Session 1 |
| | Perspectives on Impacts and Response Options in North America |
| 9:00 AM | 1.1 | Keynote Address
Robert M. Hirsch, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA |
| 9:30 AM | 1.2 | Planning and Managing for Increased Water Supply Variability in Urban Southern California
Timothy H. Quinn, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sacramento, CA |
| 9:45 AM | 1.3 | The California Water Delivery System: Impacts of Climate Variability 
Douglas Osugi, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA |
| 10:00 AM | 1.4 | Moving to a New National Drought Policy Emphasizing Preparedness Rather than Response
Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association, Denver, CO |
| 10:15 AM | | Coffee Break
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| 10:45 AM | 1.5 | The Uneasy Relationship between Science and Law: Protecting Endangered Species
Denise Fort, University of New Mexico, School of Law, Albuquerque, NM |
| 11:00 AM | 1.6 | Critical hydrometeorological needs and integrated, multi-disciplinary DSS for water resource managers in the Bureau of Reclamation
Dave Matthews, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and D. Frevert |
| 11:15 AM | 1.7 | Types of Data Needed to Identify and Evaluate Potential Impact of Climate Change on PG&E's Hydropower Operations
Gary J. Freeman, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA |
| 11:30 AM | 1.8 | Hydrologic Information Needs for Emergency Management
Kevin G. Stewart, National Hydrologic Warning Council, Denver, CO |
|  | 1.9 | Primary Issues Facing Flood Plain/Watershed Managers
Joseph Hoffman, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, Rockville, MD |
| 11:45 AM | | Lunch Break
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