MPA Federal Advisory Committee - FAC Meetings Agenda
DRAFT Agenda
Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee
National Science Foundation
4121 Wilson Boulevard, Room 555
Arlington, Virginia
April 24 - 26 2007
Tuesday, April 24
| 8:00 |
Sign-In by All Participants
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| 8:30 |
Call to Order
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| 8:35 |
Committee Business |
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- Approval of Minute of October 2006 meeting
- Approval of Minutes of February 2007 conference call
- Review of Agenda
- Election of Parliamentarian
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| 9:00 |
Ocean Conservation in the 21st Century
The Honorable
Sam Farr (California)
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| 9:30 |
Ocean Science at NSF: Applications to MPAs and Ecosystem
Approaches to Management
Dr. Julie Morris, Director
of the Division of Ocean Sciences
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| 10:00 |
FAC/Public Comments on Draft Framework and Next Steps –
Joseph Uravitch and Jonathan Kelsey, MPA Center
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| 10:30 |
Break
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| 10:45 |
Chair’s Direction to Ad Hoc Subcommittees |
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- Subcommittee A: Developing Categories for the National
System
- Subcommittee B: Developing Management Criteria
- Subcommittee C: Prioritizing Conservation Objectives
– Natural Heritage
- Subcommittee D: Prioritizing Conservation Objectives
– Cultural Heritage
- Subcommittee E: Prioritizing Conservation Objectives
– Sustainable Production
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| 11:00 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittees Meet
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| 12:00 |
Working Lunch
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| 1:300 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittees Reports and Committee Feedback
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:15 |
Subcommittees Meet
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| 4:15 |
Public Comment
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn
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Wednesday, April 25
| 8:00 |
Call to Order
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| 8:05 |
Recap of Ad Hoc Subcommittee Status
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| 8:15 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittees Meet
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| 10:00 |
Break
|
| 10:15 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 11:45 |
Working Lunch
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Presentation and Discussion on a Future Vision for Coastal
Management – Donna Wieting, Deputy Director, NOAA’s
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
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| 2:00 |
Recess / Travel Time to Capitol Hill
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| 6:00-8:00 |
Reception (Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253)
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Thursday, April 26
| 8:00 |
Call to Order
|
| 8:05 |
Public Comment
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| 9:05 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittees Meet
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| 10:00 |
Break
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| 10:15 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 12:00 |
Lunch
|
| 1:00 |
Ad Hoc Subcommittee Reports and Committee Feedback/Action
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| 3:00 |
Break
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| 3:15 |
Regroup in Standing Subcommittees & Identify Workplan
through October 2007 Committee Meeting |
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- Subcommittee 1: Identifying Regional Priorities for
Conservation
- Subcommittee 2: Incentives and Implementation for an
Effective National System of MPAs
- Subcommittee 3: MPA Natural and Social Science
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| 4:15 |
Reports from Standing Subcommittees
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| 4:40 |
Committee Business |
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- Follow up for next meeting
- Logistics for next meeting
- Other items
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| 5:00 |
Adjourn
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