2. Technical Committee Purpose & Mission Began by refining generic Mission and Purpose …provide a vehicle for information exchange, analyses and technical recommendations …….

3. Scope of Responsibilities Refined scope of Committee Statement ….monitoring, inventory, meteorology and modeling Emphasized “Western Issues” as being a key focus of the Committee’

4. Committee Process Brainstormed 35 potential issues Multivoted to focus on Top Ten Organized Issues to focus on Monitoring, Emission Inventory, Meteorology and Modeling

5. Common Elements Recognition that most issues had emission inventory focus or critical component Combined Meteorology and Modeling as generally co-existent issues

6. Developed Common Approach- The Template Picked Emission Inventory as a focal point Fire, toxics, fugitive dust State of the art consistency Defined a “Problem Statement” Defined Tasks and Work Products

7. Established Next Steps and Budget Sub Teams defined to refine the other areas using the “Template” Budget defined to support Communication process identified

8. The Future Avalanche Win Stanley Cup