Agenda

(Draft January 3, 2019)

Wednesday, January 23

8:30am Coffee

9:30am Welcome to UC Merced - Sam Traina, UC Merced, Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development

9:40am Workshop welcome - Ted Grantham, UC ANR/Berkeley, CE Specialist

10:00am Keynote: Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change-Related Traumatic Experience - Theopia Jackson, Saybrook University, Program Director for the Department of Humanistic & Clinical Psychology

11:00am Keynote: Improving the Decision-Relevance of Climate Modeling for Adaptation Planning - Andrew Jones, Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Research Scientist

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Lightning talks

Wildfire Hazard Mitigation in California - Susie Kocher, UC ANR, Forestry/Natural Resources Advisor
Climate Stewards for California Communities Initiative - Greg Ira, California Naturalist Program Coordinator
Building Climate Resilience with Tribal Communities - Jennifer Sowerwine, UC ANR/Berkeley, CE Specialist
Landscape trees for a changing climate - Janet Hartin, UC ANR, Environmental Horticulture Advisor and County Co-Director
Integrated Pest Management in a Changing Climate, TBD

1:30pm Interactive break-out sessions, focused on:

Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
Environmental Education/Citizen Science
Building Climate Resilience with Tribes and Vulnerable Communities
Urban Landscaping and Open Space Management
Crop Production and Pest Management in a Changing Climate
Other audience-inspired topics

3:00pm Break

3:15pm Panel discussion on disaster preparedness and response

5:00pm Adjourn

6:30pm Banquet dinner at 510 Bistro, 510 W Main St, Merced, CA 95340

Thursday, January 24

9:00am Welcome

9:05am Panel discussion on California Smart Agriculture

10:30am Coffee break

10:45am Charting the path forward (Climate change Program Team meeting)

12:00pm Lunch

1:00pm Ancillary meetings

Environmental Education WG - Chair Greg Ira, 530-750-1265
Fire WG – Co-Chair Kate Wilkin, (530) 822-7515
Environmental Horticulture PT - Leader Janet Hartin, 951-313-2023