1. US CLIVAR SSC Meeting Silver Spring, MD January 9-10, 2012

2. The US CLIVAR SSC is meeting to launch a two-year effort to draft, edit and publish a new Science (and Implementation) Plan to guide climate research directions over the coming decade and beyond. To inform the planning effort, we will explore: funding agency interests and needs, changing international and national program directions and priorities, and progress achieved over the past 15 years toward stated goals/objectives priority research topics and science questions framing the future program In light of this information, we will begin to: determine the scope and presentation format of the Plan develop a timeline and set of activities necessary to develop the Plan capture key discussion points and draft content for the Plan During the planning process, the SSC should endeavor to engage broader research community input and review Purpose, Scope and Outcomes

3. SSC Agenda Monday, January 9 08:30Welcome and IntroductionMike Patterson 08:40Purpose, Scope and Outcomes of MeetingLisa Goddard 09:00Agency Interests NASAEric Lindstrom NOAASandy Lucas NSFEric DeWeaver DOERenu Joseph ONRScott Harper General Discussion 10:30Break 10:45Changing International Context WCRP and International CLIVAR PlanningMartin Visbeck IPCC AR5 and Future Assessments/NMME ProjectBen Kirtman 12:00Lunch

4. Monday, January 9 13:00Changing National Context New USGCRP Strategic Plan & Advancing Science GoalChris Weaver National Climate AssessmentKathy Jacobs Emerging Climate ServicesTom Karl 14:30Developing the Science PlanLisa/Mike 15:15 Break 15:30Progress of US CLIVAR during 1998-2013Mike 17:30Conclude Day 1 19:00Dinner at Copper Canyon Grill SSC Agenda

5. Tuesday, January 10 08:30Priority Topics and Science Questions 10:15Break 10:30Priority Topics and Science Questions 12:00Lunch 13:00Scoping Workshops 14:00Writing Assignments 14:45Break 15:00Writing Assignments and Wrap-up 17:00Conclude Day 2 SSC Agenda