Public Briefing for Concerned Alaskans
Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research
Priorities for the Next Decade
Wednesday, 23 August 2006 at 9:30 a.m.
Anchorage, Alaska
RSVP Deadline: Friday, 18 August 2006
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Shelby E. Walker, JSOST Project Manager
US Global Change Research Program/Climate Change Science Program Office
E-mail: swalker [at] usgcrp.gov
You are invited to attend a public briefing on "Charting the Course for
Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next
Decade", which will outline the national ocean research priorities for
the United States for the next ten years.
This is your opportunity to provide input on the development of the
Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy, which were
called for in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan and are being developed by the
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST). These
documents will describe a vision for U.S. ocean science and technology,
highlight key areas of interaction of our society and the ocean, and
identify critical ocean research priorities for these areas.
Hosted by the Alaska Ocean Observing System, the North Pacific Research
Board, and the University of Alaska, the briefing will be held at 9:30
a.m. on Wednesday, 23 August 2006, following coffee at 9:00 a.m., at:
Hilton Anchorage
Alaska Room
500 West Third Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska
Members from the research community, ocean educators, government
representatives (federal, state, tribal, and local), industry groups,
international representatives, non-governmental organizations, and any
interested individuals are invited to attend. If you plan to attend,
please RSVP to swalker [at] usgcrp.gov by Friday, 18 August 2006.
Additional regional briefings and conference presentations on national
ocean research priorities will be held across the country during the
next few months. A developing list of the public briefings is located at:
http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_orpp_outreach.html
For more information, contact:
Shelby E. Walker, JSOST Project Manager
US Global Change Research Program/Climate Change Science Program Office
1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-419-3464
Fax: 202-223-3064
E-mail: swalker [at] usgcrp.gov
Locally, contact:
Molly McCammon, Alaska Ocean Observing System Director
Phone: 907-644-6703
E-mail: mccammon [at] aoos.org