8:00 a - Welcome and introductions

Krishtalka

Reichman

1. Spatial/scope research issues: Colwell, Martin

• Within site
• Regionalization across sites
• Globalization across regions

1. Intellectual research issues: Estes, Sauer

• Integration of traditional biotic survey aims and protocols with biodiversity process analysis, modeling and prediction
• The evolutionary and ecological flux of biodiversity: The evolutionary basis of ecosystem structure and function; Systems analysis/relationships of multiple phylogenetic lineages composing ecosystems and ecosystem dynamics; the interplay between evolutionary (taxonomic, phylogenetic) and ecological patterns and processes.

12 Noon Lunch

1:30p Observatory component of BON: Willig, Harris, Reichman

1. What is a site? Who can be a site?: Willig
2. Site location: Willig

• Placement criteria: latitudinal and/or altitudinal gradients? Habitats? Ecosystem/biodiversity transitional areas?
• Scope: national and international considerations; partnerships with other national priority "observatory" sites and networks

3. Minimum specifications: Harris

• Baseline data at each site – e.g. plants
• Core data sets across sites: biotic and abiotic
• Equipment standards

5:30 End of Day 1 – Dinner and libation

8:30a International context: report from the IBOY meeting

Donoghue

9:00a Center component of BON: Nature of the Center – Beach, Arzberger, Waide

1. Scope of activities: informatics, genomics, research (tools, protocols, etc), coordination to ensure cross-site compatibility and comparisons; education
2. Data standards and comparable protocols
3. Level of support
4. Center models

11:00a BON program: sequence of component RFPs and funding: Hayden

12 Noon Lunch

1:30p Governance of BON: Reichman

2:00p Breakout groups: write/print first drafts of three components and distribute to plenary

4:00p Reports of three breakout groups to plenary; first iteration discussion and revision

5:30p Dinner and libation (work in evening if necessary by selected few to revise breakout reports?)

8:00a Continued reports of three breakout groups to plenary; Second iteration discussion and revision

10:00a Discussion/resolution of issues still not settled at this point

11:00a Scheduling tasks and task assignments to produce final report

12:30 Workshop adjourns