Public Policy Forum

Each year, the Consortium for Ocean Leadership hosts a day-long public meeting that facilitates ocean policy discussions with representatives from Congress, the federal agencies, industry and the academic research community.

Also, this day-long meeting is attended by the Presidents, Deans and Directors from ocean research and education institutions from around the country. This forum offers an opportunity to discuss national issues of importance to the ocean community.

2011 Public Policy Forum
U.S. Capitol Visitors Center
Wednesday, March 9, 2011

This year's forum focused on the lessons learned and opportunities from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Click here for more information.

We were pleased to have the following speakers participate in the 2011 Public Policy Forum:

• Senator Whitehouse (D-RI)
• Nancy Sutley, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality
• Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
• Marcia McNutt, Director of the USGS
  

Past Public Policy Forums:

• 2011:  View the 2011 Public Policy Forum Summary Report.  Click here for photos from the event.

• 2010: This forum was focused around the President’s impending National Ocean Policy and offered a valuable opportunity to engage in dialogue with speakers on the three panels: Sea-Level Rise, the Arctic, and Marine Spatial Planning. View the 2010 Public Policy Forum Summary Report (in Adobe PDF format). Click here for photos from the event.