1. Welcome to the 5 th Annual (now semi-annual) Forestry and Agriculture GHG Modeling Forum Meeting the Challenges of a Rapidly Changing Climate Policy Environment April 6-9, 2009 Shepherdstown, WV

2. Forum Background and Purpose Founded in 2001 by USEPA, USDA, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Participants include leading researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from academia, the private sector, and government Improving linkages among research and policy communities -- across disciplines, sectors and modeling approaches and scales Improving our understanding of the models and their results Identifying promising future analyses and collaboration to inform decision-making

3. Workshop Objectives 1)Identify the key agriculture, forestry, and land- use change issues that that will dominate climate change policy discussions over the next two years; 2)Discuss the capabilities of existing models to inform the policy process through improved understanding of the benefits, costs, and mitigation potential of alternative GHG reduction strategies in the forestry and agriculture sectors; 3)Highlight the key scientific and economic uncertainties and risks that need to be addressed in modeling for policy design and implementation; 4)Explore existing frameworks and improve the modeling of climate change impacts to agriculture and forestry.

4. Forum Sessions Tuesday AM: Tuesday PM – Wednesday AM: Wednesday Late AM – PM: Thursday AM: Impacts and Adaptation Current Climate and Energy Policy Landscape Modeling and Scientific Uncertainty Modeling Competition for Land Use

5. Other Key Information Structure of each session will be explained by the session chair As with every Forum, we have tried to allow adequate time for discussion –Keep those questions coming! All meals will be served in the Main Dining Room –Your nametag is your ticket in (no need to pay $) Tuesday and Wednesday evening, informal coffee and dessert in Roosevelt Room –Just in case you can not get enough! Still have logistical questions? –Contact me, Robert Beach, or Tony Lentz

6. A Special Thanks to the Forum Organizing Committee: Jan Lewandrowski US Dept. of Agriculture Office of Global Climate Change Robert MacGregor Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Brian Murray and Lydia Olander Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University Steven Rose Electric Power Research Institute Adam Daigneault US Environmental Protection Agency Climate Change Division Ralph Alig USDA Forest Service PNW Research Station Robert Beach RTI International Carol Jones and Ron Sands USDA Economic Research Service