Interagency Social Science Roundtables
Washington, DC
Many U.S. federal agencies utilize social science to inform their policy, planning, and management efforts. Federal social scientists convene the roundtable two to three times a year to share news about ongoing and upcoming social science efforts within their respective agencies, bureaus, and programs; discuss topics of mutual interest; and foster synergy and collaboration across institutional lines.
Agendas, minutes, and notes from upcoming and past roundtable meetings are posted here. Additional information about the Interagency Social Science Roundtable, meetings, and related efforts will be posted as it becomes available. [Last Updated: 15 May 2012]
Upcoming Roundtables
7TH INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 07 February 2012
HOST: National Park Service & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
LOCATION: Rachel Carson Room, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC
THEME: Human Dimensions Capacity Building
AGENDA: 7th Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES: 7th Interagency Social Science Roundtable Minutes [forthcoming]
AGENDA:
7th Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
Tuesday, 07 February 2012, 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM (EST)
Hosted by National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Rachel Carson Room, Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington DC
8:30 am Registration/Coffee
9:00 am Opening Remarks and Introductions | Tom Fish, NPS / Kevin Kilcullen, FWS
9:15 am Review of Agency Human Dimensions Capacity Survey | Natalie Sexton, USGS / Brad Milley, USGS
9:30 am Proposal for establishing zoned socioeconomic staffing across the BLM to increase field support | Rob Winthrop, BLM
9:45 am Development of BLM online socioeconomic training modules | Joel Larson, BLM
10:00 am Formation of the Interagency Visitor Use Management Council (IVUMC) | Kevin Kilcullen, FWS / Kerri Cahill, NPS
10:15 am FWS (NCTC) Human Dimensions Training Development | Nancy Zapotocki, FWS / Anne Post, FWS | Kevin Kilcullen, FWS
10:30 am Discussion Topics: | All
+ Inventory of existing training opportunities
+ Needs assessment: Within- and Inter- Agency
+ Experiences with informal outreach regarding development of socioeconomic tools/materials
+ Barriers and bridges
11:00 am Economic Profile System - Human Dimensions Toolkit (EPSHDT) | Kevin Coray, CGC for USFS
11:25 am Assessing Socioeconomic Planning Needs (ASPN) Tool | Leslie Richardson, USGS
11:50 am Summary remarks and next steps | Tom Fish, NPS
12:00 pm Adjourn / Lunch Discussion (optional) | All
Call-in number: (866) 822-8059
Participant Code: 2550670#
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Meeting Number: 312 976 844
Meeting Password: CESU020712
Meeting Contact: Tom_Fish@nps.gov | Office (202) 208-5972 | Mobile (202) 302-9482
The Main Interior Building is located between 18th and 19th Streets NW and between C and E Streets NW. The closest Metro stations are Farragut West (approx. 6 blocks north) and Metro Center (approx. 6 blocks east). Non-DOI participants should enter through the C Street NW entrance to register with security. Be sure to bring federal badge or other government-issued identification so that security desk can provide you with a temporary badge. The meeting room is in the basement adjacent to the Main Interior Building cafeteria. Participants are welcome to continue the discussion over lunch.
PRESENTATIONS:
- Currently not available
Past Roundtables
6TH INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 13 May 2011
HOST: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
AGENDA: Sixth Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES: Sixth Interagency Social Science Roundtable Minutes
PRESENTATIONS:
- Currently not available
5TH INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 10 January 2011
HOST: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
AGENDA:
Fifth Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES:
Fifth Interagency Social Science Roundtable Minutes
PRESENTATIONS:
- New capabilities of the Economic Profile
System - Human Dimensions Toolkit
Joel Larson, BLM - Social safeguards for upcoming
climate change programs
Diane Russell, USAID - Regional Economic System (RECONS) - economy and
jobs
Wen Chang, USACE - Natural Resources Management Gateway,
Community "In" Practice
Kathy Perales, USACE - Update on BLM's
Socioeconomic Strategy
Rob Winthrop, BLM - GIS aided visitation modernization program
Wen Chang/ Kathy Perales, USACE
4TH INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 16 April 2010
HOST: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
AGENDA:
Fourth Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES: none
PRESENTATIONS:
- Program Evaluation: Definitions and Uses
Stephanie Shipman, GAO - Contribution of Ecosystem
Services to Human Well-being Collaborations with the EPA
Susan Lovelace, NOAA - NOAA Climate Service
Brady Phillips, NOAA - Voices from the Fisheries Oral
History Database Project
Susan Abbott-Jamieson and Cheryl Oliver, NOAA - Overview of NOAA Social Science
Jamie Brown Kruse, NOAA
3RD INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 06 January 2010
HOST: U.S. Fish and WIldlife Service
AGENDA:
Third Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES: Currently not available
PRESENTATIONS:
- Currently not available
2ND INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 09 July 2009
HOST: Bureau of Land Management
AGENDA: Second Interagency Social Science Roundtable Agenda
MINUTES: none
PRESENTATIONS:
- Currently not available
1ST INTERAGENCY SOCIAL SCIENCE ROUNDTABLE
DATE: 19 February 2009
HOST: National Park Service
THEME: Socioeconomic Monitoring Programs
AGENDA: Currently not available
MINUTES: First Interagency Social Science Roundtable Minutes
PRESENTATIONS:
- Currently not available