DRAFT AGENDA UPDATED! 10/18/07

OHHI STRATEGIC PLAN

OHHI PROJECT SUMMARY TEMPLATE
Project Summaries are due to Brian Jackson, by COB 24 September 2007. However, if you are affiliated with a NOAA Center of Excellence, please submit your Project Summary to your Center Director (or designee).

PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULE NEW! 10/18/07

OHHI DATA QUESTIONNAIRE
If you have not yet completed the OHHI Data Questionnaire, please do so as soon as possible.

PARTICIPANT LIST UPDATED! 11/29/07
Once you have registered, your name will be added to the Participant List. Revised versions will be posted on a weekly basis. If you are not listed on the Participant List, please register as soon as possible!

LOGISTICS

• REGISTRATION
  There will be a $10.00 registration fee per person to help defray some of the costs of the All P.I.s Meeting. Please see PAYMENT below for instructions on how to register. Once you have registered, your name will be added to the Participant List posted above.

  
  

• WORKING LUNCHES AND DINNER
  Please note that three working lunches and one group dinner will be provided during the All P.I.s Meeting, 21-24 October 2007.
  It is assumed that all meeting participants will attend.
  Federal attendees - Please note that NOAA does not allow UCAR to provide meals to federal employees (anyone paid by the U.S. Treasury). Therefore federal attendees are requested to contribute $51.00 towards the cost of the three lunches and one dinner. This amount is in addition to the $10.00 registration fee, and is equivalent to three ($11) "lunch" portions and one ($18) "dinner" portion of the FY08 GSA M&IE for Muskegon. See PAYMENT below.

  
  

• RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION
  There will be a Poster Session and Reception with heavy hors d'oeuvres on Monday evening, 22 October, 6:00-8:30 p.m. The poster session will be held in the pre-function space just outside the Embassy Ballroom. Posters may be put in place starting Sunday evening, 21 October, at Pre-Registration, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Push pins will be provided.

  
  

• FIELD TRIP AND GROUP DINNER
  There will be a field trip to NOAA's Lake Michigan Field Station on Tuesday afternoon, 23 October. A Group Dinner will follow at Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resource Institute in Muskegon. Transportation will be provided.
  NOTE:
  Please be sure to wear appropriate warm, comfortable clothing and sturdy walking shoes as we will be going on a short cruise on the GLERL research vessels.

  
  

• PAYMENT
  It is now possible to register and pay via the Internet. Please note that UCAR accepts Visa and MasterCard only.

  $10.00 - Registration fee - All Attendees

  $33.00 - 3 working lunches - Federal attendees only
  $18.00 - 1 group dinner - Federal attendees only
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  $10.00 or $61.00 ONLY - Total

  To make your payment:

  1. Please proceed to www.fin.ucar.edu/epayment/startEpayments.do

  2. Under "Payment Select", click on "Other Items" and then from the drop-down menu, choose "OHHI P.I. Meeting - October 22-24, 2007 - Reg. Fee", and then click on the "Next" button.

  3. On the following screen, enter the amount ($10.00 or $61.00) and fill in your billing information. When you are ready, click on the "Start Process" button.

  4. You will receive an e-mail confirming your payment. You are now registered and your name will be added to the Participant List posted above.
  • If you prefer to pay by check, please make it payable to "UCAR". Brian Jackson will accept checks onsite in Muskegon or in advance by mail. Please mail checks to:
    Brian Jackson
    UCAR-JOSS
    P.O. Box 3000
    Boulder, CO 80307

    Receipts for check payments will be provided by mail upon request following the meeting.

  
  

• LODGING
  A block of rooms is being held at Holiday Inn on Muskegon Harbor for the All P.I.s Meeting:

  Holiday Inn on Muskegon Harbor
  939 Third St.
  Muskegon, Michigan 49440
  Tel: 231-722-0100
  Guest Fax: 231-722-5118

  Please note that the cut-off date for reservations is 1 October 2007.

  After that date the hotel will continue to accept reservations on a space- and rate-available basis.

  Participants may make reservations by calling 1-231-722-0100. Please be sure to identify yourself as a member of "OHHI Principal Investigators Meeting" or refer to group code "OHHI" to ensure that you receive our special Group Rate of $69.95 + 11% tax/night ($77.65). A credit card is required to guarantee your reservation. The room block includes both King rooms and Double rooms.

  Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. Check-out time is 11:00 a.m.

  If you wish to cancel your reservation, please do so 24 hours prior to the scheduled day of your arrival to avoid cancellation penalties.

  HIgh-speed Internet connections are available in every guest room and in public areas.

  Parking - Over 500 spaces of complimentary onsite parking are available to registered guests, in a 4-level parking structure (3 levels are underground).

  
  

• MEETING VENUE
  The P.I. Meeting will be held in the Embassy Ballroom. Breakout space on Wednesday will be announced onsite.

  
  

• POSTER SESSION
  OHHI investigators are asked to present a poster (4X3) during the poster session, which will be displayed throughout the meeting, highlighted at the poster session and posted on the OHHI website along with presentations. Please bring your poster and saved on a data key when you check-in on Sunday evening and we will direct you where to post them.

  The formal a poster sessions and reception will be held on Monday evening, in the pre-function area adjacent to the Embassy Ballroom. We have space for 30 posters, and posters should be no larger than 4'x3'. The poster boards have cork surfaces and pushpins will be provided onsite. Posters may be left up for the duration of the meeting.
  

  
  

• AIRPORT AND FLIGHT INFORMATION
  Most attendees will fly in and out of the Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, which is approximately 45 miles from Muskegon.

  However, it is possible to fly into Muskegon County Airport from Milwaukee and Detroit.

  
  

• GROUND TRANSPORTATION
  Most participants likely will rent rental cars to get to Muskegon from Grand Rapids. Information on the major rental car agencies at the Grand Rapids Airport may be found here.

  If you are interested in sharing a ride with someone else, please send the following information to Brian Jackson, who will post this information here so that individuals may contact each other to make their own arrangements:

  • Your name
  • E-mail address
  • Flight information (arrival date and time and departure date and time)
  • Ride-Share Spreadsheet NEW! 10/18/07
    

  
  

  
  

• DRIVING DIRECTIONS
  Upon exiting the airport, get onto I-96 West, for Muskegon (45 miles). Follow Business Route 31 into Muskegon. Angle left toward the lake onto Shoreline Drive. Turn right onto Third Street.

  Download driving directions to Holiday Inn from Grand Rapids Airport.
  

  
  

• General Information on Muskegon
  

  
  

• Maps
  
  • Holiday Inn - Downtown Muskegon
  • Lake Michigan Field Station and downtown Muskegon

  
  

• TRAVEL & 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

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