Potomac Institute for Policy Studies901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200 (Mezzanine Level)Arlington, VA 22203Tel: 571-372-6565(Printable Agenda)

 MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016

Time

Topic/Title

Speaker

0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update 

RC Program Manager 
0845 - 0930RC-2326: Restoration of Soil Microbial Function Following Degradation on Department of Defense Lands: Mediating Biological Invasions in a Global Change Context (SERDP) 

0930 - 1015RC-2328: Controls Regulating Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: the role of Fire and Military Training (SERDP)

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145RC-2330: Soil Microbial Communities: Critical Roles in Control of Non-Native Invasive Species and Restoration of Ecosystem Functions (SERDP)

1145 - 1230RC-2329: Achieving Dryland Restoration Through the Deployment of Enhanced Biocrusts to Improve Soil Stability, Fertility and Native Plant Recruitment  (SERDP) 

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415RC-2327: Role of the Soil Microbial Community in Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) and Indian Ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides) Seedling Establishment in Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)-invaded Habitats (SERDP)

1415 - 1500RC-2117: Developing Novel Ecosystems that Enhance Carbon Storage, Native Biodiversity, and Human Mobility in Lowland Hawaiian Forests (SERDP)

1500 - 1515BREAK
1515 - 1700STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager
1700

ADJOURN

TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
TimeTopic/TitleSpeaker
0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

RC Program Manager 
0845 - 0930RC-2336: Impacts of Changing Climate on Pacific Island-based Defense Installations (SERDP)

0930 - 1015RC-2334: The Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on Department of Defense Installations on Atolls in the Pacific Ocean (SERDP)

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145RC-2340: Water Resources on Guam: Potential impacts and adaptive response to climate change for Department of Defense Installations (SERDP)

1145 - 1230RC-2337: Behavioural Ecology of Cetaceans: The Relationship of Body Condition with Behavior and Reproductive Status (SERDP)

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1630RC-2245: Defense Coastal / Estuarine Research Program (DCERP) (SERDP)

1630 - 1645

BREAK

1645 - 1715

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1715

ADJOURN

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016
TimeTopic/TitleSpeaker
0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

RC Program Manager 
0845 - 0930RC-2119: Endangered Butterflies as a Model System for Managing Source-Sink Dynamics on Department of Defense Lands (SERDP)

0930 - 1015RC-2120: Sources and Sinks: Elucidating Mechanisms, Documenting Patterns, and Forecasting Impacts (SERDP)

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145RC-2202: Methods for Assessment of Species Richness and Occupancy Across Space, Time, Taxonomic Groups, and Ecoregions (SERDP)

1145 - 1230RC-2203: Predicting, Measuring, and Monitoring Aquatic Invertebrate Biodiversity on Dryland Military Bases (SERDP)

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415RC-2243: Patterns and Processes: Monitoring and Understanding Plant Diversity in Frequently Burned Longleaf Pine Landscapes (SERDP)

1415 - 1430

BREAK

1430 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016
TimeTopic/TitleSpeaker
0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

RC Program Manager 
0845 - 0930RC-2436: Improving Design Methodologies and Assessment Tools for Building on Permafrost in a Warming Climate (SERDP)

0930 - 1015RC-2437: Developing Smart Infrastructure for a Changing Arctic Environment using Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing Methods (SERDP)

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145RC-2205: Assessing Climate Change Impacts for DoD Installations in the Southwest United States During the Warm Season (SERDP)

1145 - 1230RC-2232: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation on Southwestern DoD Facilities (SERDP)

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415RC-2242: Climate Change Impacts to Department of Defense Installations (SERDP)

1415 - 1430

BREAK

1430 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager / Strategy Session

1700

ADJOURN

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016
TimeTopic/TitleSpeaker
0830 - 0845

SERDP/ESTCP Overview/Update

RC Program Manager 
0845 - 0930RC-2434: Seed Dispersal Networks and Novel Ecosystem Functioning in Hawaii (SERDP)

0930 - 1015RC-2441: Restoring Function to a Novel Ecosystem in the Presence of One of the World's Most Destructive Invasive Species (SERDP)

1015 - 1045

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1045 - 1100

BREAK

1100 - 1145RC-2447: Control and Mitigation of Aquatic Invasive Species in Pacific Island Streams (SERDP)

1145 - 1230RC-2432: The Impact of Non-Native Predators on Pollinators and Native Plant Reproduction in a Hawaiian Dryland Ecosystem (SERDP)

1230 - 1330

Working LunchSTC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1330 - 1415RC-2433: Recovery of Native Plant Communities and Ecological Processes Following Removal of Non-native, Invasive Ungulates from Pacific Island Forests (SERDP)

1415 - 1430

BREAK

1430 - 1700

STC Meet with Resource Conservation & Climate Change Program Manager

1700

ADJOURN