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Day 1 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008

TIME	EVENT		LOCATION
7:30am	Registration   Poster Delivery between 7:30am - 8:00am		Foyer/Hallway
8:00am	Continental Breakfast		Camellia B
8:30am	Plenary Session - Welcome & Overview	David Shaw, Director, NGI	Camellia A
8:45am	Keynote Address	Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA
9:30am	NGI Program Report of Accomplishments   and Initiatives	Michael Carron, Chief Scientist, NGI
10:15am	Break		Camellia B
10:30am	NOAA Cooperative Institute Program	John Cortinas, Cooperative Institute Program Manager, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA	Camellia A
10:50am	Gulf of Mexico Needs Assessment	Todd Davison, Gulf Coast Services Center Director, National Ocean Service, NOAA
11:10am	Sea Grant GOM Research Needs   Assessment	LaDon Swann, Director, and Stephen Sempier, Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Program
11:30am	Ecosystem Data Assembly Center	Russ Beard, Director, National Coastal Data Development Center, NOAA
11:50am	Orientation for Afternoon Science Focus   Poster Sessions	Michael Carron, Chief Scientist, NGI
Noon	Lunch		Camellia B
1:00pm	NGI Science Focus Poster Sessions   (3 Sessions, 2 Rooms per Session)	Refreshments served at 3:15pm	Camellia A&B
1:00-2:15pm	Poster Session I-A     Technology Development & Data Assembly   1. Utility of Ionosphere & Troposphere Models for Extending the Range of      High accuracy GPS, David Dodd, USM   2. Forecasting the Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes through the Integration      of Retrospective Remotely Sensed Imagery with Hydrographic and      Biological Data from the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Eric Davenport, NOAA   3. Building a Comprehensive Data Base on the Early Life Stages of Fishes      in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz, NOAA   4. An Information Semantic Approach for Resource and Knowledge      Discovery in an Integrated Ocean Observing System, Roger King, MSU   5. The NOAA Ecosystem Data Assembly Center, Russell Beard, NOAA   6. Quality Evaluation of Marine Meteorological Observations, Shawn Smith,      Jeremy Rolph, Mark Bourassa, FSU   7. Continuously Sensed Nitrate Concentrations in the Benthic Boundary      Layer off the Northwestern Florida Shelf, William M. Landing, Kevin Speer,      Markus Huettel, FSU		Camellia A
1:00-2:15pm	Poster Session I-B     ABS and HABS   1. Microbial Source Tracking and its Application to the Northern Gulf of      Mexico, Rudolph Ellender, USM   2. Satellite and In situ Optical Assessment of Algal Bloom Events in the      Northern Gulf of Mexico, Steven Lohrenz, USM   3. Development of Genetic Sensors to Monitor Waters for Threats to Human      Health, Kelly Goodwin, NOAA   4. Public Health and Stressors, Sibel Bargu Ates, LSU   5. Spatial Technology and High Performance Computing for Improving      Prediction of Surface Water Quality, William H. McAnally, MSU		Camellia B
2:15-3:30pm	Poster Session II-A     Delivering the "So What?" Message   1. Assessing the Impact of Ordinances, Outreach and Enforcement on the      Resiliency of Gulf Coastal Watersheds, Jason Walker, MSU   2. Visualization Techniques for Improving Public Understanding of      Catastrophic Events, Robert Moorhead, MSU   3. Developing a Foundation for Analysis of Natural and Human-Induced      Disturbances to Coastal Economies, Dan Petrolia, MSU   4. Northern Gulf Institute Outreach Efforts, Sharon Hodge, MSU   5. Coordination and Educational Support for USM NGI Activities,      Steven Lohrenz, USM   6. Marine Education and Outreach at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab,      John Dindo, DISL		Camellia A
