PaCIS Steering Committee Meeting Proceedings
March 22-24, 2011
Asia Room, Hawaii Imin International Conference Center
Honolulu, Hawaii
Tuesday, March 22nd
1:30 Opening – Hawaiian Oli, Welcome, and Introductions
1:45 Overview of PaCIS and Climate Service in NOAA - History, Mission and Vision (Presentation)
2:15 Overview of Meeting Objectives and Agenda
Session One: The PaCIS Implementation Plan Strategic Framework
Objective: Review and comment on the proposed foundational elements of the Implementation Plan.
2:30 Categories of Actions and their link to Core Capabilities and Focus Areas (Presentation)
Presentation and Discussion
3:15 BREAK
Session Two: Building a Network of Networks
Objective: Establish identities and relationships among the group of agencies, institutions, and organizations that are necessary to support a collaborative, participatory process that will directly connect the best and most relevant climate science to user decisions.
3:30 The PaCIS ‘Pearl’ and the ‘String of Pearls’ (Presentation)
Presentation. Exercise, and Discussion (Abe Utu Malae) (Adam Stein) (Andreas Schiller) (Britt-Anne Parker) (Charlene Felkley) (Cheryl Anderson) (Darren Okimoto) (Dean Solofa) (Deanna Spooner) (Fiona Horsfall) (Gregory Kudray) (Heidi Schuttenberg) (Howard Diamond) (Jamie Caseb) (James Potemra) (Karl Kim) (Kevin Hamilton) (Laura Hamilton) (Loyal Mehrhoff) (Masaoki Kobayashi) (Melissa Finucane) (Mike Hall) (Nelsun Bulow) (Peter Colvin) (Philip Mote) (PICCI) (Samuel Pooley/Noriko Shoji) (Raymond Tanabe) (Reginald White) (Samuel Walker) (Stephen Anthony) (Tagaloa Cooper) (Timothy Brown) (Victoria Keener)
5:00 Closing – Day One
Wednesday, March 23rd
8:00 Review of Meeting Agenda and Objectives
Session Three: Assessments as a Sustained Process
Objective: Review the various types of assessments and identify what role participants are playing or might play.
8:30 The Assessment Process (Presentation)
Presentation, Exercise, and Discussion (Matrix)
10:00 BREAK
10:15 Quick Look at the PaCIS Projects and Activities Tool (Presentation)
Session Four: Assembling and Advancing Core Capabilities
Objective: In the context of the core capability areas, establish actions that need to be taken by agencies, institutions, and organizations to deliver climate services in the Pacific.
10:30 Instructions and Break-out ("List of Actions")
· Outreach, Education, Training and Capacity Building (Notes)
· Observing Systems, Data Stewardship and Data Services (Notes)
· Understanding and Predicting Climate Variability and Change (Notes)
12:00 LUNCH (provided)
1:00 Break-outs continued
3:15 BREAK (Photo)
3:30 Reports from Break-outs
Presentations and Discussion
5:00 Closing – Day One
RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
Thursday, March 24th
8:00 Review of Meeting Agenda and Objectives
Session Five: Developing Products and Services Focused on Regional Issues
Objective: In the context of the focus on regional issues, identify actions that need to be taken by agencies, institutions, and organizations to deliver climate services in the Pacific.
8:30 Instructions and Break-out
· Preserving Fresh Water Resources and Minimizing the Impacts of Drought (Notes)
· Fostering Community Resilience to the Impacts of Sea Level Rise, Coastal Inundation, and Extreme Weather (Notes)
· Sustaining Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems (Notes)
10:15 BREAK
10:30 Reports from Break-outs
Presentations and Discussion
Session Six: Taking Action
Objective: Identify priorities and next steps.
11:00 Review Priority Actions
Presentations and Discussion
12:00 Next Steps (List of Actions - REVISED)
12:15 Wrap-up and Closing Remarks