SURA | Fall 2011 Board & Committee Meetings

® BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING AND MEETINGS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES HYATT REGENCY WASHINGTON ON CAPITOL HILL NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (print version) Transportation and Accommodations Save the dates for the Spring 2012 Board and Committee meetings Thursday & Friday, March 29 & 30, 2012 Hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Noon	Sign-in and Lunch. Meeting participants may sign in and pick up briefing materials at the SURA Registration Desk. Outside Redwood. Meeting Participants

	Committee Meetings
1:00-5:00pm	JSA Programs Committee.Yellowstone/Everglades. Dr. June Matthews, Chair. Briefing Materials.(additional materials posted 11/10/11) For more information, contact staff liaison: Elizabeth Lawson.
12:30-5:10pm	Coastal & Environmental Research Committee.Bryce. Dr. Carolyn Thoroughgood, chairing. Briefing Materials.For more information, contact staff liaison: Dr. Don Wright
12:30-5:00pm	Information Technology Committee.Yosemite. Dr. Richard Newman, Acting Chair. Briefing Materials.For more information, contact staff liaison: Gary Crane
1:00-5:00pm	Development and Relations Committee.Glacier. Dr. David Lee and Dr. John Noftsinger, Chairs. Briefing Materials.For more information, contact staff liaison: Greg Kubiak
1:00-3:00pm	Finance Committee.Grand Canyon. Dr. Mohammad Karim, chairing. Briefing Materials.For more information, contact staff liaison: Peter Bjonerud
6:00pm	Board Reception, Knight Conference Center, Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Transportation to/from hotel will be provided starting at 5:30pm.
8:00pm	Meeting of the Standing Committee Chairs and Board Officers. Olympic

Wednesday, November 9, 2011. Regency D
8:00am	Registration and Breakfast Reception. Sign-in at SURA Registration Desk. Hall of Battles outside Regency D.
	Presentation of the 2011 SURA Distinguished Friend of Science Award to Dr. Neal Lane. Press Release
9:15	Call to Order. Dr. Jim Siedow, Chair, presiding; Dr. David Ernst, Vice Chair; Dr. Jerry Draayer, President & CEO
	Report of the Board Chair Consent Agenda. Passed. Summary of actions taken by the SURA Executive Committee since Spring 2011 Board Meeting
	Report of the SURA President
	Report of the Finance Committee 12-11, FY2012 Operating Budget. Passed. 12-12, Special Trustee. Passed. Report of the Development & Relations Committee 12-10, Committee Charter. Passed. Report of the Information Technology Committee Report of the Coastal & Environmental Research Committee Report of the JSA Programs Committee 12-08, Affiliate Membership - Ohio University. Passed. 12-09, Rate Restructuring, SURA Residence Facility. Passed.
	Report of the JSA President/JLab Director, Dr. Hugh Montgomery
	Keynote Address: Dr. Steven Koonin, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
	Chair's Closing Remarks 12-13, Resolved that the SURA Board of Trustees hereby conveys its sincere appreciation to Richard Newman for stepping up this year, as he has done several times in the past, to lead the Information Technology Committee. Passed. 12-14, Resolved that the SURA Board of Trustees hereby conveys its sincere appreciation to Harvey Seim for his leadership of the Coastal & Environmental Research Committee this past year. Passed. 12-15, Resolved that the SURA Board of Trustees hereby conveys its sincere appreciation to Roger Stough for his leadership of the Finance Committee this past year. Passed.
Noon	Meeting Adjournment. Box lunches available.