Synthesis Meeting Agenda

Wed March 26

• participants arrive
• See this Google Map of Santa Barbara for some of my favorite spots, and the obligatory Santa Barbara locations
• Fun? It is spring break...
  

Thurs March 27

• 8:30-9 coffee and informal mixing in the NCEAS 3rd floor lounge
• 9-9:30 a.m. NCEAS welcome from Stephanie Hampton in the 2nd floor meeting room
• 9:30-10:30  Introductions among the students, brief summaries of projects from home institutions
• 10:30-10:45 break
• 10:45-noon First brainstorming session on synthesis projects
• Noon-1 Lunch
• 1-3 Continued brainstorming, geling of projects, break into subgroups
• 3-3:30 snack break
• 3:30-5 Begin work in earnest on synthesis projects
• Note: All logistics issues that require NCEAS staff must be addressed on Thursday, because Friday is a University holiday

Group dinner at Arnoldi's at 7pm (see the google map for directions)

Fri March 28

• *no support staff due to holiday*
• work all day with breaks at 10:30, noon lunch, and 3:30
  

Sat March 29

• work all day with breaks at 10:30, noon lunch, and 3:30
  

Sun March 30

• work all day with breaks at 10:30, noon lunch, and 3:30
  

Mon March 31

• wrap up, participants begin to leave
  

Tues April 1

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