1. National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Southeast United States Drought Early Warning Information System Planning Meeting Welcome!

2. Agenda Tuesday July 21, 2009 8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:35 Welcome – Peter Robinson Overview of Regional Activities 8:35 – 8:50 NIDIS Introduction and Climate Services – Roger Pulwarty 8:50 - 9:05 The US Drought Portal – Mike Brewer and Mark Svoboda (www.drought.gov) 9:05 - 9:20 NOAA Southeast and Caribbean Regional Team Perspective – Jeff Payne http://www.csc.noaa.gov/index.html 9:20 – 9:35 USGS National Climate Change Wildlife Science Center – Sonya Jones http://nccw.usgs.gov/ 9:35 – 9:50 NOAA Hydrometeorological Testbed in the Southeast – Tim Schneider (http://hmt.noaa.gov/)

3. Regional Drought-Related Activities 9:50 – 10:05 Southeast Regional Climate Center – Peter Robinson http://www.sercc.com/index.php 10:05 –10:25 Coffee Break 10:25-10:40 Southeast Climate Consortium – Keith Ingram http://www.seclimate.org/ 10:40 – 10:55 NWS Southeast River Forecast Center: Drought Operations – Jeff Dobur (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/alr/index.shtml) 10:55 – 11:10 The Dynamic Drought Index Tool – Greg Carbone https://www.dnr.sc.gov/drought/index.php?pid=0 11:10 – 11:25 NIDIS Upper Colorado River Pilot Activities – Lisa Darby Lunch 11:25 – 12:30 Box lunches in the Toy Lounge

4. Drought Early Warning Information System: Identifying Key Issues and People 12:30 – 12:45 NIDIS areas of concentration& the meeting process for the afternoon – Chad McNutt, Tim Owen and Victor Murphy Group Discussions For the afternoon discussion, each area of concentration will have a one slide introduction and two discussion leaders. The goal is to identify, for each area of concentration, (1) What are the key issues in the southeast? and (2) Who should be involved in addressing these issues? 12:45 – 1:45 Integrated Monitoring & Forecasting – David Stooksbury 1:45 – 2:45 Interdisciplinary Research & Applications - Kirstin Dow and Ryan Boyles 2:45 – 3:15 Cookies & Lemonade 3:15 – 4:15 Engaging Preparedness Communities – Mike Hayes 4:15 – 4:45 Wrap-up and highlights of the day – Chad McNutt and Lisa Darby 6:00 – 7:00 Happy Hour – Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery (100 East Franklin St.)

5. Agenda Wednesday July 22, 2009 8:00 – 8:30 Continental Breakfast Drought Early Warning Information System Design: Essentials for a successful pilot 8:30 –10:00 What would an early warning system for the southeast US look like? What key geographical areas & critical issues should we focus on? Who should participate in the pilot implementation? What is the best way to coordinate existing information and partnerships? Keith Ingram 10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:30 Drought Portal Community Building – Coordination of information in support of the Southeast Drought Early Warning Information System – Mike Brewer, Mark Svoboda 11:30 – 12:00 Wrap-up and action items – Tim Owen, Roger Pulwarty 12:00 Meeting adjourns