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Tristate May 2025 Meeting

Sep 2024 meeting, Valentine Camp

Attendees

CRREL (2), virtualLeidos (4)UCSB (1)
Bert Davis
Eli Deeb
Ned Bair
Niklas Griessbaum
Brendan Wallace
Manda Chasteen
Carol Blanchette
DRI (4)BSU (3) LBNL(1), virtual
Mark Hausner
Kabir Rasouli
Joe Ammatelli
Incheol Kim
HP Marshall
Ibrahim Alabi
Lee Liberty
 Erica Siirila-Woodburn

Restrictions: SNARL does not have cell service, but has WIFI throughout. This meeting will be virtual friendly, with an Emeet speakerphone, to accommodate attendees who cannot travel.

Thu May 15 – Day 1

Location 1: Convict Lake trailhead parking

TimeActivityNotes
730AM – 930AMMeet at Convict Lake for hike around LakeHike will be snow-free, no rocks, can be done in sneakers

Location 2: Page Center, SNARL

TimeActivityNotes
930AM – 1000AMCRREL + other relevant federal updates (30min)
10AM – 1015AMBreak 
1015AM -1115AMUCSB/Leidos updates (1 hr)
1115AM – 1215PMBSU updates (1 hr)
1215PM – 115PMLunch (1 hr)You are on your own. Options are to: 1) bring your own lunch, SNARL has 2 kitchens; or 2) drive into Mammoth – 10 min each way
115PM-215PMDRI updates (1 hr)
215-245PMLBNL updates (30 min) 
245-3PMBreak
3-430PMDeliverable plan by Jan and Sep 2026 round 1Go over deliverable plan
430PM-6PMFree

Location 3: Dinner at Eatery @ Mammoth Brewing

6-8PM, Dinner. No reservations. Backup location Good Life Café. Also no reservations. Worldcafe format; rotate tables w/ your food. Move at least 1x to sit next to 2 different people.

Fri May 16 – Day 2

Location 4: CUES, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

TimeActivityNotes
800AM-1130AMCUES tour Snow will hopefully be frozen and easy to walk on. Wear sunscreen.

Location 5: 1130-1PM, Lunch at Stellar Brew, drive back to SNARL

Time ActiviityNotes
115PM-245PMDeliverable plan by Jan and Sep 2026 round 2 
245-3PMbreak
3-330PMDiscuss future opportunities
330-4PMMeeting wrap up, revisit objectives
4-6PMFree

Location 6: 6-8PM, Optional dinner at Distant