Agenda

Tuesday – October 12

Introduction and overview of the project

8:15-8:20 Welcome – Peet (Session Chair)

8:20-8:50 Activities of the ESA Vegetation Panel – David Glenn-Lewin

[Chapters 1-2; MOU; goals; overview of standards]

8:50-9:15 Information flow – Marilyn Walker

[Information flow diagram from Chapter 5; real examples; How the classification should ultimately work.]

9:15-9:45 Data base needs and design – Peet

[Bulk of Chapter 5; core requirement and goals of effort.]

9:45-10:00 Institution Building – Jennings

10:00-10:15 Break

The plots database

10:15-10:20 Introduction to plots database – Walker (Session Chair)

10-20-10:45 Proposed standards for plot data – Damman

[Chapter 3; also diversity of data types; core info; uncertainty; stability]

10:45-11:15 TNC Plots – Drake or Goodin

11:15-11:45 TurboVeg – Hennekens

11:45-12:15 USFS Terra – Haglund

Lunch Break

1:45-2:00 Charge to discussion groups – Walker

2:00-4:30 Working groups – analysis of requirements

Chairs: Goodin & Walker

4:30-5:00 Reports from groups

5:00-5:30 Discussion

Evening Subcomittees consolidate results from discussion groups

Wednesday – October 13

The classification database

8:00-8:10 Introduction – Glenn-Lewin (Session Chair)

8:10-8:30 European Vegetation Survey – Schaminee

8:30-9:00 US_NVC: Proposed standards for classification – Grossman

[Chapter 4]

9:00-9:30 Progress on HDMS – Taswell [Key elements in new version]

9:30-9:40 Break

9:40-9:45 Charge to the discussion groups – Peet

9:40-12:00 Discussion groups – analysis of requirements

Chairs: Grossman & Glenn-Lewin

1:15-1:45 Reports from groups

1:45-2:15 Discussion

2:15-2:30 Break

Systematics Database; Institution Building

2:30-2:40 Introduction – Jennings (Session chair)

2:40-3:00 USDA Plants – Scott Peterson

3:00-3:20 ITIS & NBII – Waggoner

xx-xx BONAP - Farstad

3:20-3:30 Charge to discussion groups

3:30-5:30 Discussion groups – analysis of requirements

Chairs: Jennings & Waggoner

8:00-8:30 Reports from groups

8:30-9:00 Discussion

Thursday – October 14

Scoping the project

8:30-8:40 Charge to discussion groups

8:30-11:45 Discussion groups

Group 1 = Plots data – Walker & Goodin co-chair

Group 2 = Classification & systematics – Grossman & Peet

11:45-12:15 Reports from groups and closing remarks

(At this point over half of group departs)

Technical scoping meetings

2:00-5:00 Overview and large-scale architecture for plots (Tech & PIs)

Evening Subcommittes consolidate results from discussion groups

Friday – October 15

8:30-10:30 Plots database design (Tech & PIs)

10:30-12:30 Classification & Systematics database design (Tech & PIs)

2:00-4:00 Strategic planning (PIs)