As of July 27, 2007 

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Main Plenary Room: Plaza I & II

8:00 am           Welcome and Introductions—Harold Bergman, UW Ruckelshaus Institute

8:10 am           Welcome and Remarks—Craig Fleming (USACE)

8:20 am           Meeting Organization/Structure/Goals/Objectives/Ground Rules —Facilitation team

8:30 am           History, Purpose, and the Compliance-Recovery Relationship—Craig Fleming

8:50 am           Pallid Sturgeon 5-Year Review, Summary and Evaluation—George Jordan (FWS)

                        Summary of 5-Year Review and discussion, including brief recap of key points from the May, 2004 workshop.

9:15 am           Discussion and exchange on first talks

9:40 am           Explanation of Sturgeon Conceptual Life-history Model and Application—Aaron Delonay (USGS)

10:00 am         Break

10:15 am         Questions and comments from participants and observers 

10:45 am         Science Updates--      Upper Basin -- Pat Braaten and Mike Ruggles

What new science  is out there to help us meet the workshop objectives?  Discussion of new lessons learned, hypotheses confirmed or rejected, new questions developed from these, and emerging policy issues that may affect the science behind pallid sturgeon recovery.

Lunch Room: Plaza IV, V & VI

11:45 am         Buffet Lunch

12:15 pm         Continue science updates during and after lunch -- Middle Basin -- Robb Jacobson

                       Lower Basin -- Jan Hoover and Paul Hartfield
 

2:15 pm           Charge and expectations to participants and observers—Facilitation team

Breakout Sessions: Habitat room 202, Population room 203, Recruitment room 233

2:30 pm           Breakout Session I—Refinements to the Life-history Model

Research and assessment needs identified in the May, 2004 workshop will be viewed in the context of the life-history model, the 5-year review, and research updates to discuss where we have gained new insights and to refine components of the life-history model.  Please note that time will be set aside in breakout sessions for observer questions and comments.

Note:  refreshments will be available in each of the breakout rooms.  Instead of a scheduled afternoon

break, people can go out when they want for coffee or restrooms.   

Main Plenary Room: Plaza I & II

5:00 pm           Reconvene in plenary session

Brief report back of the 3 priority items discussed in the breakouts.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 CONTINUED:

Reception: Plaza IV, V & VI

5:30 pm           Workshop adjourns, followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvres and cash bar

                        Featuring Art by Joe Riis and Margaret Haydon

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Main Plenary Room: Plaza I & II

8:00am            Plenary Session – Review 3 priority items from each breakout session, and ask external

                                experts to provide insights on their work and how it relates to issues they have heard so far.

9:45 am           Questions and comments from observers

10:15 am         Break

Breakout Sessions: Upper Basin room 202, Middle Basin room 203, Lower Basin room 233

10:30am          Breakout Session II

Prioritize research needs by sub-basin and by cross-cutting issues with respect to research and action. Please note that time will be set aside in breakout sessions for observer questions and comments.

12:00pm          Box Lunch (pick up box lunches in Plaza IV, V and VI and return to breakout rooms)

12:30 pm         Continue breakout session during lunch

2:30 pm           Break

Main Plenary Room: Plaza I & II

2:45 pm           Plenary Discussion

Reports from breakout groups and discussion on priorities (if possible ending up with lists organized by short-term/long-term; high, medium, and low research and action priorities for each sub-basin).

4:30pm           Questions and comments from observers

5:00pm           Workshop adjourns for the day.  Dinner on your own

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Main Plenary Room: Plaza I & II

8:00am            Plenary Session reconvenes

8:10 am           Establishing Funding Priorities in the Real World—Casey Kruse (USACE)

8:30 am           Discussion of results from breakout sessions          

Translate sub-basin and cross-cutting priorities into technical guidance on strategy recommendations, and discuss funding considerations.

11:15 am         Questions and comments from observers

11:45am          Closing remarks—Craig Fleming

12:00 noon      Workshop adjourned