Presentations from the 2008 IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting October 28 and 29, 2008 In Okefenokee NWR, GA

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
*October 28*
8:30am	Welcome	George Constantino
8:45am	Introductions and agenda review	Marc Pitchford
Network Review
9:15am	Aerosol monitoring	Chuck McDade
10:15am	Break
10:30am	Optical & scene monitoring	John Molenar
11:00am	Quality assurance field audits	Jeff Lantz
Laboratory Review & Methods Development
11:30am	Carbon analysis	Judy Chow
12:00pm	Lunch (at the meeting room)
1:00pm	Carbon analysis workshop summary	Marc Pitchford
1:15pm	Ion analysis	Eva Hardison
1:45pm	XRF analysis	Chuck McDade
2:15pm	Sampling systems	Chuck McDade
2:45pm	Laboratory audits	Jewell Smiley
3:15pm	Break
Data Processing & Distribution
3:30pm	Data advisories	Warren White
3:45pm	Revised quality metrics	Warren White
4:00pm	IMPROVE and VIEWS Websites	Bret Schichtel
Data Comparability & Interpretation
4:30pm	Elemental carbon to absorption	Warren White
5:00pm	Adjourn for the day
5:15pm	Sunset boat tour (for those who sign up)
7:45pm	Boat tour ends & dinner (for those who sign up)
*October 29*
Regional Issues
8:30am	Role of fire in Okefenokee NWR	George Constantino
9:30am	Western regional issues beyond haze	Tom Moore
Current & Future Interactions with Other Programs/Studies
9:45am	CalNex 2010 Study (air quality/climate)	Tom Moore
10:00am	Break
10:15am	NASA including AERONET	Bret Schichtel
10:30am	RHR Implementation Status	Tom Moore
10:45am	Atmospheric nitrogen issues	Bill Malm
11:15am	Hybrid receptor modeling	Bret Schichtel
11:45am	1) PM NAAQS review 2) Canadian visibility	Marc Pitchford
12:15pm	Lunch (at the meeting room)
1:15pm	Monitoring site tour	Chuck McDade
Other topics
2:00pm	IMPROVE budget summary	David Maxwell
2:15pm	IMPROVE Newsletter & Calendars	Gloria Mercer
2:30pm	Next meeting location & time of year	Marc Pitchford
	NAAQS Exceptional Events	Neil Frank
	CSN carbon measurement changes	Joan Rice
	CSN to IMPROVE Carbon	Warren White
2:45pm	Meeting Adjourned