Program Update: Ocean Observatories Initiative – January 2010
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The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is currently preparing for two informational meetings. OOI will hold a Town Hall event at the Ocean Sciences meeting in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 11:45 a.m. in Room E145. The meeting will update the progress, current status and upcoming activities of the construction phase of the project. Information and discussion will include avenues for community engagement and participation, descriptions of the OOI design, the multi-disciplinary sensors to be deployed and the timeline for construction, data availability and data access.
Registration for the second OOI Science Community Workshop is now open. The workshop will be held on April 29-30, 2010 in Tempe, Arizona on the Arizona State University campus. The workshop will introduce ocean scientists, educators and the broader science community to the full scope of the OOI network design and capabilities. Presentations and discussion panels will focus on descriptions of the OOI construction design, the multi-disciplinary sensors to be deployed and the timeline for construction, data availability and data access. There will also be information on and discussions of science scenarios as examples of how the OOI network can be used by researchers and educators to advance a broad range of ocean science and education. The deadline for registration and hotel reservations is Thursday, March 25, 2010. To register, visit http://www.certain.com/system/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x8700302f25.
