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Project Title: America's Climate Choices: Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change

PIN: BASC-U-08-04-D         

Major Unit:
Division on Earth and Life Studies

Sub Unit:
Board on Atmospheric Sciences & Climate

RSO:
Kraucunas, Ian

Subject/Focus Area:



Meeting #1
January 15, 2009 - January 16, 2009
Keck Center
500 5th Street, NW
Washington D.C. 20001



If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:


Contact Name: Rob Greenway
Email: rgreenway@nas.edu
Phone: 202-334-2338
Fax:


Agenda:

Thursday January 15, 2009

CLOSED SESSION: 9:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. (Panel members and staff only)

OPEN SESSION: 1:30 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. (Public welcome)
1:30 P.M. Welcome and introductions -- Pam Matson, Tom Dietz
1:45 P.M. Vulnerability perspectives and climate change -- B. L. Turner
2:15 P.M. Sustainability perspectives and climate change -- Pam Matson
2:45 P.M. CCSP strategic planning -- Peter Schultz
3:45 P.M. Break
4:00 P.M. Update/discussion of IPCC -- Chris Field (via telecon)
5:00 A.M. Open discussion / opportunity for public comment
5:30 P.M. Adjourn to closed session

Friday, 16 January 2009

CLOSED SESSION: 8:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. (Panel members and staff only)


Closed Session Summary Posted After the Meeting

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the meeting:
Pamela Matson
Stanford University
Tom Dietz
Michigan State University
Waleed Abdalati
University of Colorado at Boulder
Antonio J. Busalacchi
Jr.
University of Maryland
Ken Caldiera
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Robert Corell
H. John Heinz III Center for Science
Economics and the Environment
Ruth DeFries
Columbia University
George M. Hornberger
Vanderbilt University
Maria Carmen Lemos
University of Michigan
Susanne Moser
Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
Richard H. Moss
World Wildlife Fund
Edward Parson
University of Michigan
A.K. Ravishankara
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Billie Lee Turner II
Arizona State University
Warren Washington
National Center for Atmospheric Research
John P. Weyent
Stanford University
David Whelan
The Boeing Company


The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:
Review of panel task and overall study objectives
Initial discussion of panel task and sub-questions
Composition and bias discussion
Update on Committee on Strategic Advice for CCSP
Update on Decision Support Panel
Review/discussion of initial guidance from ACC Committee
Revisit panel task and sub-questions
Geo-engineering workshop planning
Develop panel strategy, including identification of resources available
target audiences, and remaining information needs.
Plan for the next six months
Summary of action items

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:
None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary: September 18, 1964



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