• SEARCH Science Steering Committee Meeting
  • 17 – 19 August 2011
  • Grand Hyatt Hotel
  • Maroon Peak Room, 2nd Floor
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Tentative Agenda

Meeting Goals:

  • Priority 1: Finalize 3-5 SEARCH priority goals to complete over the next 1-5 years
  • Priority 2: Finalize specific, measurable objectives for each goal
  • Priority 3: Discuss activities to support goals/objectives, needed science support, and SEARCH structural issues

KEY PRODUCT: Document with priority goals and objectives that can be circulated to agencies, panels, other key partners, and to serve as guide for SEARCH activities.

Times are all tentative and agenda will be adaptive – we will do what we need to, when we need to, in order to get the product.

Time Event
Wednesday, 17 August
8:30 a.m. Welcome and Overview
  • Context and background: how we got here
  • What we need to achieve over the next 2.5 days
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9:00 a.m.

Setting the Stage

  • What is SEARCH? Aligning with draft Vision/Mission (will be revisited after discussing priority goals)
  • What are we looking for? What do we mean by a good goal and objective?
  • Template for filling out priority goals
  • Reminder of current goal suggestions
9:45 a.m.

Discussion of requirements for goals

  • What are we looking for?
  • How should the goals relate to existing SEARCH documents (Understanding Change questions, AON recommendations) and other reports?
  • Reminder of current goal suggestions
10:15 a.m.

Open brainstorming of SEARCH goals, including round-robin or other creative exercise ­ what would a successful SEARCH look like?
(Break as needed)
12:00 p.m. Lunch (Working lunch)
1:00 p.m.

Janet Intrieri presents 'worked example' of sea ice goal, objectives, and implementation, including activities and support

1:30 p.m.

Continue brainstorming discussion of SEARCH goals, objectives
(Break as needed)

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn for the Day (evening homework likely)

Time Event
Thursday, 18 August
8:30 a.m.

Re-cap of where we are; review of any evening discussions; goals for the day

9:00 a.m.

Phone/video discussion with NSF, NOAA, and other SEARCH IPMC agencies

  • Agency input on 'What would a successful SEARCH look like?'
  • Agency input on SSC ideas for priority goals/objectives
  • What is realistic and possible over the next few years for interagency coordination?
10:30 a.m.

Discussion of A-CADIS data project with Mark Serreze (NSDIC) and Jim Moore (NCAR/EOL), co-PIs
12:00 p.m. Lunch (Working lunch)
1:00 p.m.

Continue discussion of goals and objectives (break-out groups, as needed)
5:30 p.m.

Adjourn for Day (Working dinner, if needed)

Time Event
Friday, 19 August
8:30 a.m.

Re-cap of where we are; review of any evening discussions; goals for the day
8:45 a.m.

Work on final draft of goals/objectives document; outlines of activities/science support needed (break-out groups, as needed)

11:00 a.m.

Final wrap-up ­ what we've achieved, next steps, business items

  • Including any needed content changes to vision/mission, given discussions
  • Timing/goal for next in-person SSC meeting
12:30 p.m. Meeting Adjourns
(Some SSC members to continue working in afternoon, if needed and as travel schedules allow)