SnowDens-3D​ ​Decision​ ​Support​ ​Tool​ ​Workshop: modeling​ ​snowdrift​ ​habitat​ ​for​ ​polar​ ​bear​ ​dens August​ ​18,​ ​2016 US​ ​Fish​ ​and​ ​Wildlife​ ​Service 1011​ ​E.​ ​Tudor​ ​Rd.,​ ​Anchorage,​ ​Alaska,​ ​99503

Questions?​ ​Contact:

Craig​ ​Perham,​ ​USFWS,​ ​Marine​ ​Mammals Management [email protected] (907)​ ​786-3810 Workshop​ ​hours:

Wendy​ ​Loya,​ ​Arctic​ ​Landscape​ ​Conservation Cooperative [email protected] (907)​ ​786-3532

9:00​ ​am​ ​–​ ​5:00​ ​pm​ ​on​ ​Thursday,​ ​August​ ​18 (it​ ​is​ ​possible​ ​that​ ​all​ ​of​ ​our​ ​business​ ​will​ ​be​ ​completed​ ​early) Lunch​ ​(on​ ​your​ ​own)​ ​noon​ ​–​ ​1:15​ ​pm​ ​and​ ​breaks​ ​as​ ​needed.

Meeting​ ​Agenda Goal The​ ​assembled​ ​group​ ​represents​ ​intended​ ​end​ ​users​ ​of​ ​the​ ​SnowDens-3D​ ​polar​ ​bear​ ​snowdrift denning​ ​habitat​ ​mapping​ ​tool​ ​(Liston​ ​et​ ​al.​ ​2016).​ ​In​ ​this​ ​workshop,​ ​SnowDens-3D decision-support-tool​ ​developers​ ​will​ ​review​ ​the​ ​updates​ ​of​ ​the​ ​model​ ​that​ ​were​ ​suggested​ ​from​ ​the first​ ​workshop​ ​to​ ​satisfy​ ​management​ ​needs.​ ​The​ ​goal​ ​of​ ​model​ ​developers​ ​and​ ​of​ ​this​ ​workshop​ ​is​ ​to present​ ​the​ ​final​ ​SnowDens-3D​ ​tool​ ​that​ ​managers​ ​will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​use. Topic Welcome​ ​and​ ​Purpose​ ​of​ ​the Workshop

Details

Lead Craig​ ​Perham​ ​and​ ​Wendy​ ​Loya

Introductions

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Background

Glen​ ​Liston​ ​and​ ​Brian​ ​Walker

Summary​ ​of​ ​Recommendations from​ ​Workshop​ ​1​ ​(February 2016)

Glen​ ​and​ ​Brian​ ​will​ ​discuss​ ​the group’s​ ​recommendations​ ​from February.

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Location​ ​of​ ​Support​ ​Tool​ ​and ease​ ​of​ ​access​ ​to​ ​Tool​ ​and User’s​ ​Guide

Glen​ ​and​ ​Brian

Review​ ​of​ ​the​ ​final​ ​Support Tool:​ ​ ​Run​ ​Through​ ​Example Simulations

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Discussion​ ​about​ ​Common Interests:​ ​ ​Have​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of the​ ​end​ ​user​ ​been​ ​met?

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What’s​ ​next?

Discuss​ ​Licensing,​ ​Future Improvements​ ​and​ ​Support,​ ​the Need​ ​for​ ​Additional​ ​Features​ ​Not Included​ ​in​ ​this​ ​Version​ ​of​ ​the Software

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