Collaboration and Outreach Workgroup

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Collaboration and Outreach Workgroup

• West Palm Beach
• November 2006

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Conference Overall Theme

• Monitoring Keystone for Understanding Our
  Waters
• Major Tracks About 5 need to be developed

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Council Decision

• THE Conference seems to be transitioning from one
  to promote the work of the Council to being THE
  Conference that deals with all aspects of
  monitoring, assessment and reporting.
• Have we moved away from using the conference to
  direct the work of the Council?
• Is this appropriate?

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Potential Session Topics

• Monitoring Framework
• Design
• Event Monitoring
• Real Time Monitoring
• Assessing Methods and Data Comparability
• Applying New Methods and Innovative Techniques
• Synthesizing and Sharing Data
• Data Interpretation
• Data Analysis and Interpretation (GIS)
• Improving Communication Among All Stakeholders

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Potential Sessions Topics

• Climate Change Environmental Impacts
• Wetlands
• Lake Monitoring
• Groundwater
• Linking Watershed Components
• Monitoring Success Stories
• Data-based Decision Making

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Potential Sessions Topics

• Contaminant Focused Sessions (Hg, Nitrogen,
  Nutrients, Pesticides, Emerging Contaminants)
• Atmospheric Deposition
• Human and Ecological Health
• Biological Monitoring (Microbes, Toxicity,
  Benthos)
• Integrating Monitoring and Prediction
• Linking Monitoring and Modeling-new
• Linking Land Use to Water Quality
• Linking Watersheds to the Ocean (NPS)

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Potential Sessions Topics

• Monitoring Networks (NMN, NPS, WATERS)
• Monitoring Councils Volunteer Monitoring
•   Collaboratives
•   Large Scale Programs (NAWQA, Interstate
  Issues)
•   Highlight Local Monitoring
•   Regional Observing Systems
•   State Monitoring Programs
•   Tribal Issues and Monitoring

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Conference Facilitation

• Working to develop an MOA with WEF
• Establish EPA-funded contractor functions
• Decision Maintain the character and culture of
  the conference. This will require close
  collaboration between WEF and the CPC. The CPC
  has final approval of program and content (themes
  and sessions).

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Web-site Review

• CO members will review
• Determine number of site visits? (Judy)
• Discuss during December monthly call
• Implement revisions before Save the date is
  distributed

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Monitoring Council Tool Box Development (Val,
Toni)

•     Val to update FL summary of Councils
•      Val to develop new fact sheet
•      Host conference call among Councils
  discuss Conference (Leslie McGeorge?)
•      Use call to encourage communication and
  needs
•      Encourage inclusion of volunteer groups
•      Repackage Chattanooga workshop (Linda to
  review, not lead)
•      Discuss during December C O call

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Data Assessment and Interpretation Tool Box (Jeff
and Geoff)

• Jeff will contact Geoff to determine level of
  commitment
• Identify existing tools
• Identify potential tools and development partners
• Can we encapsulate for 2008 session or workshop?
• If C O can not address, Is WIS group
  interested?

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Council Communication Strategy (Toni)

• CO members will review and provide feedback to
  Toni by December 1st for December 20th C O
  conference call)
• Discuss Communication Plan Elements and schedule
  discussion at March Council mtg

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Review Council Products Factsheets

• Continue use of existing format.
• Revised factsheets by 2/15 (send to Dave)
• C O review during March Council mtg
• Revised Factsheets due to USGS by ____???
• New factsheets available for web posting by
  Summer 2007?