Subject: FW: Question from Heather Boushey's office
From: "Daetz, Steve" <[email-masked]>
To: "Heather Boushey ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Sandler, Herbert" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>, "Daetz, Steve" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 23:24:56 +0000

Hi Heather:  Per the call below that we received today from Enjoli, I think it makes sense for you (with John's input) to begin to put together a draft of an agenda for our meeting.  In the meantime, Herb and I will put our thoughts together and we'd be happy to provide feedback on the draft.

Here are a few items that come immediately to mind that we probably would want to include:

*         funding prospects and discussion

*         the Blueprint 2016 concept and any other strategic thinking (particularly in the areas of communications and outreach)

*         the academic program (including RFPs, commissioned work, and the appropriate level of academic expenditures)

*         any staffing and budget issues

*         challenges that may exist, or be emerging, relating to the "whether and how" question of blending academic work in search of answers with outreach that advances a point of view,

*         whether we have the right steering committee members and our engagement with them

*         the question of co-locating at CAP and the dynamics and timing with a potential separation

You probably have additional issues you'd want to discuss.

Steve

From: Demesmin-Rodrigues, Jeannette
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 9:49 AM
To: Sandler, Herbert; Daetz, Steve
Cc: Hyde, Susan
Subject: Question from Heather Boushey's office

Heather Boushey's assistant Enjoli Timmons (202) 286-7731 called and asked if there is an agenda for the March 9, 2015 meeting with you and John Podesta.

Thanks,

Jeannette