Program Update: Deep Earth Academy – September 2010
Deep Earth Academy has just completed the 2010 School of Rock, which took place onboard the JOIDES Resolution during the IODP Cascadia ACORK expedition, 50 miles off the coast of Vancouver Island, Canada.
Program Update: National Ocean Sciences Bowl – September 2010
The annual Regional Coordinators meeting was held in Galveston, TX September 12-13, 2010. Representatives from all 25 sites came together to discuss the successes and challenges of the 2010 competition cycle and to prepare for the 2011 competition year.
Program Update: Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel – September 2010
On July 19, President Obama issued an Executive Order adopting the recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force, including special elevation of the ORRAP to independent advisor to the Secretary-level National Ocean Council (NOC).
Program Update: National Oceanographic Partnership Program – September 2010
The National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) announces $3M in funding to CSA International for Exploration and Research of Mid-Atlantic Deepwater Hard Bottom Habitats and Shipwrecks with Emphasis on Canyons and Coral Communities.
Program Update: Interagency Ocean Observation Committee – September 2010
The Interagency Ocean Observing Committee (IOOC) held a town hall meeting at the MTS/IEEE Oceans ’10 conference in Seattle, WA on September 22, to receive information from the ocean community on the process to develop contract certification standards for IOOS.
Program Update: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program – September 2010
For nearly two weeks in September, the JOIDES Resolution was working 75 kilometers west of Vancouver Island, Canada as part of IODP Expedition 328 Cascadia ACORK.
Program Update: Census of Marine Life – September 2010
The Census of Marine Life will unveil the findings of the previous 10 years of research at the Decade of Discovery events in London, UK on October 4, 2010 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
Program Update: Advocacy – August 2010
Congress has been in summer recess over the past few weeks and will reconvene on September 13, 2010. Upon their return, the Senate is expected to consider an Oil Spill and Energy Legislation Package and both chambers will deal with FY11 appropriations.
Program Update: Deep Earth Academy – August 2010
During the last month of operations onboard the JOIDES Resolution, the six person Outreach team sailing on Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 327 Juan de Fuca Hydrogeology has been busy working on both group and individual projects.
Program Update: National Ocean Sciences Bowl – August 2010
The first and second place winners of the Finals competition recently returned from the trips they were awarded for placing at the competition.
Program Update: Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel – August 2010
The Ocean Research and Resources Advisory Panel (ORRAP) met on July 27-28 at the Alaska SeaLife Center, in Seward, Alaska. Mayor Willard Dunham greeted the group with a formal proclamation welcoming them to Seward.
Program Update: National Oceanographic Partnership Program – August 2010
For funding beginning in FY 2011, the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), the Office of Naval Research (ONR), and the National Science Foundation (NSF) welcome research proposals on Marine Mammal Detection and Monitoring.
