INTER-AGENCY NORTHERN EURASIA EARTH SCIENCE
PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE AND SCIENCE REVIEW MEETING
09-10 December 2004
WYNDHAM City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20037; (202) 755 0800

AGENDA

Thursday, December 9, 2004
Day 1, Session 1

8:30 Registration (outside meeting room - TBA; M. Coughlin and I. Koval)
8:30 Morning Coffee

Meeting Opening:

Welcome, Review of Agenda & Brief Introductions - D. Deering, NASA

Official Welcome C. Schmullius, Chair, NEESPI Steering Committee,
Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany; NASA Office of External Relations

NEESPI Overview - NEESPI history, objectives, and general strategy and meeting
objectives - D. Deering, NASA

Potential Value of an Integrated, Northern Eurasia Regional Research Program
- R. Lawford, International GEWEX Project Office

Global Carbon Project and Contributions Northern Eurasia as Linkages to the
NEESPI - J. Canadell, GCP-GCTE International Project Office

NEESPI Science Plan overview (including introduction of Science Plan presenters)
- P.Groisman, NOAA

10:40 Coffee-Stretch Break

Day 1, Session 2 -- Science Plan Presentations:

SP Part 1: Land Use Interactions, the Human Dimension and NEESPI - D. Ojima, Colorado State U

SP Part 2: The Ecosystem Approach to the NEESPI and the Carbon Cycle - H. Shugart, U of Virginia

SP Part 3: Terrestrial and Coastal Ecosystems Interactions with Climate - P. Groisman, NOAA

SP Part 4: Cold Land Processes: Permafrost, Glaciers, Snow Cover - V. Romanovsky, U of Alaska-Fairbanks

12:20 – 1:30 Working Lunch

Working Lunch Presentations:
1) “Global climate change and its impact on the Earth…” - Jon Bergengren, NASA (movie)
2) The International Polar Year (with potential NEESPI Linkages) - Robert Bindshadler, NASA

Science Plan Presentations – continued:

SP Part 5: Atmospheric Aerosols and Pollution - I. Sokolik, Georgia Inst. Tech.

SP Part 6: NEESPI Science Plan “Highlights”: External Review - C. Vorosmarty, Chair, External SP Review Committee, U of New Hampshire

European Commission Sponsored Research Relevant to Earth Science Issues in Northern Eurasia"
- I. Troen, European Commission, DG Research, Directorate I - Environment

"From Siberia-II to NORTH: European Contributions to the NEESPI" - C. Schmullius, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Germany

“Russia Far East Research Programs and International Collaborations”- V. Sergienko, President, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

3:15 Coffee-Stretch Break

NASA Earth Science Research under the new Exploration Initiative - J. Kaye, Director, NASA Research Division, Earth Science Office

“Potentials for NEESPI Collaborations in the Ukraine”- V. Kosterin, Ukraine President's Local Self-Governments Development Foundation; Supervisory Board, Transbank

The World Bank and NEESPI: Example of Potential NEESPI Collaborations - A. Kushlin, World Bank

Day 1, Session 3

International Panel-led Discussion - Chairs: P. Canadell and C. Vorosmarty (tbc)

Topics on Northern Eurasia research, National and International Program Needs and Concerns, including
- relevant research programs of national agencies
- Issues associated with integrating across research programs
- Government agencies, science organizations, and private industry roles
- Identification potential scientific partners
- Long term measurements/monitoring,
- Gaps in existing projects/programs and how they can be filled
- Others (TBD by participants)

General Q&A session (D.Deering, P.Groisman…)
Presentation of Day 2 Agenda and Objectives

5:30 Adjourn Day 1

Friday, December 10, 2004
Day 2, Session 1

8:30 Morning Coffee and Informal Discussions

Day 2 Agenda and Objectives (D. Deering)

Available remote sensing data in support of the NEESPI - V. Gershenzon, SCANEX, Russia

GLOBE in Northern Eurasia and Potentials for the NEESPI - E. Stonebraker, GLOBE

National Science Foundation supported research of relevance to NE - A. Kerttula, C. Dudka, NSF

10:30 Coffee-Stretch Break

International Long-Term Ecological Research - Hen-Bieu King, Chair, ILTER

NASA’s Research Programs and strategies for the supporting the NEESPI, e.g., LCLUC Program
- G. Gutman, NASA HQ

NEESPI Science Coordination and Potentials for “Partnerships”- D. Deering, NASA

Day 2, Session 2

10:45 Discussion of Viable Areas for Scientific Collaboration in the NEESPI:

12:30 Working Lunch

Day 2, Session 3

13:30 Discussion of Approaches to NEESPI Coordination

A focused workshop designed for primary meeting participants interested in participating in the further development of the NEESPI, becoming a NEESPI partner and potentially serving on the NEESPI Steering Committee.

4:00 Adjourn Day 2