Day 3: Future Integrative Activities Workshop
Objective and desired outcome: Informed by the priorities of end-user, academic, commercial, and governmental stakeholders, focus on and develop action plans around current and future Integrative research, tech, and outreach activities in a more informed way to create shared situational awareness across all sectors (academic, private/commercial, local, state, federal). Collaboratively explore research, tech, engineering and outreach opportunities, develop/scope proposal, and implementation efforts; co-create Integrated Strategic Roadmap
8:00 – 8:30: Coffee & Networking
8:30 – 8:35: Welcome video from IANR Vice-chancellor Michael Boehm
8:35 – 8:45: Charge and Motivation, Robert Swap
8:45 – 9:00: Lessons experiences from the Decadal Survey – Ana Barros, Univ. of Illinois
9:00 – 9:10: Nebraska Earth Observatory vision – John Gamon, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:10 – 9:20: Adaptation and Response in Drylands (ARID) Study – Dennis Ojima, Colorado State
9:20 – 9:30: WHyMSIE Field Campaign Overview – Antonia Gambacorta, NASA GSFC
9:30 – 9:40: Intro to NASA Earth Science Technology Office - Amber Emory, NASA ESTO
09:40 – 9:50: BREAK - Transition over to Private Sector Presentations
9:50 – 10:00: John Deere Climate Resilience Activity – Holly Mayton
10:00 – 10:10: GreenSight Ag Activities Overview – Jacola Roman
10:10 – 10:20: LiCor Activities Overview – George Burba
10:20 – 10:30: Smart and connected communities for precision farming – Jun Wang, Univ. Iowa
10:30 – 12:00: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Anticipated themes to be covered (Note: to be adjusted on the basis of Days 1&2): Articulating/ sharing opportunities related to: funding, proposals, influencing different sectors, informing the decadal survey, communicating/sharing situational awareness with broader communities over near, mid and long-term. Start with challenges to be addressed, assets in hand (all forms of capital), existing gaps/needs. Initial exploration of how gaps can map onto opportunities. Identify outstanding needs unmet by current activities, suggestions regarding types of support needed. Revisiting the current “Harnessing the Heartland” Preamble and suggesting modifications, clarifications, changes to improve the messaging.
*Tentative Breakout Group 1: Focus Area - Livelihoods
*Tentative Breakout Group 2: Focus Area - Lives
*Tentative Breakout Group 3: Focus Area - Understanding the Weather
*Tentative Breakout Group 4: Focus Area - Actionable Information to Inform Decision Making
*Please note that these groupings may change up to and/or during the workshop based on emerging opportunities and informed discussions
12:00 – 13:00: Lunch Break & Networking
13:05 – 13:15: Plenary check in on progress
13:15 – 15:15: Working on Breakout Group presentation
15:15 – 15:30: BREAK
15:30 – 16:30: Plenary Report Out /10-15 mins each (schedule dictated by final number of working groups)
16:30 – 17:30: Determination of next steps re. scoping studies, follow-on discussions, identification of those not in the room and opportunities needed to address the holes; Last 20 Mins dedicated to HtH Preamble discussion
17:30: Adjourn