Day 1 – Wednesday, February 20

11:30 – 01:00  Catered Lunch – Please take advantage of this opportunity to meet and visit with counterparts from other agencies. More info will be forthcoming on cost and menu selection.

12:15 – 12:30  Opening remarks

12:30 – 12:45:  Reclamation's mission and Overview of R&D Workgroup..........Chuck Hennig

12:45 – 01:00  Overview of Workshop Handouts (i.e. Draft R&D Roadmap)..........Levi Brekke

Handout 1 – Science, Data, and Information Gaps
Handout 2 – Ongoing R&D Projects addressing gaps
Handout 3 – Proposed additional R&D Projects to address gaps

01:00 – 02:10 Panel Discussion - Reclamation Water Operations Managers..........(Panel Facilitators: Andrea Ray and Curt Brown)

A panel of Reclamation Water Operations and Planning managers will provide an overview of their water operations and planning responsibilities, the decisions they have to make, the factors that influence these decisions, and their wish list for climate change related information that would help them make more informed decisions as climate changes. Open discussion will be integrated as a part of this panel. Panelist will provide an outline of these considerations by February 14th so that it can be shared with workshop participants prior to the meeting.

UC Region.........Tom Ryan LC Region..........Terry Fulp PN Region..........Pat McGrane

MP Region..........Bill Rohwer GP Region..........Steve Guenthner Dam Safety.........Brian Becker

02:10 – 02:30  Break

02:30 – 03:40  Panel Discussion - Reclamation Environmental Compliance Managers..........(Panel Facilitators: Andrea Ray & Curt Brown)

A panel of Reclamation Environmental Compliance managers will provide an overview of their environmental compliance and restoration responsibilities, the decisions they have to make, the factors that influence these decisions, and their wish list for climate change related information that would help them make more informed decisions as climate changes. Open discussion will be integrated as a part of this panel. Panelist will provide an outline of these considerations by February 14th so that it can be shared with workshop participants prior to the meeting.

UC Region.......Nancy Coulam LC Region........Nan Yoder PN Region........Lola Abshire

MP Region........Frank Michny GP Region........Dan Fritz Office of Policy...Art Coykendall

03:40 – 04:40  Panel Presentations - Federal Capabilities, Roles, and Interest in Climate Change Related R&D in Support of Western Water Management

• NOAA Climate Science Programs and Capabilities.....Robin Webb
• USGS Water & Biological Science Programs.....Warren Day

04:40 – 05:00  Open Discussion and Close-out of Day 1

05:00 – 07:00  Reception – Hampton Inn – Union Blvd – Lakewood Room

Day 2 – Thursday, February 21

08:30 – 09:30  National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)..........Jim Verdin & Robin Webb

• NIDIS Overview and the linkages to climate change R&D needs & opportunities
• Overview of planned NIDIS pilots.
• Facilitated discussion on the information and capabilities that would be most relevant to Reclamation water and environmental compliance managers related to drought indicators, drought forecasts, and drought impacts.
• Next steps

09:30 – 09:45  Break

09:45 – 03:45  Potential Research and Applications to Fill Gaps

R&D Workgroup Team Members will facilitate a discussion that provides feedback on Workgroup's draft R&D roadmap. The intent is to generate dialogue between the R&D Workgroup and Reclamation'[s water and environmental managers that will enable the workgroup to take the first step toward evolving the roadmap to reflect a comprehensive assessment of the science and information that is necessary to effectively manage Western water as climate changes.

Session 1:	09:45 – 12:00	Overview, Discussion, and Prioritization of Science, Data, and Information Gaps (Handout 1): Relevant Literature Future Climate Projections Available Methods to Select and Utilize Future Climate Scenarios Hydrologic, Ecosystem, and Land Cover Responses Water Demand and Social System Responses Operational Response Scenarios and Limitations Assessing and Characterizing Uncertainties and Limitations Integrating and Information and Uncertainties into Decision-making Short-term needs
	12:00 – 01:00	Catered Lunch
Session 2:	01:00 – 02:15	Review and Discussion of Ongoing Projects to Address Gaps (Handout 2)
	02:15 – 02:30	Break
Session 3:	02:30 – 03:45	Review and Discussion of Proposed Additional R&D Projects to Address Gaps (Handout 3)

03:45 – 04:15  Thoughts on Training, Knowledge Transfer, Outreach and Communications

04:15 – 04:30  Close-out and Next Steps..........Curt Brown, Robin Webb, Tom Armstrong