Science Steering Committee Meeting Refines Future Directions for SEARCH
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A SEARCH Science Steering Committee (SSC) meeting was held 17-19 November 2010 in Washington, D.C. The major items on the agenda were development of updated SEARCH vision and mission statements and five-year goals, and improved interagency implementation of SEARCH. The draft vision and mission statement, developed at the meeting to guide future SEARCH directions and specific activities, will be released in spring of 2011.
More information on the November SSC meeting can be found at: http://www.arcus.org/search/meetings/2010/ssc-november.