Subject: Draft agenda for TISO retreat (comments welcome)

From: Art Richmond <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 08:00:51 -0600 (MDT)

TISO retreat
		ATD conference room, FL1 atrium

Preparation:  some handouts will be distributed during the week before 
the meeting.  All participants should come with ideas about directions 
for future TISO activities.  

Monday, September 18

  8:15  coffee, tea, carbohydrates available 

I. Introductions

8:30  welcome and charge to participants - Michael Knoelker
8:40  self-introductions of non-TISO participants 
	Gene Arnn
	Peter Fox
	Peter Gilman
	BC Low
	Kim Streander
8:50  4-minute self-introductions of TISO participants, stating
       main areas of work and main interests for the future
       (0-3 viewgraphs per person, at their discretion)
	Ray Roble
	Barbara Emery
	Art Richmond
	Roy Barnes
	Ben Foster
	Maura Hagan
	Gang Lu
	Hanli Liu
	Craig Hartsough
	Dan Gablehouse
	Tim Killeen
	Roberta Johnson
	Qian Wu
	Wenbin Wang
	Stan Solomon
	Alan Burns
	Astrid Maute

  10:00 break 

II. Discussions of possible major TISO research directions

10:30 models (TIME-GCM, WACCM, TING, GSWM, others)
	Maura, discussion leader

  12:00 lunch (sandwich, vegetable, fruit trays; drinks)

13:00 Information technology activities (CEDAR Data Base, Collaboratory,
       other)
	Peter Fox, discussion leader
13:30 observational programs (TIDI, ground-based facilities, others)
	Stan, discussion leader

  14:30 break (refreshments provided)

15:00 possible increased involvement with CEDAR Class-1 facilities
	Art, discussion leader
15:30 magnetosphere-ionosphere research (AMIE, coupled magnetosphere/
       ionosphere modeling, other)
	Gang, discussion leader
16:00 open discussion 
17:00 adjourn

Tuesday, September 19

  8:15  coffee, tea, carbohydrates available 

III. Strategic planning

8:30  summary of ideas and issues from Monday's discussions - Art, all 
9:00  subgroups form to initiate strategic planning of specific areas

  10:00 break 

10:30 reports by subgroups and general discussion 
11:45 closing remarks by Michael
12:00 adjourn