Goals of the Workshop

The workshop was designed to address broad issues of knowledge and communication, in order to develop the mission, vision, and goals of a knowledge-handling system for the Program. The four goals of the workshop were:

• To understand the purposes of public science in general and USGS in particular;
• To understand whom the USGS serves and how best to effectively communicate with them;
• To develop a vision, a mission statement, and goals for the National Knowledge Bank; and
• To develop action items that would contribute to the goals.

Goals

• Aug. 2001: Develop a strategic plan to implement each of our visions, using elements brainstormed at the workshop and more.
• 2002: At least one group of Americans will make better decisions about coastal and marine natural systems because of our science.
• 2002: At least one of our research projects will modify its goals, based on a dialog with all important stakeholders.
• 2002: At least one research project in each field center will actively participate in our new knowledge culture.
• 2003: At least one important CMGP scientific discovery will be made by using the NKB.
• 2003: Everyone in CMGP will know how to participate in our new knowledge culture.
• 2006: All American decisions about coastal and marine natural systems will use our knowledge and information where appropriate.
• 2006: All of our research projects will set goals based on a dialog with all important stakeholders.
• 2006: Everyone in CMGP will participate in our new knowledge culture.
• 2006: Several scientific discoveries per year will be made using the NKB, by American scientists inside and outside CMGP.