Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture Steering Committee Meeting Agenda Date: July 13 and 14, 2006 Location: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference Room, Suite 725 Hall of States Building, 444 North Capitol Street, NW (http://www.sso.org) Washington, DC July 13, 2006 12:00 Lunch (provided) 1:00 Introductions - Schwaab Meeting Purpose Agenda Review 1:15 Status Assessment of MSCG Deliverables – Overview by CMI - Information Compilation (Component 1) - Assessment and Planning (Component 2) - Education and Management (Component 3) Action – Group discuss and list of remaining action items for respective work groups to complete 3:30 Break 3:45 Conservation Strategies - Status report of state by state efforts – overview by Besler - Plans for merging into range wide strategy Action – discuss and develop strategy and timeline for range wide compilation 4:45 National Fish Habitat Action Plan Update - Schwaab 5:00 Adjourn for the day Dinner (on your own) ******************************************** July 14, 2006 8:00 Communications Update and Issues - Berti - Web site options - MOU / endorsement process and approach - Plans for Range wide conservation strategy roll out - AFS Annual Meeting events - group Action – discuss and recommend strategies and timelines for each item 9:15 EBTJV Structure and Administration - Current funding status through 2006 - CMI - Status of NFWF grant proposal - Perry - Other funding status and future options - Group - Organizational structure – Perry - Schedule for future meetings - Group - Other long range planning – Group Action – Agree to approaches, timelines and responsibilities 10:30 Break 10:45 Data team updates – Beard 11:30 Project updates – US FWS - Proposal ranking criteria update - 2006 project status - 2007 project planning 11:50 Other business 12:00 Closing Comments Lunch (provided) 1:00 Adjourn ******************************************** Confirmed Attendance: Eric Schwaab Fred Harris Bob Curry Shelaine Curd-Hetrick Doug Besler Jarrad Kosa Steve Kline Patrick ORourke Bob Carline Doug Beard Gary Berti Steve Moyer Maureen Gallagher Lila Wills Karen Hockett Jeff Waldon Steve Perry Rick Bennett James Capurso Mike Wiemer Hannibal Bolton