2009 Steering Committee Meeting, Wind Cave, SD
Agenda and Presentations
Tuesday, September 22
| Time | Topic | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Welcome | Vidal Davila |
| 8:45 AM | Introductions and Agenda Review | Marc Pitchford |
| Network Review | ||
| 9:15 AM | Aerosol Monitoring | Chuck McDade |
| 10:15 AM | Break | |
| 10:30 AM | Optical & Scene Monitoring | Mark Tigges |
| 11:00 AM | Quality Assurance Field Audits | Dennis Crumpler, Jeff Lantz |
| Laboratory Review & Methods Development | ||
| 11:30 AM | Carbon Analysis | Judy Chow |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM | Ion Analysis | Eva Hardison |
| 1:20 PM | XRF Analysis | Ann Dillner |
| 1:40 PM | FTIR: OC Analysis on IMPROVE Filters | Ann Dillner |
| 2:00 PM | Laboratory Intercomparisons & Issues | Jewell Smiley |
| 2:20 PM | Break | |
| 2:30 PM | IMPROVE Monitoring Site Visit | |
| Data Processing & Distribution | ||
| 3:30 PM | Data Advisories | Warren White |
| 3:45 PM | Salt Air in the Northern Great Plains | Warren White |
| 4:00 PM | Open discussion of metadata procedures | Marc Pitchford |
| 4:15 PM | IMPROVE website update | |
| Data Comparability & Interpretation | Bret Schichtel | |
| 4:30 PM | Relationship between babs and EC | Judy Chow, John Watson |
| 5:00 PM | Optical absorption on IMPROVE, CSN, & FRM filters | Neil Frank |
| 5:30 PM | Adjourn for the day |
Wednesday, September 23
| Time | Topic | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Urban Algorithm for Estimating Light Extinction | Bill Malm |
| 9:00 AM | Ammonium Nitrate in the East | Rich Poirot |
| 9:30 AM | IMPROVE Report Update | Bret Schichtel |
| Other Related Programs/Activities | ||
| 9:45 AM | Western Regional Air Partnership Future Plans | Tom Moore |
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:15 AM | RHR Implementation Status | Tom Moore |
| 10:30 AM | Reactive Nitrogen Monitoring | Bill Malm |
| 10:45 AM | Night Sky Modeling | Bill Malm |
| Other IMPROVE Topics | ||
| 11:00 AM | IMPROVE Budget Summary | David Maxwell |
| 11:15 AM | IMPROVE Newsletter & Calendars | Gloria Mercer |
| 11:30 AM | Next Meeting location & Time of year | Marc Pitchford |
| 11:45 AM | Meeting Adjourned & Lunch (Sandwiches provided) | |
| 1:00 PM | Cave Tour (~90 Minutes) |