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Northwest Environmental Data Network Meeting

April 4, 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. Short Update on Data Summit Planning and Responsibilities – Proposed new September 20th date. (10 min)
3. Metadata Training Workshop May 22-23.
4. Briefing: Curtis Cude, ODEQ, National Monitoring Network Project.
5. NED Data Portal: (30 min)
   1. Populating the Portal – needed action, outreach contacts.
   2. Potential Channel Manager Participants: NED Water Quality Group, Upper Columbia Basin Trust, Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership, Pacific Northwest Regional Geographic Information Council.
6. Process for Developing Comprehensive Data Management Strategy: (30 min)
   Discuss the process for future funding of Bonneville funded data management activities identified for interim funding for the FY07-09 budget period. Issues include budget, schedule and necessary products.
7. Document development: (30 min)
   1. Activities Needed to Bring the Subbasin Planning Archive From Framework to Reality – Status (30k Word)
   2. Combining the Data Management Checklist for Projects Funded Under the NPPC Fish and Wildlife Program and the Data Sharing Guide (100k Word)
8. Briefing: CBFWF Data Management Framework Sub-Committee – Tom Iverson (20 min)
9. Metadata Training Workshop May 22-23 (70k Word)

B. PNAMP data management agenda (30 min)

1. Update: Protocol Manager Testing.
2. PNAMP SC "Progress Report" - information item for Data Management Work Group.

C. Afternoon NED Portal worksession: NED, PNAMP, PNW-RGIC - Summit, business case, and fish and habitat strategy

1. Data Management Summit proposal, planning and responsibilities. (30 min)
   - Contacts (100k Excel)
   - NEDSummit_2 (620k PDF)
2. Development of Compelling Business Case Next Steps. (60 min)
   1. Scott Riordan’s materials:
      - Map 1b. Organizing Concepts (70k PDF)
      - Map 4. Outline (50k Word)
      - Map 6. Outline (60k Word)
   2. Current draft (1.5mb Word)
3. PNW Strategy for Fish & Habitat Data Next Steps. (60 min)
   - Data Strategy Outline draft (50k Word)
   - Needs template (130k Excel)
   - Data layer priority needs worksheet (190k Excel)