1. Welcome to Seattle! Andy Jessup 206-370-1951 jessup@uw.edu jessup@apl.washington.edu Acknowledgements NASA Eric Lindstrom Peter Hacker Steering Committee Peter Cornillon – Chair Sandra Castro Chelle Gentemann Andy Jessup Alexey Kaplan Eileen Maturi Peter Minnett Dick Reynolds UW Conference Management Jan Kvamme Debra Bryant Mary Jane Shirakawa Crowne Plaza Seattle Hotel Lindsay Brooks

2. Schedule - Rooms Monday AM: Plenary talks – Yellowstone Room –White Paper Overview –Calibration, instrumentation, and measurement validation: pre-launch and on-orbit –Climate Data Records PM: Parallel Breakouts –Cal/Val, etc. – Yellowstone Room –CDR – Carlsbad Room (downstairs) Poster Reception – Glacier Room (next door)

3. Schedule - Rooms Tuesday AM: Breakout Reports – Yellowstone Room AM: Plenary talks – Yellowstone Room –The physical basis of SST measurements –Data Merging and Gridding PM: Parallel Breakouts –Physics – Yellowstone Room –Merge/Grid – Carlsbad Room (downstairs) 6:30 Banquet at Blueacre Seafood (map) Wednesday Yellowstone Room

4. Notes Lunch: 1 ½ hours, on your own – see handouts –Walk to Pike Street Market (10 min one way) –Union Square / Pacific Place / Westlake Center (5 min) –Other options along the way, as well as for dinner Audio Visual –Laptop PCs in both rooms –Load talks during breaks / lunch / etc. –Use own computer but test first Internet: Free in guest rooms and meeting area –Meeting rooms access code:1029384756