{"id":4080,"date":"2004-12-13T19:08:57","date_gmt":"2004-12-13T19:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/?post_type=meetings&p=4080"},"modified":"2025-06-23T18:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T18:14:01","slug":"2004-steering-committee-meeting","status":"publish","type":"meetings","link":"https:\/\/vista.cira.colostate.edu\/Improve\/meeting\/2004-steering-committee-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"2004 Steering Committee Meeting, Glacier National Park, MT:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agenda and Presentations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following is the meeting agenda and participants.  Each agenda item is linked to the meeting presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMPROVE Steering Committee Meeting Agenda<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agenda<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Minutes<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Photos<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Time<\/th>Topic<\/th>Discussion Leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Wednesday, June 2<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8:00 AM<\/td>Welcome<\/td>Park Offical<\/td><\/tr>
8:15 AM<\/td>Introductions and Agenda Review<\/td>Marc Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
Aerosol Monitoring<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Network Operations<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8:30 AM<\/td>Sample Recovery<\/td>UCD Team<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Data Delivery<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>New Sites<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Additional Networsk<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>IMPROVE STN Comparison<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Investigations & Special Studies:<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9:30 AM<\/td>Technical Investigations<\/td>UCD Team<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Davis Test Site<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>PM10<\/sub> speciation<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>GRSM 2004<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10:30 AM<\/td>Break<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10:45 AM<\/td>Ion Studies (30 min)<\/a><\/td>Bill Malm<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Biogenic Smoke (60 min)<\/a><\/td>Bill Malm<\/td><\/tr>
12:15 PM <\/td>Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Aerosol Analytical Methods<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1:30 PM<\/td>New XRF (15 min)<\/a><\/td>Chuck McDade<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Particulate Mercury (15 min)<\/a><\/td>Nicole Hyslop<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Carbon Analysis (30 min)<\/td>John Watson<\/td><\/tr>
2:00 PM<\/td>Break<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Aerosol Data Interpretation<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2:30 PM<\/td>Trends (15 Min)<\/a><\/td>Warren White<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>MDLs (15 Min)<\/a><\/td>Warren White<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Site Compareisons (30 min)<\/a><\/td>Nicole Hyslop<\/td><\/tr>
3:30 PM <\/td>Break<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
3:45 PM<\/td>IMP\/STN Comparison (15 min)<\/td>Neil Frank<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Mass Balance Carbon (30 min)<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4:30 PM<\/td>Aerosol monitoring open discussion<\/td>Marc Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
5:30 PM<\/td>Adjourn for the Day<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, June 3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time<\/th>Topic<\/th>Discussion Leader<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Optical & Scene Monitoring<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
8:00 AM<\/td>Optical Network Status<\/a><\/td>John Molenar<\/td><\/tr>
8:20 AM<\/td>Transmissometer Calibration Tests<\/a><\/td>John Molenar<\/td><\/tr>
8:40 AM<\/td>Nephometer Comparision Tests<\/a><\/td>John Molenar<\/td><\/tr>
9:00 AM<\/td>Optical Monitoring Open Discussion<\/td>Marc Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
9:15 AM<\/td>Break<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Data & Information Distribution<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9:30 AM<\/td>IMPROVE Web site updates<\/td>Bret Schichtel<\/td><\/tr>
10:00 AM<\/td>Data Quality Assurance<\/td>Linsey DeBell<\/td><\/tr>
10:15 AM<\/td>Quarterly Newsletter<\/td>Gloria Mercer<\/td><\/tr>
Financial Administration<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10:45 AM<\/td>Particule Analysis Contract Update<\/td>David Maxwell<\/td><\/tr>
11:00 AM<\/td>Budget Review<\/td>David Maxwell<\/td><\/tr>
11:15 AM<\/td>Open Discussion of Financial Admin<\/td>Marc Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
11:30 AM<\/td>Lunch<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Independent Field Audit Program<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
1:00 PM<\/td>EPA’s Audit Program<\/td>Neil Frank<\/td><\/tr>
1:15 PM<\/td>States and WESTAR Concerns<\/td>Bob Lebens<\/td><\/tr>
1:30 PM<\/td>Sampler Quality Control<\/td>Chuck McDade<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Flow Rate Validation and QC in IMPROVE<\/a><\/td>Lowell Ashbaugh<\/td><\/tr>
1:45 PM<\/td>Open Discussion of Audit Program<\/td>Marc Pitchford<\/td><\/tr>
2:45 PM<\/td>Adjourn Steering Committee Meeting<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
3:00 PM<\/td>Assemble at IMPROVE Monitoring Site<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4:30 PM<\/td>Field Site Tour Complete<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steering Meeting Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Steering Meeting Minutes<\/summary>\n

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