Agricultural Landscapes Working Group

May 16-20

Tentative Schedule

 (Please note that this is tentative and we can make changes as needed)

 

Monday, 16 May

8:30-12:00       Introductions, presentations (15 min), Q&A

1:00-2:00         Presentations: models for analysis and synthesis

2:00-6:00         Group discussion of focal questions, models for papers, design of papers

                        organize groups1 for Tuesday along themes of papers; select group leaders

6:00-8:00         Dinner with small groups

8:00-9:00         Organizers meet in evening (and others who want to) with leaders of each group.          

 

Tuesday, 17 May

8:30-12:00       Meet with small groups; upload datasets, begin analyses in small groups (3 groups?)     

1:00-3:00         Continue meeting with small groups (continue data upload and analysis)

3:00-4:00         Large group session; reports from small groups, evaluation of schedule

4:00-6:00         Farmer’s Market, 500-700 State Street 

6:30-8:00         Group dinner??

 

Wednesday, 18 May

8:30-12:00       Meet with small groups (data analysis, summarize conclusions) 

1:00-4:00         Large group session focused on question #1: present conclusions

4:30-6:00         Meet with new/modified small groups2  

6:00-8:00         Dinner with new small groups   

                        Small groups can meet in evening if they want to. 

 

Thursday, 19 May

8:30-12:00       Meet with small groups (data analysis, summarize conclusions) 

1:00-4:00         Large group session focused on question #2: present conclusions

4:30-6:00         Meet with new/modified small groups

6:00-8:00         Dinner with small groups or make own plans    

                        Small groups can meet in evening if they want to. 

 

Friday, 20 May

8:30-12:00       Meet with small groups (data analysis, summarize conclusions) 

1:00-4:00         Large group session focused on question #3: present conclusions

4:00-6:00         Large group; strategy session for completion of syntheses and papers

6:00-8:00         Make own plans for dinner      

 

1 We will decide how many groups (2-5)

2 This will allow participants to contribute to more than one group if they want to