Opportunities for the Gulf Research Program: Monitoring Ecosystem Restoration and Deep Water Environments: Summary of a Workshop (2015)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Workshop Agenda
Opportunity Analysis Workshop for Environmental Monitoring
September 3-4, 2014
Hotel Monteleone
New Orleans, LA
Workshop Objectives:
- Inform the Gulf Research Program Advisory Board and staff of concrete opportunities for the Program to develop and support in the realm of environmental monitoring.
- Identify the environmental monitoring needs for a) developing ecosystem services models that in turn can inform habitat restoration, and b) improving the understanding of the physical and biological attributes of the deep Gulf of Mexico to enhance environmental protection from the impacts of oil exploration in the deep and ultra-deep water.
- With respect to these themes, identify any areas for innovation and long-term monitoring, identify and discuss what other entities are already addressing or attempting to address those needs, and identify opportunities and mechanisms for potential partnerships.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Vieux Carre Room—Rooftop
| 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Gulf Research Program Overview |
| Kim Waddell, Gulf Research Program | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Overview of the Workshop Objectives/Introduction of First Two Speakers |
| Don Boesch, University of Maryland | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Environmental Monitoring Lessons from NEON: Opportunities for the Gulf of Mexico |
| Russ Lea, NEON | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Valuing Ecosystem Services for Coastal Protection And Restoration: Progress and Challenges |
| Ed Barbier, University of Wyoming | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Discussion/Q&A |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | PANEL 1: |
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Questions for panelists:
1) What are the environmental monitoring needs for developing ecosystem services models that in turn can inform habitat restoration? 2) What opportunities for innovation and long-term monitoring should our program consider? |
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7 minutes prepared comments, followed by a panel discussion:
• Chris Shepard, TNC • Pat Barnes, BFA • Ruth Perry, Shell • Sandra Werner, ExxonMobil |
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| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch/Guest Speaker |
| GCOOS Build-out Plan Update | |
| Landry Bernard, GCOOS | |
| 1:30 p.m. | PANEL 2: |
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Questions for panelists:
1) What are the environmental monitoring needs for developing ecosystem services models that in turn can inform habitat restoration? 2) What opportunities for innovation and long-term monitoring should our program consider? |
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7 minutes prepared comments, followed by a panel discussion
• Becky Allee, NOAA • Jon Porthouse, NFWF • Chuanmin Hu, USF • Nancy Rabalais, LUMCON |
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| 2:30 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSION 1 |
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Context and Goals
1) In addition to the monitoring needs and opportunities for innovation identified by the panelists, are there other important ones that were not mentioned? 2) Building on the ideas and opportunities identified, what are the appropriate mechanisms for addressing those needs and opportunities? 3) What other entities, if any, are already addressing or attempting to address those needs? Are there opportunities for potential partnerships? |
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1: Moderator: Kerry St. Pé/Rapporteur: Evonne Tang 2: Moderator: Bob Carney/Rapporteur: LeighAnne Olsen 3: Moderator: LaDon Swann/Rapporteur: Kim Waddell 4: Moderator: Cort Cooper/Rapporteur: Chris Elfring |
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| 4:15 p.m. |
Reports from Breakout Groups (10 minutes each) and Group Discussion
1: Rapporteur: Evonne Tang, GRP 2: Rapporteur: LeighAnne Olsen, GRP 3: Rapporteur: Kim Waddell, GRP 4: Rapporteur: Chris Elfring, GRP |
| 5:15 p.m. | Closing Comments; Meeting Adjourns for Day 1 |
| 5:45 p.m. | Reception |
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
Vieux Carre Room—Rooftop
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| 8:35 a.m. | Opening Comments: Overview of Day 2 Theme and Introduction of Speakers |
| Robert Carney, LSU | |
| 8:50 a.m. | Planning for Environmental Impacts in the Deep Sea: A Case Study of Deep-Sea Mining |
| Cindy Van Dover, Duke University | |
| 9:35 a.m. | Oil Industry priorities for Environmental Monitoring: Opportunities for Partnerships |
| Cortis Cooper, Chevron | |
| 10:05 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 a.m. | PANEL 3 |
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Questions for panelists:
1) What do we need to understand of the physical and biological attributes of the deep Gulf of Mexico to enhance environmental protection from the impacts of oil exploration in the deep and ultra-deep water? 2) What opportunities for innovation and long-term monitoring should our program consider? |
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7 minutes prepared comments, followed by a panel discussion
• David Yoskowitz, TAMU-CC/NOAA • Mark Benfield, LSU • Pat Roscigno, BOEM • Antonio Mannino, NASA |
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| 11:50 a.m. | Lunch/Guest Speaker |
| Gulf of Mexico Data Management Infrastructure Needs and Challenges, Russ Beard, NOAA | |
| 1:15 p.m. | BREAKOUT SESSION 2 |
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Context and Goals:
1) In addition to the monitoring needs and opportunities for innovation identified by the panelists, are there other important ones that were not mentioned? 2) Building on the ideas and opportunities identified, what are the appropriate mechanisms for addressing those needs and opportunities? 3) What other entities, if any, are already addressing or attempting to address those needs? Are there opportunities for potential partnerships? |
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1: Moderator: Kerry St. Pe/Rapporteur: Evonne Tang 2: Moderator: Bob Carney/Rapporteur: LeighAnne Olsen 3: Moderator: LaDon Swann/Rapporteur: Kim Waddell 4: Moderator: Cort Cooper/Rapporteur: Chris Elfring |
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| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. | Reports from Breakout Groups (10 minutes each) and Group Discussion |
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1: Rapporteur: Evonne Tang, GRP 2: Rapporteur: LeighAnne Olsen, GRP 3: Rapporteur: Kim Waddell, GRP 4: Rapporteur: Chris Elfring, GRP |
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| 4:00 p.m. | Closing Comments |
| Kim Waddell, Gulf Research Program | |
| Kerry St. Pé, Gulf Research Program Advisory Group | |
| 4:15 p.m. | Meeting Adjourns |
