1. Identify topics for collaboration and define task team What is the specific nature of the topic or research task? What is carbon cycle question(s) or issue(s) addressed? Who are the points of contact fram Canada, Mexico and US? What resources may be required, e.g. instruments and platforms, ship time, data management, etc.?

2. OBJECTIVES and EXPECTED PRODUCTS 1Identify science questions/goals/objectives for a Joint North American Carbon Program (JNACP) 2Define collaborative and synthesis activities 3Consider relationships to other regional carbon studies and potential roles in other international carbon research 4Discuss research planned or underway in each country

3. OBJECTIVES and EXPECTED PRODUCTS 4Discuss research planned or underway in each country Many projects discussed: East coast cruise (Wanninkhof)Milagro (large scale aircraft survey) CO 2 systems on moorings (Sabine, Chavez)Bev Law’s west coast towers Coastal VOS CO2 (Feely) Mississippi River Studies FLUCAR (Lara)Gulf of Mexico hypoxia studies IMECOCAL (Gaxiola)San Jose River study Canadian Arctic studies (?)RUSALCA cruises in Arctic Hudson Bay project (?)Station Papa mooring

4. OBJECTIVES and EXPECTED PRODUCTS 2Define collaborative and synthesis activities West Coast cruise (marine collaboration of opportunity) La Paz (marine and terrestrial collaboration of opportunity) Arctic (important region with some activity to provide foundation) Gulf of Maine (some current activity, clear connections between US and Canada) Gulf of Mexico (potential NACP intensive project – joint Mexico/US)

5. OBJECTIVES and EXPECTED PRODUCTS 3Consider relationships to other regional carbon studies and potential roles in other international carbon research Links to flux towers West Coast Arctic Gulf of Mexico Links to Rivers Arctic Gulf of Maine Gulf of Mexico Links to Human Dimensions Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Maine Links to aircraft surveys Gulf of Mexico Gulf of Maine West Coast Links to air flask sampling Arctic Gulf of Maine Gulf of Mexico (?) West Coast

6. OBJECTIVES and EXPECTED PRODUCTS 1Identify science questions/goals/objectives for a Joint North American Carbon Program (JNACP) Not discussed at this point