pm
Subcommittee
Work
Session
Subcommittee/
Workgroups
­
Write
Draft
Report
3:
30­
4:
15
pm
Presentation
of
Draft
Report
Dr.
Michael
Clegg
Chair,
Eco
Subcommittee
4:
15­
4:
45
pm
ORD
Response
to
Draft
Report
Dr.
Kevin
Summers
(
EPA)
NPD
of
Ecological
Research
4:
45­
5:
00
pm
Wrap­
up
Dr.
Michael
Clegg
Dr.
Kevin
Summers
5:
00
pm
Adjourn
