Following is the meeting agenda and participants. Each agenda item is linked to the meeting presentation.
IMPROVE Meeting and Site Tour Agenda
Time
Topic
Discussion Leader
Tuesday 9/26
8:00am
Site tour – bus leaves from the training center
Bob Carson (NPS)
10:00am
Meeting called to order at the Training Center
Marc Pitchford
10:05am
Welcome to Mammoth Cave
Patrick Reed, Superintendent
10:15am
Introductions and agenda review
10:45am
Current status of IMPROVE planning for reduced EPA 2007 funds for IMPROVE (ppt file)
12:15pm
Lunch
Network Operations (status of sites, data & SOPs)
1:45pm
Optical & Scene monitoring
John Molenar
2:30pm
Aerosol monitoring
Chuck McDade
3:30pm
Break
3:45pm
Aerosol monitoring Sulfur issue (ppt file)
Warren White
4:15pm
Ion analysis
Eva Hardison
5:00pm
Meeting adjourned for the day
6:30pm
Mammoth Cave Star Chamber Tour (2+ hours) Assemble at the Mammoth Cave Hotel
Bob Carson
Wednesday 9/27
Carbon analysis
Judy Chow
9:00am
IMPROVE network independent field audit summary (ppt file)
Jeff Lance & Dennis Crumpler
9:20am
Independent laboratory QA support (ppt file)
Jewell Smiley
Data Processing & Dissemination
9:45am
Guidance in aerosol data interpretation (ppt file)
Impact of replacing S with SO4 on the Regional Haze Rule (ppt file)
Bret Schichtel
10:30am
IMPROVE & VIEWS web sites (ppt file)
11:15am
New IMPROVE Report (ppt file)
Linsey Debell
12:00pm
Data Uses & Interpretation
1:30pm
Sea salt assessment (ppt file)
2:15pm
Natural levels for the Regional Haze Rule using the new IMPROVE algorithm
3:00pm
3:15pm
WRAP Technical Support System (TSS) (ppt file)
Tom Moore
Administration & Communications
4:00pm
Budget & contract administration
David Maxwell
4:20pm
IMPROVE Quarterly Newsletter
Gloria Mercer
4:40pm
Open discussion or schedule catch-up
Thursday 9/28
Special Studies
MANE-VU Regional Aerosol Intensive Network (RAIN)
George Allen
NPS ROMANS
Bill Malm
Discussion of Future Issues
Next steps in the process for copping with a reduced budget
11:30am
Next meeting (time of year & location)
11:45am
Meeting adjourned