2:15-3:30pm	Poster Session II-B     Water Quality in Central Northern Gulf   1. Macrofaunal Indicators of Hypoxia, Chet Rakocinski, USM   2. Monitoring and Assessment of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the      Northern Gulf of Mexico, Stephan Howden, USM   3. Modeling Mobile Bay Sediments and Pollutants with New Technologies,      William H. McAnally, MSU   4. Mercury Bioaccumulation in Mobile Bay: A Model for Other      Gulf of Mexico Estuaries, David Evans, DISL   5. Habitat Restoration Research at DISL (Oyster reef contribution to      marshes), Ken Heck, DISL		Camellia B
3:30-5:30pm	Poster Session III-A     Northern GOM Coastal Physical Modeling   1. Estimating Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in the River Dominated      Northern Gulf of Mexico, Rik Wanninkhof, NOAA   2. Enabling & Initiating Observing System Simulation Experiments of a      Coastal High Resolution Oceanographic Model in the Northern Gulf      of Mexico, Peter Ortner, NOAA   3. Improving Hurricane Intensity and Landfall Estimation with Refined      Modeling, Pat Fitzpatrick, MSU   4. Watershed Modeling Improvements to Enhance Coastal Ecosystems,      William H. McAnally, MSU   5. Interaction between Off-shore Circulation and Near-shore Processes      During Extreme Weather Events, Vladimir Kamenkovich, USM   6. Investigating Material Exchange Between the Marsh and Channel Along      an Estuarine Gradient, Jaye Cable, John White, LSU   7. Atmospheric and Oceanic Modeling of the Big Bend Region,      Steven Morey, Donald Van Dyke, Eric Chassignet, FSU   8. A High-resolution Model of the Apalachee Bay, Dmitry Dukhovskoy,      Eric Chassignet, Steven Morey, FSU		Camellia A
3:30-5:30pm	Poster Session III-B     Biological Systems Modeling and Survey   1. The Role of Meteorologically and Tidally Driven Flows in the Estuarine      Recruitment of Fall-Winter Spawned Larval Fish and Post-Larval      Brown Shrimp, Woody Nero, NOAA   2. Temperature & Salinity Effects on the Growth & Survival of Juvenile      Penaeid Shrimps: Implications for the Influence of River Diversions on      Production, Lawrence Rozas, NOAA   3. Habitat Linkages, Spatial Demographics and Food Web Components of      the Northeastern Gulf Fisheries Ecosystem, Doug DeVries, NOAA   4. The Ecology of Gag Grouper in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Effects of      Local Weather on Early Juvenile Gag Populations, David Thistle,      Chris Koenig, Erin Easton, Stefan Bourgoin, FSU   5. Trophic Linkages and Biomass Production in Estuarine Ecosystems,      Malinda Sutor, LSU   6. Fish Mediated Carbon and Nutrient Flux between Northeastern Gulf      of Mexico Seagrass Beds and Offshore Reef Fish Communities,      James Nelson, Jeff Chanton, Felicia Coleman, Chris Koenig, FSU;      Chris Gardner, Doug DeVries, NOAA   7. Quantifying Ecosystem Services of Different Coastal Habitat Types,      Richard Fulford, USM   8. Delta Ecosystem Forecasting System, Dubravko Justic, LSU		Camellia B
5:30 pm	Adjourn NGI Science Focus Poster Sessions   Student Poster Judging Begins
6:30 pm	Northern Gulf Collaboration Development Reception   (Free range collaboration with cash bar and heavy,      but low-carbon footprint appetizers)		Pool Pavilion (Rain location: Camellia B)

Day 2 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008

TIME	EVENT		LOCATION
7:30am	Continental Breakfast		Camellia B
8:30am	Focus on Partners' Capabilities   NOAA Labs conducting NGI Research	NOAA NGI PIs	Camellia A
9:15am	Academic Partners conducting NGI   Research	NGI Fellows	Camellia A
10:15am	Break		Camellia B
10:30am	Breakout Sessions -   Orientation for Working Groups   Group 1 - Data Collection and Sharing   Group 2 - Regional Ecosystem Level Push   Group 3 - Student Retreat	Glade Woods, Co-Director, NGI William H. McAnally, MSU Buck Sutter, NOAA John Dindo, DISL	Camellia A Camellia A Camellia B TBD
11:50am	Lunch - Special Acknowledgements   Student Poster and Photo Contest Winners &    Prizes Announced		Camellia B
1:00pm	Final Plenary   Working Groups Report Out, Next    Steps and Deliverables   Follow-up Plan	Glade Woods, Co-Director, NGI David Shaw, Director, NGI	Camellia A
2:30pm	Conference Adjourns - Breakdown Poster Display