Information Technology Advisory Committee

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Meeting Minutes - Utah Water Science Center

Salt Lake City, Utah
February 3-5, 2009


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Following is a list of ITAC meeting attendees/invitees who plan on attending the meeting:
ATTENDEE TITLE AND lOCATION
Athena Clark, Chair
Science Center Director -- Montgomery, AL
Pat Lambert
 Science Center Director -- West Valley City, UT
Tim McElhone
Regional Computer Specialist -- Lansing, MI
Kym Burns
ITAC Executive Secretary -- Reston, VA
Chris Leeth
Studies Section Chief -- Atlanta, GA
Katherine Lins
Chief, OWI -- Reston, VA

Scott McEwen

CR Regional Computer Specialist -- Denver, CO
Jess Griffin
System Administrator -- OK
Terri Moore
Western Region Computer Specialist -- Sacramento, CA
Brian Reece
Data Base Management Systems -- Austin, TX
David Boldt
Acting Chief, WICAS -- Reston, VA
Susan Trapanese
Chief, NWIS -- Reston, VA
Sandy Williamson
WRD Technical Offices -- Tacoma, WA
Jim Steverson
 National Water Quality Laboratory -- Denver, CO

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ATTENDEE TITLE AND lOCATION
IT Representative Utah Water Science Center

News Items

An audio bridge has been confirmed for the ITAC Meeting.

Conference: ITAC
Software Application: WebEx -- http://usgs.webex.com
Date: All days -- February 3-5, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Dial-In-Number: 1-866-792-0015
Conference Code/Passcode: 5795983

Preliminary Agenda and Meeting Notes

Monday, February 2, 2009 -- ITAC travels to Salt Lake City
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 -  WebEx: http://usgs.webex.com, Dial-In Number: 1-866-792-0015, Passcode:  5795983
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:15 am

Welcome and Introductions/Agenda Review
Presented by: Pat Lambert (Chair)

Pat kicked off the meeting with a Welcome and Introductions/Agenda Review, Introduction of ITAC members and GIO guests, and Introductions of UT WSC Staff.
8:30 am

Utah Water Science Center Overview
Presented by: Pat Lambert
Expected Outcome: Overview of the Utah Water Science Center
9:00 am

Utah Water Science Center IT Overview
Presented by: Jim Eads
Expected Outcome: Information Exchange

9:30 am

Office of Water Information Update
Presented by: Katherine Lins

NWIS Update
Presented by: Susan Trapanese
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am Bureau IT Updates
Presented by: Paul Exter (or representative)
11:15 am Q/A with Water Science Center Staff
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm

Utah WSC Presentations - Great Basin Carbonate and Alluvial Aquifer System Water Availability Study (applications of parallel processing to modeling and parameter estimation)
Presented by: Lynette Brooks, Jim Eads
2:00 pm

Utah WSC Presentations -GIS Projects, the Upper Colorado Basin SPARROW model for TDS and associated Geo-databases and models
Presented by: Sue Buto

2:30 pm BREAK
2:45 pm Utah WSC Presentations - Great Salt Lake Science and lake instrumentation
3:15 pm

Utah WSC Data Programs – Field Instrumentation and computing, and data management and dissemination
Presented by: Cory Angeroth

3:45 pm NWIS Mapper (Lins to arrange)
4:15 pm

“Nebraskast” Producing Science Center Podcasts
Presented by: B. Swanson
4:30 pm WRAP UP / ADJOURN
Evening ITAC Dinner

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - WebEx: http://usgs.webex.com, Dial-In Number: 1-866-792-0015, Passcode:  5795983
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:30 am

NatWeb and Enterprise hosting
Presented by: Karen Klima  (by phone)

9:15 am

Update from Western Region CTO
Presented by: Charlene Fischer

10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am

News in Field Computing
11:30 am

WinRiverII
Presented by: Boyce Blanks
12:00 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm

Demo or Quickr
2:00 pm National Watershed Delineation Program
Presented by: Karen Hanson (by phone) and Kim Jones (local)
2:30 pm BREAK
3:00 pm

Use of "SPOT" Technology and Instruments for Remote Area Field Check In and Emergency Communication
Presented by: Cory Angeroth, UWSC
3:30 pm Discussion - Use and Support of Linux in Water Offices - Report of Findings - ITAC Round-table
4:30 pm Review of Current ITAC Action Items (from 2008)
5:00 pm ADJOURN

Thursday, February 5, 2009 -WebEx: http://usgs.webex.com, Dial-In Number: 1-866-792-0015, Passcode:  5795983
ITAC BUSINESS MEETING (ITAC Members and Invited Guests)
Time Agenda Item, Presenter(s), & Expected Outcome
8:00 am

Direction, goals, and actions for 2009

  • Addition of a “web person” to ITAC
  • Training goals
    • Security Seminar – Terri Moore
    • Symposium on network applications - Brian Reece
  • Webinar lists and scheduling                 
10:00 am BREAK
10:15 am

Direction, goals, and actions for 2009 - continued

  • Webinar lists and scheduling
  • ITAC and the realigned world
  • New Actions from Constituencies
  • Confirm conference call schedule and next Face-to-face   
11:30 am Wrap Up and Adjourn - Lunch for those with time
Have A Safe Trip Home

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[Outstanding Action Items.]

 

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