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2006 Steering Committee Meeting Agenda

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, September 26

8:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:05 AM

10:15 AM

10:45 AM

Site tour – bus leaves from the training center

Meeting called to order at the Training Center

Welcome to Mammoth Cave

Introductions and agenda review

Current status of IMPROVE planning for reduced EPA 2007 funds for IMPROVE

Bob Carson (NPS)

Marc Pitchford

Patrick Reed, Superintendent

Marc Pitchford

Marc Pitchford

12:15 AM

Lunch

Network Operations (status of sites, data & SOPs)

1:45 PM

2:30 PM

Optical & Scene monitoring

Aerosol monitoring

John Molenar

Chuck McDade

3:30 PM

Break

3:45 PM

4:15 PM

5:00 PM

6:30 PM

Aerosol monitoring Sulfur issue

Ion analysis

Meeting adjourned for the day

Mammoth Cave Star Chamber Tour (2+ hours) Assemble at the Mammoth Cave Hotel

Warren White

Eva Hardison

Bob Carson

Wednesday, September 27

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

9:20 AM

Carbon analysis

IMPROVE network independent field audit summary

Independent laboratory QA support

Judy Chow

Jeff Lance & Dennis Crumpler

Jewell Smiley

Data Processing & Dissemination

9:45 AM

Guidance in aerosol data interpretation

Impact of replacing S with SO4 on the Regional Haze Rule

Warren White

Bret Schichtel

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

11:15 AM

IMPROVE & VIEWS web sites

New IMPROVE Report

Bret Schichtel

Linsey Debell

12:00 PM

Lunch

Data Uses & Interpretation

1:30 PM

2:15 PM

Sea salt assessment

Natural levels for the Regional Haze Rule using the new IMPROVE algorithm

Warren White

Marc Pitchford

3:00 PM

Break

3:15 PM

WRAP Technical Support System (TSS)

Tom Moore

Administration & Communications

4:00 PM

4:20 PM

4:40 PM

5:00 PM

Budget & contract administration

IMPROVE Quarterly Newsletter

Open discussion or schedule catch-up

Meeting adjourned for the day

David Maxwell

Gloria Mercer

Marc Pitchford

Thursday, September 28

Special Studies

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

MANE-VU Regional Aerosol Intensive Network (RAIN)

NPS ROMANS

George Allen

Bill Malm

10:00 AM

Break

Discussion of Future Issues

10:15 AM

11:30 AM

Next steps in the process for copping with a reduced budget

Next meeting (time of year & location)

Marc Pitchford

Marc Pitchford

11:45 AM

Meeting adjourned