Preliminary Agenda for
NDR5
Location: USGS - Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
VA, USA
COUNTRIES ATTENDING (as of 9/8/04):
Ghana, Pakistan, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, Netherlands,
Nigeria, Norway, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Angola,
Columbia, Argentina, Mozambique, Malaysia
Monday, September 20th, 2004
Day - Attendees Arrive in Washington DC
7:30pm - Welcome Reception at the USGS - POSC/AGI Event
Tuesday, September 21st, 2004
8:00am - Continental Breakfast
9:00am - Welcome Introduction - Chris Keane, AGI
9:10am - Welcome Address - Chip Groat, Director US
Geological Survey
9:30am - Establishing an NDR -
*This session will discuss the factors and needs for establishing
an NDR.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Eric Toogood - Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
- Stewart Robinson - UK Dept. of Trade and Industry
- Christopher Keane - American Geological Institute
- Cinzia Cervato - CHRONOS
11:00am - Break
11:15am - Discussion Groups
12 noon - Lunch
1:30pm - Success Factors in Establishing and Operating Data
Repositories -
*This session will cover what factors can help keep NDR's working,
and how NDR's work for the government/country/region it was
developed for.
Confirmed Speakers:
4:00pm - Summary and wrap-up
6:30pm - Reception at the Sheraton, Reston Hotel (Landmark
Event)
7:30pm - Dinner at the Sheraton, Reston Hotel (Landmark Event)
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Country Reports -
*All country delegates will be provided with 15 minutes to address
a number of questions regarding their repositories, function,
and relationship to other agencies and industry.
10:30am - Break
10:45am - Country Reports, Continued
12 noon - Lunch
1:00pm - Leave for Smithsonian
2:00pm - Behind the Scenes tour of the Smithsonian Institution
6:00pm - Reception at Reagan Building- (Schlumberger Event)
7:00pm - Farewell Dinner at Reagan Building- (Schlumberger
Event)
8:00pm - Possible to attend GSW meeting downtown
9:00/10:00pm - Return to USGS in Reston, VA
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004
8:00am - Breakfast
9:00am - Industry Perspectives on Working with Geoscience Data
Repositories -
*This session will cover the cultural and political issues of
user companies and vendors working with NDR's.
- Schlumberger - Matt Vanderfeen
- Landmark - Knut Bulow
- Knowledge Systems - Cary Purdy
- ChevronTexaco - Bill Kempner
12:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - US Efforts and Reports
Confirmed Speakers:
- Kentucky Geological Survey - Patrick Gooding
- Texas Bureau of Economic Geology - Beverly DeJarnett
- Indiana Geological Survey - John Steinmetz
2:30pm - Core Issues Discussion Groups: Looking
Forward. Current possible topics include:
- Basin Repositories
- Moving to digital-linked repository networks
- What exactly is the definition of an NDR
4:00pm - Discussion Reports
5:00pm - Wrap-up to meeting
Following the meeting: An invitation to visit
Kentucky's repository following NDR5! To learn more or sign up
to visit the facilities, please click here!
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