We will have people check the progress of groups late in the day.
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
Wednesday, 16 December
07:30 - 08:30 Continental Breakfast
08:30 - 10:00 Plenary Session (Dogwood Rooms)
- 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...
10:00- 10:15 Break
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
Thursday, 17 December
07:30 - 08:30 Continental Breakfast
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
10:00 - 10:15 Break
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
Friday, 18 December
Discover Life in America's Board of Directors' Meeting
Knoxville, Tennessee