The U.S. Contribution to

Climate Variability and Predictability

U.S. CLIVAR Scientific Steering Committee Meeting

(SSC-12)


The Scientific Steering Committee of the U.S. CLIVAR Program will hold its 12th full meeting:
January 26-28, 2005
Double Tree Coconut Grove Hotel
Miami, FL

Agenda and meeting documents are available on-line.

**All meetings will take place on the 20th floor of the Double Tree Hotel**


Travel Arrangements (e.g. lodging, travel, contacts)

Conference Hotel
Double Tree Coconut Grove
2649 South Bayshore Drive
Miami, FL 33133
305-858-2500
305-858-5776

Deadline for registration is 3 January 2005.

www.coconutgove.doubletree.com
Special conference rates of $124+tax, single or double including breakfast.
The group rate is available January 26th through February 6th.

Web hotel reservations
Visit www.coconutgrove.doubletree.com, click on “Book a Room”. In the Group/Convention Field enter your GROUP CODE (UCS). Click “Next”. Your group rate will be associated with your reservation.

Fax or E-mail hotel reservations
Fax or Email the attached Reservations Request Form with all your information to irmalia_martinez@hilton.com or (305) 858-9117.

Local Hotel Reservation Number
Call (786) 866-8216 between the hours of 9AM to 5PM, inform the Reservations Specialist that you would like to reserve a room for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research or give them your GROUP CODE (UCS).(800) Number
Call (800) 222-TREE (8733). Inform the Reservations Specialist that you would like to reserve a room for the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research or give them your GROUP CODE (UCS).

**NOTE: FREE Wireless Networking is available throughout Double Tree Hotel.

The UCAR - JOSS contact person is Jill Reisdorf (303-497-8636).


Draft Meeting Agenda

U.S. CLIVAR SSC-12 Agenda (12/13/04 15:42)
January 26-28 2005
Double Tree Hotel, Coconut Grove, Miami

January 26

0830-1030

SSC Executive (SSC members only)
Review agenda; meeting outcomes; and SSC tasks
Reorganization: open discussion, adjusting agenda and breakout plans

 

1030-1100

Break

 

1100-1110

Welcomes, introductions, logistics (Open sessions begin)

 

1110-1145

Analysis of agency inventory of activities

Legler

1145-1245

Agency Reports (NOAA, NASA, NSF, DOE)
Reorganizations, impacts, future direction, budget outlook

The role of the CLIVAR infrastructure

 

1245-1415

Lunch (on your own)

 

1415-1500

International CLIVAR Assessment and Future Directions

Cattle

1500-1600

Plans for U.S. CLIVAR reorganization

Weller/Hurrell

1600-1615

Instructions for breakouts

 

1630-1830

Breakout groups

 

1830

End for the day

 

January 27

0800-0900

Breakouts Continue

 

0900-1000

Plenary Ð breakout reports

 

1000-1030

Break

 

1030-1215

Discussion of reorganization,refining the details,membership, TOR, etc

 

1215-1345

Lunch (on your own)

 

1345-1530

Moving forward,planning in preparation for U.S. CLIVAR Summit (continue AM discussion)

 

1530-1600

Break

 

1600-1630

VOCALS (summary, science plan(pdf), implementation plan(pdf))

Bretherton?

1630-1715

Discussion and follow-up VOCALS

 

1715-1745

Panel and Working Group Issues (TBD)

 

1745

End for the day

 

January 28

0830-0900

PUMP (summary and revised science plan)

Kessler

0900-0945

Discussion and follow-up PUMP

 

0945-1015

NASA Salinity Mission briefing

Lagerloef

1015-1045

Break

 

1045-1115

NASA Salinity Mission discussion and action by CLIVAR

 

1115-1145

NOAA Climate Test Bed (CTB)

Higgins

1145-1215

Discussion and action by CLIVAR

 

1215-1245

Panel and Working Group Issues (TBD)

 

1245-1315

Meeting wrapup

 

1315

Open meeting ends

 

1315-1345

Executive Session (SSC and panel chairs lunch served)

 

1345-1600

Executive Session (SSC only)
Actions on panel and working-group specific issues
Discussion: VOCALS and PUMP

Develop written feedback for VOCALS and PUMP
Assignments in preparation for Summit

 

Executive session

Reorganization

Cross-panel issues

Panel Issues


SSC-12 Meeting Documents

 

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