Discover Life in America

17:00 - 19:00 Registration Desk Open
19:00 - 21:00 Reception at Glenstone (Poolside)

08:30 - 10:00 Opening Remarks (Dogwood Rooms)

• Phil Francis - Welcome (10 minutes) [Moderator]
• Keith Langdon - Park background, threats, & needs (15 minutes)
• Chuck Parker - Park biodiversity, new species (10 minutes)
• John Pickering - State of the ATBI, DLIA, goals, logistics, & charges to groups (55 minutes)

10:15 - 12:00 Split into nine IN-groups (Assorted Rooms)

• Collecting (ATBI Team/DLIA Science Committee) [Chuck Parker, Jan Reid] (Azalea Room, Back)
• Education (ATBI Team/DLIA Committee) [Karen Ballentine, Eli Skillen] (Dogwood Room1)
• Databasing (ATBI Team/DLIA Information Management Committee) [Bonnie Carroll, Norm Johnson] (HighlanderI, Front)
• Development/Fund Raising (DLIA Development Committee) [Frank Harris, Charles Maynard] (Executive Suite)
• Inventory Design (ATBI Team/DLIA Science Committee) [John Morse, Peter White] (HighlanderII)
• Sorting & Curation (ATBI Team/DLIA Science Committee) [Cheryl Bright, Becky Nichols] (Azalea Room, Front)
• Taxonomy (ATBI Team/DLIA Science Committee) [Rex Lowe, Mike Sharkey, Don Wilson] (Dogwood Room2)
• Web & Publications (ATBI Team/DLIA Information Management Committee) [Steph Ramsey, Dana Soehn] (HighlanderI, Back)
• Communications/Public Relations (DLIA Communications Committee) [Bob Miller] (Pool Area)

• Team coordinator(s) and/or chair(s) - State of team/committee address, background information
• Go over charges, identify additional concerns, needs, agenda items, projects,...
• Select core IN-group members & ambassadors to OUT-groups
• Begin working on group's goals, schedule, critical needs, mission statement, plan

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on own

13:30 - 15:00 OUT-groups (Core members plus ambassadors from other groups)

• Still working towards group goals, critical needs, mission statement,...

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 17:00 IN-Groups

18:30 Bar Opens/whew! (Gatlinburg Convention Center, Room ?)
19:00 - 20:00 Barbecue dinner
20:00 - 20:20 Band Plays 2 songs; Mayor's comments
20:20 - 20:50 Stories with Charles Maynard
21:00 - 22:00 Music & dancing

• Group presentations of mission statements/goals.
• Introduce projects including:
  • Brochure: Discover Life in America; Logo specifications; Flora & Fauna Publication Series [Coralie Bloom, Steve Kemp, Terry Maddox]
  • Finance Committee [Charles Maynard, Dave Scanlon]
  • NSF Proposal to Database Activities in Biology [Norm Johnson]
  • NSF Proposals to Informal Science Education & to Teacher Enhancement [Eli Skillen]
  • NSF Proposal to Integrated Research Challenges in Environmental Biology [John Pickering, Mike Sharkey, Dave Wagner, Peter White]
  • CD-ROM [Michael Gardner]
  • Outreach, Patrnerships, Endorsements, Nature Quest/Hunt/Blitz planning [Peter Adler, Christi Gaasch, John Morse]
  • Collection Permits [Keith Langdon]
  • Fund Raising: Matching the $150,000 Natural History Association grant [Jody Flemming]
  • Facilities Planning: Science Center/Purchase Education Center [Don DeFoe, Chuck Parker, Chris Stein]
  • Discover Life in America State Science Fair Prizes [Kitty Esco]
  • etc...

10:15 - 12:00 Projects - Brainstorm projects

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch on own

13:30 - 15:00 Projects - Develop project plans

15:00 - 15:15 Break

15:15 - 17:00 OUT-groups - Finish group plans

18:30 Bar Opens, Calhouns Room
19:00 Pizza and Beer

Plenary Session (Dogwood Rooms)
08:30 - 10:00 Group Reports (10 minutes each), questions [Moderator: Frank Harris]

• Collecting - Jan Reid
• Education - Glenn Bogart/Eli Skillen
• Databasing - Bonnie Carroll/Mark Fornwall
• Development/Fund Raising - Charles Maynard
• Inventory Design - Peter White
• Sorting & Curation - Becky Nichols
• Taxonomy - Rex Lowe
• Web & Publications - Steph Ramsey/Dana Soehn
• Communications/Public Relations - Bob Miller

10:15 - 12:30 Project Reports & General Discussion [Moderator: Mary Williams]

12:30 - 13:30 Luncheon (Press Invited)

13:30 - 16:00 Keynote Speakers and wrap-up (10-15 minutes each)

• John Pickering - Overview of Discover Life in America and the ATBI [Moderator]
• Mary Williams - Development plans: building our infra-structure
• Karen Ballentine/Chris Stein - Education: a key element
• Mike Soukup - Perspective from the National Park Service
• Mark Fornwall - Perspective from U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division
• Mike Scott - The GAP Program
• Mike Sharkey - On behalf of the taxonomic community
• Tom Kiernan - Involving the public
• Phil Francis - Closing remarks

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  Friday, 18 December
  Discover Life in America's Board of Directors' Meeting
  Knoxville, Tennessee

  Discover Life in America | Events | Agenda