January 9-10, 2008, ESIP Federation Meeting, Washington, DC
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
Venue
The Winter 2008 ESIP Federation meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Washington DC Convention Center January 9-10, 2008. All meeting activities will take place at the hotel which is located at 900 10th Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Lodging
A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Embassy Suites for the nights of January 8 and 9 and is available on a first-come, first-served basis at the conference rate of $179/night for a single room (plus tax). Please use the group code of ESI when reserving your room.
Preliminary Agenda
The theme for the Winter 2008 ESIP Federation meeting is The Changing Climate: Making Earth Science Relevant Again in Light of Global Warming. The preliminary meeting agenda is posted below.
January 9, 2008
| Time | Session | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30- | Registration | TBA | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcome, Charles Hutchinson, ESIP Federation President | TBA | |
| 9:15-10:45 | NOAA Climate Presentations, Chester Koblinsky, NOAA Climate Program Office and Thomas Karl, NOAA/National Climatic Data Center (invited) | TBA | |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | TBA | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Earth Information Exchange Presentations | TBA | |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch with Speaker, Berrien Moore, University of New Hampshhire (confirmed) | TBA | |
| 1:30-3:30 | Breakout Sessions | TBA | |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break | TBA | |
| 3:45-5:45 | Breakout Sessions | TBA | |
| 6:00-8:00 | Poster Session and Reception | TBA |
January 10, 2008
| Time | Session | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30- | Registration | TBA | |
| 8:30-8:45 | Announcements | TBA | |
| 8:45-9:30 | Steve Johnson, EPA Administrator (invited) | TBA | |
| 9:30-10:15 | NASA | TBA | |
| 10:15-10:45 | Break | TBA | |
| 10:45-11:30 | Phil DeCola, OSTP (invited) | TBA | |
| 11:30-12:15 | TBA | TBA | |
| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch | TBA | |
| 1:30-3:30 | Breakout Sessions | TBA | |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break | TBA | |
| 3:45-5:30 | Breakout Session and Business Meeting | TBA | |
| 5:30 | Adjourn | TBA |
