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Northwest Environmental Data Network Meeting

March 7, 2007, 9:00 - 4:00

Northwest Power & Conservation Council
851 SW 6th Ave, Suite 1100
Portland, Oregon
503-222-5161 or 800-452-5161

Conference call arrangements:

Please dial 877-848-1997. You will then be asked to enter the conference code.  Enter code 338 to connect to the call.

A. NED agenda

1. Introductions.
2. Data Management Summit proposal (20k PDF), planning and responsibilities.
3. NED Data Portal:
   1. February 13 Briefing to Council (2mb PDF)
   2. Press release
   3. Potential Channel Manager Participants: NED Water Quality Group, Upper Columbia Basin Trust, Lower Columbia River Environmental Partnership
   4. Populating the Portal – needed action, outreach contacts.
4. Document discussion:
   1. Activities (80k Word) Needed to Bring the Subbasin Planning Archive From Framework to Reality (Phil Roger)
   2. Data Management Checklist (50k Word) for Projects Funded Under the NPCC Fish and Wildlife Program (Bruce Schmidt).
   3. Data Sharing Guide (80k Word, Streamnet)
5. Updating NED Inventory (Dave Tetta, John Piccininni)
6. Update on Best Practices for Reporting Locational and Time Related Data (Stewart)

B. PNAMP data management agenda

1. New item: Integrated Status & Trend Monitoring Design. Background and data management implications.
2. Brief update: Prototype Monitoring Project Inventory.

C. Afternoon NED Portal worksession: 1-4pm

1. Facilitated Work session FCRPS - PNW Strategy for Fish & Habitat Data. Development of Compelling Business Case.
   1. Roles and Goals (20k PDF)
   2. Business Case for Regional Data Coordination
   3. RME Solicitation Questions (220k Word)
   4. Draft Data Strategy Outline (60k Word)