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Facilitators Background Information: Background information on Brett Boston and Vern Herr of Group Solutions, who will be facilitating the Steering Committee Meeting.

WMI Travel Reimbursement Form: Form to use for Partner Travel for reimbursement.

WMI Partner Travel Instructions: Partner Travel policy of WMI, bulleted list explaining procedure for reimbursing travel.

Downtown Blacksburg Map & Attractions: Detailed downtown map of Blacksburg listing locations of restaurants and attractions.

Driving Directions to the Inn at VT: Directions from the north, south, and airport to the Inn at VT as well as directions from the Inn to the Palisades Restaurant.

Airport and Ground Transportation Information: For Roanoke Regional Airport and Shuttle Bus to Blacksburg, Va.

Pre-Meeting Meeting Sphere Test Link: To make sure everyone will be able to log onto the Meeting Sphere site.

Climate Change: Future Federal Adaptation Efforts Could Better Support Local Infrastructure Decision Makers: The federal government invests billions of dollars annually in infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, facing increasing risks from climate change. Adaptation—defined as adjustments to natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climate change— can help manage these risks by making infrastructure more resilient. GAO was asked to examine issues related to infrastructure decision making and climate change. This report examines (1) the impacts of climate change on roads and bridges, wastewater systems, and NASA centers; (2) the extent to which climate change is incorporated into infrastructure planning; (3) factors that enabled some decision makers to implement adaptive measures; and (4) federal efforts to address local adaptation needs, as well as potential opportunities for improvement. GAO reviewed climate change assessments; analyzed relevant reports; interviewed stakeholders from professional associations and federal agencies; and visited infrastructure projects and interviewed local decision makers at seven sites where adaptive measures have been implemented.

Major Decisions and Notes from SC Meeting & Workshop: Major decisions made by Steering Committee work groups (Surrogate and Indicators, Data, Programmatic Alignment, Communications) during the two day Meeting and Workshop held in Blacksburg, VA.

Resources: Additional resources that do not belong in any one folder, more general in nature.

SC Data Issues Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Data Issues.

SC Indicator and Surrogate Species Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Indicator and Surrogate Species.

SC Communications Work Group: Documents, discussions, and resources pertaining to the Steering Committee Work Group on Communications.