DataStreme Water in the Earth System Schedule

Fall 2008

Weekly Schedule: The dates shown are the Monday of the given week.

*Week*	*Fall 2008*
Preview	August 25
1	September 1
2	September 8
3	September 15
4	September 22
5	September 29
6	October 6
Break	October 13
7	October 20
8	October 27
9	November 3
10	November 10
11	November 17
Break	November 24
12	December 1

Note: There are 2 break weeks this term.

DataStreme WES Course Meeting Dates:

The dates shown below are the suggested windows for course meetings. The dates coincide with course materials.

Fall 2008 Semester
Recommended Informal Orientation Meeting: August 4 - 18
First Formal Course Group Meeting (required): August 25 - September 6
Second Formal Course Group Meeting (required): September 29 - October 5
Final Formal Course Group Meeting (required): November 28 - December 5

DataStreme WES Materials:

Electronically-delivered learning materials will be transmitted beginning on Tuesday and Thursday of each week for downloading and printing by each participant. The DataStreme WES Weekly Water News and Supplemental Information files are also available by noon Eastern Time Mondays. The Weekly Water News file is also updated during the week as additional water news items occur. Additional environmental data relevant to water issues are linked from the homepage and always available.

Preview Week and Week 1:

A two-week start-up period is incorporated into the schedule to practice downloading and printing of electronically-delivered course materials. The same Investigations Manual activities will be delivered for both weeks, however only one week needs to be completed.