7th Annual Cooperative Institutes
Directors' Meeting and Administrators' Workshop

June 17-19, 2008
Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies
University of Maryland, College Park, MD

8:15 a.m.:: Breakfast & Registration
9:00 a.m.:: Welcome and Introductions, Phil Arkin
9:15 a.m.: Brief Highlights / Issues / Goals for Meeting from STAR / CoRP (PDF, 151KB), Ingrid Guch
9:45 a.m.: Review action items from last meeting(PDF, 10KB), Ingrid Guch
10:00 a.m.: General discussion
10:45 a.m.: Break
11:00 a.m.: Satellite Algorithm Testbed update(PDF, 150KB), Steve Goodman
11:20 a.m.: Climate Data Records / Scientific Data Stewardship / Remanifested NPOESS Instruments (PDF, 1MB), John Bates / others as appropriate
11:40 a.m.: Training Update, Steve Ackerman
12:00 p.m.: Discussion, focusing on whether these activities are progressing via the cross-CI approach, Steve Ackerman, lead
12:15 p.m.: Lunch
12:30 p.m.: Discussion continues during lunch (catered)
1:30 p.m.: Separate Discussions (NOAA & CI Directors): identify new activities that could benefit from cross-CI collaboration; Identify topics for independent discussions (Rooms #4102 & #4045, respectively)
2:30 p.m.: Summary of Discussions (all together)
3:15 p.m.: Refreshments and tour of new building
3:45 p.m.: Summary and Action Items; Identify small groups and topics Ingrid Guch
5:00 p.m.: Return to hotels
6:00 p.m.: Dinner at Arkin's home or on your own. (Directions in packet)

8:15 a.m.: Breakfast
8:30 a.m.: NOAA GMD Discussion of the Progress Report reporting period (Liogys)
9:30 a.m.: Small groups begin work on action items (Rm #4102; Classrooms #4045 & 4046)
10:15 a.m.: Break
10:30 a.m.: Small groups continue (Rm #4102; Classrooms #4045 & 4046)
11:30 a.m.: Small groups report back
12:00 p.m.: STAR Topics (PDF, 429KB), Al Powell
12:15 p.m.: Joint Lunch and CICS / ESSIC poster session (Room #4046)
1:30 p.m.: Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation: Interactions with CIs, Lars Peter Riishojgaard
1:50 p.m.: Critical Research Issues: Environmental Modeling Center(PDF, 1.1MB), Stephen J. Lord
2:10 p.m.: Critical Research Issues: Climate Prediction Center(PDF, 1.8MB), Wayne Higgins
2:30 p.m.: Issues associated with CI Recompetition
Phil Arkin / Stephens
3:00 p.m.: Break & Discussion
(Continue to eat during discussions)
3:30 p.m.: Review action items; wrap up and conclude
Ingrid Guch / Phil Arkin
4:00 p.m.: Adjourn