Agenda
Second National Workshop on Groundwater
Olympic Volunteer Centre, Olympic Room
1833 Crowchild Trail NW, Calgary

Chair:           Alfonso Rivera
Facilitator:   Jim Hendry

Day 1      Thursday, September 20, 2001
 

8:00 – 8:30     Registration
8:30 – 8:45     Welcome, introduction, messages (Jim Hendry, Alfonso Rivera)
8:45 – 9:00     Objectives of meeting, Overview of workshop (Jim Hendry)
9:00- 10:00     Presentation by the Ad-hoc Committee:

  1. Overview of the Framework (Cam Baker)
  2. Background, Principles, Potential Outcomes, Vision (Al Kohut)
  3. Coordination and Collaboration (Alfonso Rivera)
  4. Cooperative Programs (Allan Crowe)
10:00-10:30   COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:30   Initial Feedback from Stakeholder Panel (Diana Allen, Steve Holysh, Kevin Parks)
11:30-12:00   Discussion – Plenary

12:00 – 13:30   LUNCH

13:30 – 13:40   Explain breakout groups process (Jim Hendry)
13:40 – 14:40    First Breakout Group Discussions
 
Group 1(Olympic Room) : Vision, goals, objectives
Leads: H. Rhode, Martine Savard
Group 2 (St. Moritz Room): Coordination/Collaboration mechanisms,
Leads: George Somers, Harvey Thorleifson
Group 3 (Calgary Room): Scientific program I: Resource Inventory and Monitoring
Leads: Garth van der Kamp, Cathy Ryan
Group 4 (Sapporo Room): Scientific program II: Outreach, information and training
Leads: David Sharpe and Nga de la Cruz
14:40 – 15:15   COFFEE BREAK

15:15 – 16:15   Second Breakout Group Discussions (Groups to discuss different themes)
 
Group 1(Olympic Room) : Scientific program I: Resource Inventory and Monitoring
Leads: Garth van der Kamp, Cathy Ryan
Group 2 (St. Moritz Room): Scientific program II: Outreach, information and training
Leads: David Sharpe and Nga de la Cruz
Group 3 (Calgary Room): Vision, goals, objectives
Leads: H. Rhode, Martine Savard
Group 4 (Sapporo Room): Coordination/Collaboration mechanisms,
Leads: George Somers, Harvey Thorleifson
16:15 – 16:30   BREAK

16:30 – 17:00   Debrief and adjourn for the day (Jim Hendry)
17:00              Icebreaker
 
 

DAY 2 Friday, September 21, 2001
 

8:30 – 8:45    Welcome, more messages, objectives for the day (Jim Hendry)

8:45 – 10:00   Reports from the breakout groups and plenary discussion

10:00-10:30   COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:00   Plenary discussion (continued)

11:00-12:00   Report from Observer Panel (Jim Miller, Ken Howard, Keith Guzzwell)

12:00-13:00   LUNCH

13:00-14:00   Discussion: implementation of framework, action plans, champions. (Alfonso Rivera)

14:00-15:00   Wrap-up, Conclusions, Recommendations (Jim Hendry and Alfonso Rivera)

15:00            Final Adjournment