2020 Council Training

An annual training course for newly appointed council members.

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Training topics might include:

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Time	Subject	Presenter	MSA Requirement
1:00 - 1:10 pm	Kick-off and Orientation Please sign in	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:10 - 2:00 pm	Introductions and Ice Breaker	Ebony Contreras (NOAA Fisheries CLO)
2:00 - 3:00 pm	Council Process and Organization Intro to MSA Presentation Organizational diagrams (.zip file) Council Overview	Jessica Coakley (Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E) and (D)
3:00 - 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 - 4:00 pm	MSA National Standards and NS1 Guidelines Presentation Hand out	Deb Lambert (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
4:00 - 4:15 pm	Break
4:15 - 4:45 pm	Basics of Robert's Rules of Order Presentation Robert's Rules Primer	Jessica Coakley (Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(G)
4:45 - 5:00 pm	Wrap-up and Session Close	Regina Spallone

** 6:00 - 7:00 pm Happy Hour with informal meet-and-greet
- Show off your favorite local seafood dish or local drink
- Jeopardy

Time	Subject	Presenter	MSA Requirement
1:00 - 1:10 pm	Expectations for Session 2 and Refresh Please sign in	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:10 - 1:25 pm	Welcome	Kelly Denit (Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:25 - 1:40 pm	Lobbying Restrictions	Adam Issenberg (NOAA General Counsel)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
1:40 - 2:00 pm	Rules of Conduct and Other Legal Requirements of All Council Members Presentation Rules of Conduct for Members Handout Rules of Conduct for Employees Handout	David Maggi (DOC Ethics, Law and Programs)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
2:00 - 3:10 pm	Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure Provisions Presentation Character Handout Proposed Rule Final Rule	Lauren Smoker (NOAA General Counsel)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
3:10 - 3:40 pm	Break
3:40 - 4:25 pm	Building an Administrative Record: FOIA Presentation	Stacey Nathanson (NOAA General Counsel)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
4:25 - 4:45 pm	Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies	Sandra Soderstrom (DOC Office of General Counsel)	(n.b., this session will not be recorded)
4:45 - 5:00 pm	Break
5:00 - 5:15 pm	Wrap-up and Session Close	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)

** 6:00 - 7:00 pm Happy Hour
- Informal networking activities

Time	Subject	Presenter	MSA Requirement
1:00 - 1:10 pm	Expectations for Session 3 and Refresh Please sign in	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:10 - 1:55 pm	Environmental and Climate Information in Stock Assessments and Management Presentation	Jay Peterson (Office of Science & Technology) Wendy Morrison (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:55 - 2:15 pm	Break
2:15 - 3:15 pm	Stock Assessment and Support of U.S. Fisheries Presentation Exercise handout	Patrick Lynch Kristen Blackhart (Office of Science & Technology)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A)
3:15 - 3:35 pm	Break
3:35 - 4:35 pm	Annual Catch Limits (ACL) and Accountability ACLs Presentation Implementation Scenarios	Moira Kelly (Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(A) and (B)
4:35 - 5:00 pm	Wrap-up and Session Close	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)

Time	Subject	Presenter	MSA Requirement
1:00 - 1:10	Expectations for Session 4 and Refresh Please sign in	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:10 - 2:00	Economic and Social Science Analysis in Fisheries Management Presentation	Chad Demarest (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(C)
2:00 - 2:20	Break
2:20 - 3:20	Use of Fisheries Data in Management - Observer Data Observer Presentation Observer Fact Sheet Observer Map - Electronic Technology Data ET Presentation - MRIP MRIP Presentation	Liz Chilton (Office of Science and Technology) Laura Keeling (Office of Sustainable Fisheries) & Brett Alger (Office of Science and Technology) Richard Cody (Office of Science and Technology)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(l)(A)
3:20 - 3:40	Break
3:40 - 4:40	National Environmental Policy Act Operational Guidelines Magnuson Stevens Act (Blue Book) NEPA Case Studies	Marian Macpherson (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
4:40 - 5:10	Essential Fish Habitat Presentation	Ian Lundgren (Office of Habitat Conservation)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(E)
5:10 - 5:25	Wrap-up and Session Close	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)

6:00 - 7:00 pm - Session 4 Happy Hour with informal networking activities

Time	Subject	Presenter	MSA Requirement
1:00 - 1:05 pm	Expectations for Session 5 and Refresh Please sign in	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)
1:05 - 2:35 pm	Panel Discussion Tweit Presentation Hooker Presentation Simmons Presentation Blacklock Presentation Hare Presentation	Moderator: Chris Moore (Executive Director, MAFMC) Panelists: Bill Tweit, NPFMC (W-DFW) Brian Hooker, BOEM Dr. Carrie Simmons, GFMC Danielle Blacklock, (NOAA Fisheries, Office of Aquaculture) Jon Hare, Ph.D., (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)	New
2:35 - 2:50 pm	Break
2:50 - 3:30 pm	Fisheries Enforcement Enforcement Presentation	Jim Landon (Office of Law Enforcement)
3:30 - 4:25 pm	Protected Resouces: ESA & MMPA MMPA Background Presentation	Jacqueline Pearson-Meyer (ESA) Jaclyn Taylor (MMPA) (Office of Protected Resources)	MSA Sec. 302 (k)(1)(F)
4:25 - 4:40 pm	Break
4:40 - 5:35 pm	Putting it all Together Wrap-up Activity	Jessica Coakley (Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council)
5:35 - 5:40 pm	Training Close	Regina Spallone (Office of Sustainable Fisheries)