Program Management - Develop realistic Milestones and Applications - Prepare for synthesis - Encourage small-group meetings

to discuss synthesis / applications - CMarZ evening meeting at ASLO in New Mexico 2/2007(?) - CMarZ visit to agency (NSF) program managers(?) - Make better contact with CoML N/RICs - CMarZ – USA coordination meeting(?)

Cruises and sampling - Plans and proposals for biodiversity surveys in hotspots - Coordinating planning for cooperating project cruises

Sample analysis - Coordinate morphological taxonomic analysis - DNA barcode regional assemblages:

Sargasso Sea, Arctic, N. Atlantic, South Africa, Chile

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Outreach & Education - CMarZ Taxonomic Workshops encourage new workshop ideas

encourage SG members to serve as instructorscoordinate planning and allocate funding

- International exchangesChaolun Li (China) to UConn, USAAnnelies Pierrot-Bults (Neth.) to UConn, USA

Communications - Gather information for CoML - Meet CoML reporting requirements - Maintain and update website

Database - Increase data submission rates - Encourage preparation of Species Pages

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Due Date Responsible Task

1-Dec-06 All CoML Projects, NRICs Please provide Secretariat an updated schedule of cruises and meetings for 2007. Please provide specific dates and locations, if known.

1-Dec-06 All CoML Projects, NRICs Review and update project descriptions, and send them to the Framework Committee

15-Dec-06 All CoML Projects, NRICsLet Secretariat know if your group is interested in holding meeting in conjunction with Nov 2007 All Program (include size of group, number of days). Available dates include Nov 12th (limited space), 13th, 17-18th.

31-Dec-06 All CoML Projects Complete an internal review and update or your project website

31-Dec-06 All CoML Projects, NRICsEnter and correct publication and participant information in community databases (Due date dependent on launch of online database. More information to come)

1-Jan-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Rank potential CoML 2010 products (list to be provided by Framework Committee)

10-Jan-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Provide brief news items for the next "What's New with CoML?" newsletter

1-Mar-07 SCOR TP Provide review of individual project methodologies to CoML Realm Projects

10-Apr-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Provide brief news items for the next "What's New with CoML?" newsletter

10-Jul-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Provide brief news items for the next "What's New with CoML?" newsletter

15-Jul-07 Secretariat Distribute 2007 Annual Report Template (and supporting appendix templates)

15-Sep-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Submit completed 2007 Annual Reports, Milestones, and other requested Appendices

15-Sep-07 All CoML Realm Projects Submit updated project Methodologies

10-Oct-07 All CoML Projects, NRICs Provide brief news items for the next "What's New with CoML?" newsletter

CMarZ Tasks Dec/2006 – Oct/2007

Upcoming Meetings

ASLO Aquatic Sciences MeetingSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA; dates 4-9 Feb 2007

ASLO Summer MeetingSt. John's, Newfoundland; dates 8-13 June 2007

2nd International Conference for DNA BarcodingSingapore; dates 13-15 June 2007

2007 ICES Annual Science ConferenceHelsinki, Finland; dates 17-21 September 2007 -

CoML All-Program MeetingAuckland, New Zealand; dates 12-18 November 2007

AGU/ASLO/TOS Ocean Sciences Orlando, Florida, USA; dates 2-7 March 2008