From: Noah Matson Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 12:02 PM To: 'Natural Resource Funding List' Subject: USGS Brieing at Defenders next Tuesday at 10:30 EST
You are cordially invited to a briefing by Matt Larson, Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change at USGS, next Tuesday, 2/22, at 10:30 am at Defenders of Wildlife (1130 17th St NW, Washington, DC). See description below. You are encouraged to attend in person if you are in DC. For those of you outside DC, see log-in information below. Noah Matson Vice President for Climate Change and Natural Resources Adaptation Defenders of Wildlife 1130 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 682-9400, Fax (202) 682-1331 [email protected] Visit us at http://www.Defenders.org Read our blogs at http://www.Defendersblog.org and http://experts.Defendersblog.org Connect with us on Facebook www.facebook.com/DefendersofWildlife Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/defenders Watch us on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/defendersofwildlife Matthew C. Larsen is the Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change at USGS. Under the new USGS realignment, he now manages the portfolio that includes the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, USGS climate variability research, the Climate Effects Network, and the agency's land use / land cover programs, including the EROS Data Center and associated remote sensing activities (i.e., the upcoming Landsat mission). Matt has been with USGS for most of his career, with his most recent assignment being Associate Director for Water. Matt will provide an overview of the recently released DRAFT USGS Global Change Science Strategy: A Framework for Understanding and Responding to Climate and Land-Use Change, and request / invite comments to contribute to its revision and completion. He will also review relevant aspects of the USGS budget as proposed by the President for FY12. Presentation by Matthew Larsen, Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change, USGS You have been invited to a ReadyTalk Meeting hosted by Kate Rosenberg. All the information you need to join is below. ________________________________________ Step 1: Dial-In U.S. & Canada: 866.740.1260 Access Code: 7220243 Step 2: Web Login https://cc.readytalk.com/r/eqwg5po2u0b ________________________________________ Meeting Description: Matthew C. Larsen is the Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change at USGS. Under the new USGS realignment, he now manages the portfolio that includes the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, USGS climate variability research, the Climate Effects Network, and the agency's land use / land cover programs, including the EROS Data Center and associated remote sensing activities (i.e., the upcoming Landsat mission). Matt has been with USGS for most of his career, with his most recent assignment being Associate Director for Water. Matt will provide an overview of the recently released DRAFT USGS Global Change Science Strategy: A Framework for Understanding and Responding to Climate and Land-Use Change, and request / invite comments to contribute to its revision and completion. He will also review relevant aspects of the USGS budget as proposed by the President for FY12. Date & Time Date: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 Time: 10:30 AM EST Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Host(s): Kate Rosenberg Lotus Notes Help ReadyTalk Support Information Test your computer for compatibility prior to the meeting. For technical support: U.S. and Canada: 800.843.9166 International: 303.209.1600 Email: [email protected] Web: Conferencing Support
