Information Technology Advisory Committee

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Meeting Minutes - Oregon Water Science Center

Portland, Oregon
June 21-23, 2011


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Following is a list of ITAC meeting attendees/invitees who plan on attending the meeting:
ATTENDEE TITLE AND lOCATION
Robert Swanson, Chair
 Science Center Director -- Lincoln, NE
David Berger, Vice Chair
Studies Section Chief -- Carson City, NV
Ramona Traynor
Web
Katherine Lins
Chief, OWI -- Reston, VA
Shaun Wicklein

Data Chief -- Richmond, VA
Boyce Blanks
System Administrator -- Columbia, SC
Terri Moore
Western Region Computer Specialist -- Sacramento, CA
Kevin Housel
Data Base Administrator -- Middleton, WI
David McCulloch
Chief, WICAS -- Reston, VA
Susan Trapanese
Chief, NWIS -- Reston, VA
Sandy Williamson
WRD Technical Offices -- Tacoma, WA
Gary Cottrell
 National Water Quality Laboratory -- Denver, CO

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ATTENDEE TITLE AND lOCATION
Mickey Plunkett Director, Mississippi Water Science Center
IT Representative Mississippi Water Science Center
Gene Summerhill Senior Management Officer, Reston, VA

News Items

An audio bridge has been confirmed for the ITAC Meeting.

Conference: ITAC
Software Application: WebEx -- https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=157318807&UID=1224738617&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
Date: All days -- June 21-23, 2011
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Dial-In-Number: 1 (877) 985-7015
Conference Code/Passcode: 9699971#

Preliminary Agenda and Meeting Notes

Monday, June 20, 2011 -- ITAC travels to Portland

Tuesday, June 21, 2011
WebEx: https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=157318807&UID=1224738617&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
Dial-In Number: 1 (877) 985-7015
Passcode: 9699971#
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:00 am

Welcome and Introductions/Agenda Review
Presented by: Bob Lent (Chair)

Bob kicked off the meeting with a Welcome and Introductions/Agenda Review, Introduction of ITAC members and GIO guests, and Introductions of Oregon WSC Staff.
8:15 am

Oregon Water Science Center Overview
Presented by: Terrance Conlon
Expected Outcome: Overview of the Oregon Water Science Center
9:00 am

Oregon Water Science Center IT Overview
Presented by: Richard Hollway
Expected Outcome: Information Exchange

9:30 am BREAK
10:00 am

OWI Special Projects
Presented by: Gary Fisher
Expected Outcome: Information Exchange

12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm

Oregon's New Carbon Center - A Brighter Future with Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Presented by: Jami Goldman
1:30 pm

Examining Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Effluent
Presented by: Jennifer Morace
2:00 pm BREAK
2:30 pm Using Models to Optimize Detroit Dam Operations for Meeting Downstream Water-Temperature Goals
Presented by: Norm Buccola
3:00 pm Computer Modeling for Understanding and Managing Groundwater Resources
Presented by: Marshall Gannett
3:30 pm

Field Trip
  ADJOURN

Wednesday, June 21, 2011
WebEx: https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=157318807&UID=1224738617&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
Dial-In Number: 1 (877) 985-7015
Passcode: 9699971#
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:00 am

Flood Inundation Mapping
Presented by: Bill Guertal

9:00 am Cloud Hosting
Presented by: Gary Latzke (WI WSC)
Expected Outcome: Information Exchange
9:30 am National Map Update
Presented by: Sherri Schneider
Expected Outcome: Information Exchange
10:00 am

BREAK

10:30 am

Splus to R
Presented by: Dave Lorenz
11:00 am Network Issues and Quality of Service
Presented by: Tim Lee
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:00 pm

Town Hall Meeting - ITAC Updates to Attendees

  • Office of Water Information - Katherine Lins
  • NWIS - Susan Trapanese
  • IT Liaison - Charlene Fischer
  • Q&A with Center Staff and ITAC Members
2:30 pm

BREAK
3:00 pm

Geotagging Photos
Presented by: Sandy Williamson
3:30 pm

Water Availability Tool
Presented by: Pete Cinotto
4:00 pm

SMART
Presented by: Kevin Housel
4:30 pm Google Analytics
Presented by: Ramona Traynor
5:00 pm ADJOURN

 

Thursday, June 23, 2011
WebEx: https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?ED=157318807&UID=1224738617&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
Dial-In Number: 1 (877) 985-7015
Passcode: 9699971#
ITAC BUSINESS MEETING (ITAC ONLY)
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:00 am

Hand Held Comuting Strategic Planning
Presented by: Bob Swanson
9:00 am

FOTS Update
Presented by:  Joe Nielsen
9:30 am BREAK
10:00 am

SharePoint Workshop
Presented by:  Ramona Traynor and Katherine Lins
11:30 am

Review of 2011 Goals and Previous Action Items
Presented by:

Reference - http://water.usgs.gov/usgs/itac/docs/outstanding_ais.html
12:00 pm

LUNCH
12:30 pm

ArcSDE Personal for Geospatial Data Management (Presentation for WSC Employees and GIS Specialists)
Presented by: David McCulloch

1:30 pm

Webinar Planning
Presented by: Ramona Traynor and ITAC
2:30 pm

Review of Town Hall Meeting

ITAC Action Items - New from Meeting

Next F2F Location and Dates

Succession Planning
3:15 pm

ADJOURN
Have A Safe Trip Home

[Outstanding Action Items]

 

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