Note: This workshop is directly following the Geological Society of America's "Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments Creating a Roadmap for Change in the United States" meeting also being held at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center in Longmont.

DRAFT AGENDA (UPDATED! 9/20/06)

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SUMMARY (NEW! 9/15/06)

DATA AND OBSERVATIONS SUMMARY (NEW! 9/20/06)

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS (NEW! 9/27/06)

NIDIS DROUGHT PORTAL LISTSERVE (NEW! 10/2/06)

DRAFT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

PARTICIPANT LIST (UPDATED! 9/29/06)
If you are not listed and you planning to attend, or if your entry needs to be corrected, please contact Brian Jackson.

GENERAL LOGISTICS

• Lodging
  Please note a block of rooms is being held for the NIDIS meeting at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Center, located at 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd., in Longmont. The room block is for the nights of 20-21 September 2006, at the government rate of $90.00+7.7% tax/night for those possessing a government ID. Otherwise, there rate is $105.00+7.7% tax/night, the same rate as for the GSA drought meeting.

  Radisson Hotel & Conference Center
  1900 Ken Pratt Boulevard
  Longmont, CO 80501
  303-776-2000
  800-843-8240 (hotel direct)

  Please make your own reservations directly with the hotel at 303-776-2000 as soon as possible to ensure that you receive the proper rate.

  PLEASE NOTE WHEN MAKING YOUR RESERVATIONS:
  
  If you plan to attend both the GSA meeting and the NIDIS meeting, please request the "GSA Meeting" Group Code.

  If you plan to attend the NIDIS Workshop only, please request the "NIDIS Workshop" or "UCAR" Group Code for the nights of 20-21 September only.

  If you have any problems at all making your reservation, please contact Brian Jackson as soon as possible.

  Check-in time: 3:00 p.m.
  Check-out time: 12:00 p.m.

  Cancellation Policy: Reservations must be canceled by 6:00 p.m. on the scheduled day of arrival to avoid a no-show charge. You will be provided with a cancellation number.

  
  

• Meeting Venue
  The plenary sessions will be held in the Front Range Room.

  
  

• Poster Session
  There will be an opportunity for an informal poster session at the NIDIS Meeting. This poster session will be an extension of the poster session for the GSA's national drought meeting. Please feel free to bring your poster.

  The posterboards will be set up Thursday morning, and available for postings at 11:00 a.m. Pushpins will be provided.

  
  

• Airport and Flight Information
  Denver International Airport (DIA) is about a 60-minute drive/ride from the hotel.

  
  

• Ground Transportation to/from DIA
  Shamrock Express
  Longmont Super Shuttle
  

  Shuttle pickup area map

  
  

• Driving Directions to Hotel
  1. Take Pena Blvd. out of Denver International Airport E-470 (toll road $4.00).
  2. Go RIGHT on E-470 to Interstate 25.
  3. Go NORTH (RIGHT) on Interstate 25 to Exit 240 (Longmont Exit Highway 119).
  4. Highway 119 becomes Ken Pratt Blvd.
  5. Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Longmont-Boulder is on the North (right) side of Ken Pratt Boulevard just past Sunset St.

  
  

• Information on Boulder and Longmont
  Downtown Boulder is approximately a 20-minute drive from the hotel.

  
  

• Non-Federal Travel & Local Logistics Contact:
  Brian Jackson
  Meeting Planner
  UCAR Joint Office for Science Support
  P.O. Box 3000
  Boulder, CO 80307
  Email: bjackson_at_ucar.edu
  Tel: 303-497-8663
  Fax: 303-497-8633