From sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us Thu Feb 12 11:57:46 2009 From: sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us (sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:57:46 -0500 Subject: [Sealevelrisetaskforce] Sea Level Rise Task Force Meeting: Feb. 25 Message-ID: <49940EBA.AE2E.00CE.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> The State Sea Level Rise Task Force will hold its third meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Manhattan, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This meeting is being hosted by the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College West Building, 695 Park Avenue, Room 603. An agenda will be distributed through this listserv by February 17. Registration for this meeting is not required. Videoconferencing and conference call capability will not be available at this meeting. Directions: Take the 6 train to the "68th Street / Hunter College" stop. From the street, enter the building that is on the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 68th Street, which has the large cubic sculpture on the corner. Take the escalator or elevator to the 6th floor and proceed to Room 603. Mark Lowery Climate Partnership Coordinator Office of Climate Change New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany NY 12233-1030 518-402-8027 Fax:402-9021 mdlowery at gw.dec.state.ny.us From sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us Tue Feb 17 14:23:53 2009 From: sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us (sealevelrisetaskforce at lists.dec.state.ny.us) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:23:53 -0500 Subject: [Sealevelrisetaskforce] Sea Level Rise Task Force Meeting Agenda Message-ID: <499AC879.AE2E.00CE.1@gw.dec.state.ny.us> The agenda for the next meeting of the New York State Sea Level Rise Task Force to be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 in Manhattan, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. is provided below. Although this meeting is intended for the members of the State Sea Level Rise Task Force, it is open to the public. Pre-registration is not required. This meeting is being hosted by the City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College West Building, 695 Park Avenue, Room 603. Please note: Videoconferencing and conference call capability will not be available at this meeting. Directions: Take the 6 train to the "68th Street / Hunter College" stop. >From the street, enter the building that is on the southwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 68th Street, which has the large cubic sculpture on the corner. Take the escalator or elevator to the 6th floor and proceed to Room 603. Sea Level Rise Task Force Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 10:00-12:00 p.m. Location: City University of New York Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College West Building, 695 Park Avenue, Room 603 Meeting Purposes: ? Present task force with summary of public outreach sessions ? Present task force with information on extension of Task Force deadline to 2010 ? Present task force with draft outline of final report structure ? Hear progress to date from workgroup chairs Agenda 10:00 - 10:15 Arrival and Sign-in 10:15 ? 10:30 Welcome and Introductions, Commissioner Pete Grannis, DEC 10:30 - 10:50 Summary of public outreach sessions on the scope of the task force. Kristin Marcell, DEC 10:50 ? 11:20 Discussion and action on extension of task force report deadline to incorporate findings from NYSERDA New York Climate Impacts Assessment and NYC Climate Adaptation Task Force, Pete Grannis, DEC and Robin Schlaff, DEC 11:20 - 11:40 Draft outline of final task force report structure, Kristin Marcell, DEC 11:40 - 12:00 Reports from sector work group chairs Ecosystems and Natural Habitats, Sarah Newkirk, The Nature Conservancy and Karen Chytalo, DEC Infrastructure and Community Resilience, Lisa Weiss, DOT and Suzanne Mattei, DEC 12:00 Adjourn Mark Lowery Climate Partnership Coordinator Office of Climate Change New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 625 Broadway Albany NY 12233-1030 518-402-8027 Fax:402-9021 mdlowery at gw.dec.state.ny.us