A G E N D A

**ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR GEOSCIENCES (AC/GEO)**

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#### Tuesday, October 16 -- Wednesday, October 17, 2007

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| **Tuesday,  |                                      |                |
| October 16, |                                      |                |
| 2007**      |                                      |                |
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| **Plenary   |                                      |                |
| Session 1   |                                      |                |
| -- Room     |                                      |                |
| 375**       |                                      |                |
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| 8:00 --     | *Light Refreshments*                 |                |
| 8:30 am     |                                      |                |
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| 8:30 --     | Welcome, Agenda, Status of actions   | Dr. George     |
| 8:45 am     | from last meeting                    | Davis, Chair   |
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| 8:45 --     | Report on the Directorate of         | Dr. Jarvis     |
| 9:30 am     | Geosciences                          | Moyers, Acting |
|             |                                      | AD/GEO         |
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| 9:30 --     | Reports on the Divisions             | Dr. Richard    |
| 10:15 am    |                                      | Behnke         |
|             |                                      |                |
|             |                                      | Dr. Arthur     |
|             |                                      | Goldstein      |
|             |                                      |                |
|             |                                      | Dr. Julie      |
|             |                                      | Morris         |
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| 10:15 --    | *Break*                              |                |
| 10:30 am    |                                      |                |
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| **Education |                                      |                |
| and         |                                      |                |
| Diversity   |                                      |                |
| S           |                                      |                |
| ubcommittee |                                      |                |
| -- Room     |                                      |                |
| 375**       |                                      |                |
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| 10:30 --    | Updates and Discussion               | Dr. Mary Jo    |
| 11:30 am    |                                      | Richardson     |
|             | -   Strategic Planning for GEO       |                |
|             |     Education                        | Dr. Jill       |
|             |                                      | Karsten        |
|             | -   Report of the NSF Broadening     |                |
|             |     Participation Working Group      | Dr. Victor     |
|             |                                      | Santiago       |
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| **Division  |                                      |                |
| S           |                                      |                |
| ubcommittee |                                      |                |
| Meetings    |                                      |                |
| (Includes   |                                      |                |
| Working     |                                      |                |
| Lunch)**    |                                      |                |
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| 11:30 --    | Atmospheric Sciences (Room 770)      | Dr. James      |
| 1:15 pm     |                                      | Hansen*\       |
|             | Earth Sciences (Room 375)            | *Dr. Raymond   |
|             |                                      | Jeanloz        |
|             | Ocean Sciences (Room 730)            |                |
|             |                                      | Dr. Mark Hixon |
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| 1:15 --     | *Break*                              |                |
| 1:30 p.m.   |                                      |                |
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| **Plenary   |                                      |                |
| Session 2   |                                      |                |
| -- Room     |                                      |                |
| 375**       |                                      |                |
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| 1:30 --     | Discussion of Draft *GEO Vision*     | Dr. George     |
| 3:15 p.m.   | Report                               | Davis          |
|             |                                      |                |
|             |                                      | Dr. Guy        |
|             |                                      | Brasseur       |
|             |                                      |                |
|             |                                      | Dr. Gail       |
|             |                                      | Ashley         |
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| 3:15 --     | *Break*                              |                |
| 3:30 p.m.   |                                      |                |
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| 3:30 --     | Issues for Discussion with the       | Dr. George     |
| 4:00 p.m.   | Director and Deputy Director         | Davis          |
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| 4:00 --     | Discussion with Director and Deputy  | Dr. George     |
| 5:00 p.m.   | Director                             | Davis          |
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| 5:00 --     | Follow-up Discussion and Preparation | Dr. George     |
| 5:30 p.m.   | for AC-ERE Joint Session             | Davis          |
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| 5:30 p.m.   | *Adjourn*                            |                |
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**ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR GEOSCIENCES (AC/GEO)**

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| *           |                                    |                  |
| *Wednesday, |                                    |                  |
| October 17, |                                    |                  |
| 2006**      |                                    |                  |
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| **Plenary   |                                    |                  |
| Session 3   |                                    |                  |
| -- Room     |                                    |                  |
| 375**       |                                    |                  |
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| 8:00 --     | *Light Refreshments*               |                  |
| 8:30 am     |                                    |                  |
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| 8:30 --     | Reports from the Division          | Subcommittee     |
| 9:00 am     | Subcommittees                      | Chairs           |
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| 9:00 --     | Consideration of COV Reports       | Dr. Roger Smith  |
| 10:00       |                                    |                  |
|             | -   GEO Education and Diversity    | Dr. Raymond      |
|             |     Programs                       | Jeanloz          |
|             |                                    |                  |
|             | -   EAR Instrumentation and        | Dr. James Hansen |
|             |     Facilities Program             |                  |
|             |                                    |                  |
|             | -   ATM Lower Atmosphere Research  |                  |
|             |     Section                        |                  |
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| 10:00 --    | IPAMM Briefing                     | Dr. Joanne       |
| 10:30 am    |                                    | Tornow           |
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| 10:30 --    | Preparation for Joint AC-ERE       | Dr. George Davis |
| 10:45 am    | Session, cont.                     |                  |
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| 10:45 --    | *Break*                            |                  |
| 11:00 am    |                                    |                  |
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| **Joint     |                                    |                  |
| Session     |                                    |                  |
| with AC-ERE |                                    |                  |
| -- Room     |                                    |                  |
| 1235**      |                                    |                  |
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| 11:00 --    | Introductions and Goals            | Dr. Susan        |
| 1:00 pm     |                                    | Stafford         |
|             |                                    |                  |
|             |                                    | Dr. George Davis |
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| 11:20 --    | AC/ERE                             | Dr. Jim Collins, |
| 11:40 am    |                                    |                  |
|             |                                    | ERE Staff        |
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| 11:40 --    | GEO Vision                         | Dr. Jarvis       |
| 12:00 pm    |                                    | Moyers,          |
|             |                                    |                  |
|             |                                    | Dr. Guy Brasseur |
|             |                                    |                  |
|             |                                    | Dr. Gail Ashley  |
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| 12:10 --    | Interdisciplinary Research:        | Dr. Alan         |
| 12:30 pm    | Challenges &                       | Tessier,         |
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|             | Opportunities                      | Dr. Alex Isern   |
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| 12:30 --    | Big Targets for ERE/GEO            | All              |
| 1:00 pm     |                                    |                  |
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| 1:00 --     | *Break*                            |                  |
| 1:15 pm     |                                    |                  |
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| **Plenary   |                                    |                  |
| Session 4   |                                    |                  |
| -- Room     |                                    |                  |
| 375**       |                                    |                  |
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| 1:15 --     | > Concluding AC/GEO Issues         | Dr. George Davis |
| 2:00 pm     |                                    |                  |
|             | -   Call for nominations of new    | Dr. Jarvis       |
|             |     members                        | Moyers           |
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|             | -   Review of action items         |                  |
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|             | -   Dates of future meetings       |                  |
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|             | -   Concluding remarks             |                  |
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| 2:00 pm     | *Adjourn*                          |                  |
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