Class2008Sep19

Class Assignments and Agenda for Week 5, 2008 Sep 19
Class meets from 9:10 - 11:55A in 3214 Jordan Hall on the NCSU Campus. You are free to bring food and drink to this classroom.


 * Objectives**
 * Reach consensus on scope / vision / targets / threats for Temple Flat Rock
 * Have a good first draft of goals / strategies / assumptions / objectives for TFR
 * Work on regional conceptualization
 * Introduce three properties to be evaluated and form teams
 * Decide, at least preliminarily, on products for semester
 * Look at calendar for semester and plan how we will get things done
 * Start turning control of scheduling over to students


 * Things to do before our meeting - please read all items, regardless of team**


 * SPECIAL NOTE:** I have moved the readings directory, because I ran out of space where it was. If you have that directory bookmarked separately, you'll need to fix your bookmark - link from the navigation bar on the wiki.  Login and password have not changed.

- Salafsky, N. & R. Margoluis. 1999. Threat reduction assessment: A practical and cost-effective approach to evaluating conservation and development projects. Conservation Biology 13(4): 830-841 ( Readings file Salafsky&Margoluis1999_ThreatAssessment.pdf ) - If you haven't been there, take a look at the Conservation Measures website at http://www.conservationmeasures.org - Foundations of Success, Conservation Measures Program. 2008. Conceptualizing and Planning Conservation Projects and Programs. ( Readings file FOS-CMP2008_ConceptualizingTraining.pdf ) This one is hot off the presses, folks! You are looking at brand new material!!
 * Item 1: Readings**


 * Item 2: Continue conceptualizing the Temple Flat Rock site - due Thurs 18 Sept 15.00**

- One team - Louise, Maria, Deb - is to compile the scope / vision / targets / threats the were completed for week 4. This team contains a representative from each of the teams who did work for this week. Product is to be a Miradi version of the conceptual diagram.

- Two teams are moving forward to gather information for Open Standards Step 2A: goals. strategies, assumptions, and objectives. This is going to be a little dicey, as you don't have the final version of Step 1 yet. I recommend that you start building a diagram based on the bits you know about (see the three presentations from last week - Day4.zip in the readings directory). The product is a preliminary diagram. You are of course welcome to speak with the Louise / Maria / Deb team to get a preliminary version of their work.
 * I've placed a working document in the readings list that might help with Step 2A - it's a World Wildlife Fund manual on how they implement CMP Step 2. Look for PPM2Design.doc in the readings directory.
 * The teams are
 * Mary, Kate, Kathryn
 * Steve, Julia, Jessie

- Final bit of work is a team - Emily, George, Jeff - working on the conceptual diagram for TLC and the region. TLC has supplied two documents from which mission / vision / goals can be drawn - see in the readings file TLC2007_StrategicDirections.pdf and TLC2008_ConservationStrategies.pdf. Product is a first cut diagram of scope/ vision / targets / threats, preferably in Miradi form.
 * I've created a regional conceptualization page and placed it under "Current Activities" in the nav bar.

- Products submitted for today - [|Day5.zip]


 * Agenda for class session**

9.10 **Preliminaries** - Note taker = Jessie - Time keeper = Kate

9.15 **Temple Flat Rock consensus mission / vision / goals** - Louise / Maria / Deb - Brief presentation of diagram - Ask class about issues that you need help with - What next?

9.45 **Temple Flat Rock ideas for strategies, assumptions, and objectives** - Mary, Kate, Kathryn / Steve, Julia, Jesse - Brief presentation of ideas from each time - Discussion of issues you need help with - What next?

10.15 **Break**

10.25 **TLC Regional Conceptualization** - George / Emily / Jeff - Brief presentation of where we are - Discussion of sticking points and issues - What next?

10.45 **Introduction and Assignment of Properties** - Louise - Brief intro of properties - Team assignments - let's try self-select
 * Berryhill Rhododendron Bluffs (Orange County)
 * Little River Sanctuary (Durham County)
 * Kuenzler Wildlife Habitat Preserve (Orange County)

11.15 **Looking forward** (Class) - Need to look at calendar and figure out what we're going to produce and how we're going to get it done - How to get class to "take the wheel"

11.45 **Next Steps** (Hess) - Summarize action items

11.55 **Adjourn**

ACTION ITEMS
- Team to continue working on Temple Flat Rock - Teams to begin looking at Berryhill, Kuenzler , Little River properties - Think more about products - Check for assignments on page for next week