AGENDA, September 9 & 10, 2009

Burke Museum 17th Avenue NE and NE 45th Street Note: Opening session will commence as shown; all other times are approximate. If you need special accommodations to participate in this meeting, please notify us at 360-725-5463 or TDD 1-800-833-6388.
DAY 1
10:00 a.m.	OPEN MEETING Review proposed agenda	Chair Joel Baker
10:15 a.m.	AGENCY UPDATE Staffing Updates – science positions, CIO, performance manager, etc. Overview of recent Leadership Council & ECB meetings	Lynda Ransley
10:45 a.m.	IMPLEMENTING THE BIENNIAL SCIENCE WORK PLAN (BSWP) Brief review of full BSWP Review of funded/active projects – timeline, responsibilities, and Panel role Review of schedule for Panel engagement – this meeting and/or future meetings	Chair Baker
12:00 p.m.	PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
12:15 p.m.	LUNCH BREAK (Provided for Science Panel Members)
1:00 p.m.	BRIEFING ON 2010 PUGET SOUND SCIENCE UPDATE Update on staff progress with 2010 Puget Sound Science Update author selection, contracts/agreements, upcoming meeting of authors	Mary Ruckelshaus
1:30 p.m.	BRIEFING ON 2009 STATE OF THE SOUND REPORT Overview of State of the Sound outline, components, process, and timeline	Martha Neuman, David St. John
2:00 p.m.	SCIENCE PANEL REVIEW OF ECOSYSTEM STATUS AND TRENDS ANALYSIS FOR 2009 STATE OF THE SOUND REPORT Review of draft reports Approval or next steps needed to get to approval	Scott Redman
3:30 p.m.	SCIENCE PANEL “COMMENTS ON PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING” THE ACTION AGENDA	Joel Baker and Jan Newton
5:00 p.m.	RECESS FOR EVENING
DAY 2
8:30 a.m.	RECONVENE MEETING	Chair Baker
8:45 a.m.	PANEL BASICS Science Panel Terms & Transitions – Update – Martha Kongsgaard Science Panel Recommendations to Leadership Council on: A) size of Science Panel, and B) criteria for selection/evaluation – Martha Kongsgaard and Joel Baker Process and Terms of Officers – John Stark and Trina Wellman Panel Bylaws – Joel Baker	Chair Baker
10:30 a.m.	STRATEGIC SCIENCE PLAN Discuss Panel review draft and agree on steps to finalize Authorize public review draft pending the steps above Agree on approach to and assignments for outreach	Jan Newton
12:00 p.m.	LUNCH BREAK (Provided for Science Panel Members)
1:00 p.m.	FOOD WEBS/FORAGE FISH Presentations on key role of forage fish in control of marine food webs	Topic and panel introduced by Frank Shipley
2:15 p.m.	BREAK
2:30 p.m.	HOOD CANAL Briefing to inform Panel of progress Panel guidance on science-policy engagement	Scott Brewer of Hood Canal Coordinating Council
3:30 p.m.	PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
3:45 p.m.	ADJOURN Finish discussion of topics not completed during agenda time Review assignments and due dates Confirm upcoming meeting dates and agenda items Adjourn by 4:00 p.m.

For questions about the Science Panel contact :
Tammy Owings, Special Assistant, 360.725.5463