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Workshop Agenda and Presentation Notes

8:00 am Registration at the Coastal Institute Bldg.
8:30 am Welcome, Peter August, Coastal Institute
8:35 Introductions - Sandra Whitehouse, RI House Policy Office
8:35 am Plenary Session - Chris Yoder, Midwest Biodiversity Institute
9:00 am Volunteer & NGO Monitoring - Elizabeth Herron, R.I. Watershed Watch
9:45 am Break with refreshments
10:15 am State Agency Monitoring - Sue Kiernan, R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management
11:00 am Federal Agency Monitoring - Norm Rubinstein, U.S. EPA
11:45 am Academic Monitoring Programs - Ames Colt, R.I. Sea Grant
12:30 pm Lunch (included with registration fee)
1:30 pm Small Group Discussions on issues raised in the presentations
3:15 pm Break with refreshments
3:30 pm Discussion Group Reports
4:00 pm Synthesis & Commentary - Chris Yoder
4:30 pm Workshop Adjourns

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