1. Summit Agenda Alan Lewitus
Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
January 30-31, 2007

2. Agenda Tuesday Session 1: Context and Drivers
Session 2: Relevance of Existing Programs and Assets for Implementation
Session 3: Defining the Drivers and System Requirements
Session 4: New Tools and Technologies
First session – why the monitoring program is needed, what are the benefits
Second session – partner building, what monitoring activities exist and role in implementation

3. Drivers and System Requirements
User/Need
Performance Measure or Outcome
Managers who need basic information on characterization and trend
Model result
Scientists who need data to support model development to better understand causes
Scientists who need data to support model development to better understand impacts
Other (?)
Third session – spell out relevant management issues to be addressed, what research gaps exist and what activities (system requirements) needed to fulfill those needs

4. Agenda Tuesday Session 1: Context and Drivers
Session 2: Relevance of Existing Programs and Assets for Implementation
Session 3: Defining the Drivers and System Requirements
Session 4: New Tools and Technologies
Session 4 – emerging tools

5. Developing the Implementation Plan
Agenda
Wednesday
Developing the Implementation Plan
Review of Drivers/System Requirements
Review of Existing Assets and Resources
Guiding Principles
Building the Observation System
Ensuring Implementation
First, review science needs etc. from today’s discussions
Then Guiding Principles, Bill Corso lead us into actual building of plan by incorporating consensus from Day 1’s discussions into framework for Plan development; what is the overall vision? Where do we want to end up, near-term and long-term

6. Building the Monitoring/Observation System
Elements to collect and manage data in hypoxic zone
Component
Who will accomplish
Programmatic resources
Funding resources
Deliverable
Implement.
target date
Additional surveys
Additional buoys
Matrix to guide development of Plan; list building blocks (components) in 2 categories, first table is components used to collect and manage data in the hypoxic zone - i.e. components that extend monitoring of the hypoxic zone

7. Building the Monitoring/Observation System
Related monitoring, modeling, and research
Component
Who will accomplish
Programmatic resources
Funding resources
Deliverable
Implement.
target date
River monitoring
Model on hypoxia impacts
USGS
NGOMEX PIs
NOAA
CSCOR
2nd are components of observation system that provide data and information that can be used in a complementary way that leads to an improved regional ecosystem management capability.

8. Ensuring Implementation
Oversight Committee
Progress Reports
Schedule Meetings
Develop milestones
Lastly, establish organizational structure and timeline to ensure implementation. Oversight committee and timetable to monitor implementation.

9. Overarching Goal and Objective
Goals and Objectives for the Monitoring Program:
Goal: Provide critical information to inform management of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
Objective: Meet manager needs (characterization/trend) and scientist needs (data for cause and impact models) for information