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DESCRIPTION:More information can be found at http://www.chesapeakemeetings.
 com/CheMS2012/index.php\n\nThe Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP
 ) seeks to improve modeling tools and related resources specific to the Ch
 esapeake Bay\, its watershed\, and connected environmental systems by fost
 ering collaborative open source research. Toward this end\, the CCMP is co
 nvening the third bi-annual Chesapeake Modeling Symposium as a venue to id
 entify and showcase existing modeling efforts as well as communicate how m
 odels are used as decision support tools by different developer and user g
 roups.\n\nEnvironmental models are increasingly taking on higher profile r
 oles in the management process. In Chesapeake Bay\, the Chesapeake Bay Pro
 gram Watershed and Water Quality models\, used in a decision support role\
 , are increasingly being used to support regulatory decisions such as TMDL
 s\, rather than voluntary decisions. One of the effects of this changing r
 ole is that it is bringing to light concerns and conflicting interests wit
 hin different stakeholder communities affected by the regulatory process. 
 Another effect is that the models are increasingly under scrutiny with res
 pect to their scientific validity and skill. It is anticipated that the th
 resholds set for TMDLs by these models will face numerous scientific and l
 egal challenges in the coming months and years.\n\nThe 2012 Chesapeake Mod
 eling Symposium will attempt to shed light on these emerging concerns and 
 conflicts as they relate to regulatory thresholds and the environmental mo
 dels that are used to set them\, focusing on topics such as understanding\
 , communication\, and credibility. By bringing together modelers\, manager
 s\, scientists\, and stakeholders for a series of plenary talks\, panel di
 scussions\, and special sessions\, we hope to highlight the unique issues 
 and concerns of each of these groups and provide a venue for open dialogue
  that will hopefully lead to greater understanding and adoption of these a
 nd other models.
DTSTART:20120521T081500
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SUMMARY:Chesapeake Modeling Symposium 2012
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UID:20130607T181736CEST-46479UpE7Ob@www.chesapeakebay.net
DTSTAMP:20130607T160636Z
DESCRIPTION:More information can be found at http://www.chesapeakemeetings.
 com/CheMS2012/index.php\n\nThe Chesapeake Community Modeling Program (CCMP
 ) seeks to improve modeling tools and related resources specific to the Ch
 esapeake Bay\, its watershed\, and connected environmental systems by fost
 ering collaborative open source research. Toward this end\, the CCMP is co
 nvening the third bi-annual Chesapeake Modeling Symposium as a venue to id
 entify and showcase existing modeling efforts as well as communicate how m
 odels are used as decision support tools by different developer and user g
 roups.\n\nEnvironmental models are increasingly taking on higher profile r
 oles in the management process. In Chesapeake Bay\, the Chesapeake Bay Pro
 gram Watershed and Water Quality models\, used in a decision support role\
 , are increasingly being used to support regulatory decisions such as TMDL
 s\, rather than voluntary decisions. One of the effects of this changing r
 ole is that it is bringing to light concerns and conflicting interests wit
 hin different stakeholder communities affected by the regulatory process. 
 Another effect is that the models are increasingly under scrutiny with res
 pect to their scientific validity and skill. It is anticipated that the th
 resholds set for TMDLs by these models will face numerous scientific and l
 egal challenges in the coming months and years.\n\nThe 2012 Chesapeake Mod
 eling Symposium will attempt to shed light on these emerging concerns and 
 conflicts as they relate to regulatory thresholds and the environmental mo
 dels that are used to set them\, focusing on topics such as understanding\
 , communication\, and credibility. By bringing together modelers\, manager
 s\, scientists\, and stakeholders for a series of plenary talks\, panel di
 scussions\, and special sessions\, we hope to highlight the unique issues 
 and concerns of each of these groups and provide a venue for open dialogue
  that will hopefully lead to greater understanding and adoption of these a
 nd other models.
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DTEND:20120522T173000
LOCATION:Other
SUMMARY:Chesapeake Modeling Symposium 2012
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