South Atlantic LCC
Steering Committee Meeting
February 1-2, 2011
North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionHeadquarters
1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC
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Attire: Business casual
Purpose of meeting: Review progress from firstyear, reach consensus on important issues and obtain guidance onnext steps for South Atlantic Landscape ConservationCooperative.
Objectives:
- Establish common understanding of LCC concept
- Steering committee comes to agreement on:
o Mission
o Guiding principles
o Charter
- Steering committee provides guidance to LCC Staff on:
o Communications strategy;
o Process for identifying science needs inFY-11;
o Additional capacity;
o Next Steps
Day 1 – February 1, 2011 (Laying the Groundwork)
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Agenda Items |
Discussion Leader/Handouts |
Time |
Outcomes |
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Welcome |
Gordon Myers or Mallory Martin |
1:00 pm |
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Opening Remarks Review Agenda/Logistics/Process |
Ken McDermond |
1:05 pm |
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Review LCC concept
|
Bill Uihlein, FWS, Assistant Regional Director, ScienceApps. |
1:15 pm |
Understand LCC background/need |
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Introductions & expectations for the partnership |
SC – Discussion questions: What about this partnershipinterests you and what does your organization bring & what doyou hope to get?) |
1:30 pm |
Understand partner perspectives and interests |
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SALCC Perspective & Progress
|
Ken McDermond/Rua Mordecai
|
2:30 pm |
Understand current thinking of LCC staff |
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Break |
|
3:15 pm |
Light refreshments |
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One Partner’s Perspective |
Mike Harris, Georgia DNR, Chief, Non-game conservationsection |
3:45 pm |
Understand potential benefits of partnership |
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Update on LCC Network |
Doug Austen, FWS, National LCC Coordinator |
4:00 pm |
Understand national context |
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Update on SE Climate Science Center |
Sonya Jones, USGS, Interim Director, SE Climate ScienceCenter |
4:20 pm |
Understand CSC role and relationship to LCC. |
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Cultural Resource Dimension |
Daniel Odess, Assistant Associate Director, Park CulturalResources, National Park Service |
4:40 pm |
Understand how cultural resources fit |
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Adjourn |
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5:00 pm |
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Convene for social |
Raleigh Marriott, City Center |
6:00 pm |
$20/per person |
Day 2, February 2, 2011 (Getting down to business)
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Agenda Items |
Discussion Leader/Handouts |
Time |
Outcomes |
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Thoughts from first day: Refining our collectivevision. |
SC – Discussion questions: What questions do you have afterhearing the basics? Is there anything that you think needsadjusting? What surprised you? What troubled you? Whatencouraged you? |
8:30 am |
Clarify and gain understanding of cooperative partnership. |
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Operational Framework I: Consider DRAFT Mission and Guiding Principles |
Ken McDermond |
9:15 am |
Agreement on mission and guiding principles |
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Operational Framework II: Review draft charter: – Roles & responsibilities – Decision-making process – Steering committee membership |
Ken McDermond/Rua Mordecai Handout #5 – Draft Charter w/ proposed changes
|
9:45 am |
Agreement on charter w/proposed changes and steering committeemembership |
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Break |
|
10:15 am |
|
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Operational Framework III: – Proposed organizational structure |
Ken McDermond/Rua Mordecai |
10:30 am |
Agreement on structure |
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Spotlight project: Optimal Conservation Strategies |
Barry Grand, USGS, Alabama Cooperative Fisheries and WildlifeResearch Unit |
11:00 am |
Demonstrate LCC potential in collaboration with CSC |
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Communications Strategy |
Stacy Shelton, FWS, Public Affairs Specialist |
11:30 am |
Agreement on approach & needed capacity |
|
Lunch |
Catered by Neomonde Deli |
Noon |
$15/person (w/breaks) |
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Science Needs: – Proposed 2011 process – Building staff capacity |
Rua Mordecai
|
12:45 pm |
Agreement on 2011 process and additional core science staff. |
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Geographic Issues, especially the marine component |
Ken McDermond/Steering Committee |
1:15 pm |
Agreement on near shore & marine extent of LCC |
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Break |
|
1:30 pm |
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Proposed next steps
|
Ken McDermond/Rua Mordecai |
1:45 pm |
Agreement on guidance to LCC staff. |
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Wrap-up – Proposed meeting dates – Elect? Chair and Co-chair – Meeting feedback |
Ken McDermond/Steering Committee |
2:15 pm |
Agreement on meeting dates, chair & co-chair nominationprocess; and meeting feedback |
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Adjourn |
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3:00 pm |
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Background documents:
Large Landscape Conservation: A Strategic Framework for Policy andAction