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Appendix B – Workshop Agenda
Wednesday, 18 November 2015 -
Holiday Inn Marina and Conference Center
8:00 - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 - 9:00 am
Introductions and Workshop Objective
– Drum Point Room
Mark Luther, University South Florida
9:00 - 9:15 am
Overview of ACT
Mario Tamburri, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences
9:15 - 9:30 am
IOOS Program Overview
Gabrielle Canonico Hyde, U.S. IOOS
9:30 - 10:00 am
Overview of Partner NOAA Programs
Rob Downs, NOAA OCS
10:00 - 10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:15 - 10:45 am
Overview of Autonomous Surface Vehicles
Val Schmidt, University of New Hampshire
10:45 - Noon
Overview of Technologies from Vendors/Manufacturers
Each vendor/manufacturer will have three minutes to present one slide (due
in advance) followed by three minutes for Q&A with participants
Noon - 1:00 pm
Lunch and Networking
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Breakout Session: User Needs
(see discussion questions)*
a.
Mapping – Drum Point Room
b.
Water Quality Monitoring – Cedar Point Room
3:30 - 3:45 pm
Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:00 pm
Breakout Session Report Back: User Needs
– Drum Point Room
Sam Greenaway (facilitator), NOAA OCS
5:15 - 5:45 pm
Review and Adjourn
Guy Meadows, Michigan Tech
6:00 pm
Dinner
, Isaacs Restaurant – Holiday Inn