NEWSROOM
Charting
the Course for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities
for the Next Decade
August
3, 2006
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 outlines the national ocean research priorities for the
United States for the next ten years. The briefing will be held
at 2:00 PM on September 6, 2006 at:
Louisiana
State University
School of the Coast and Environment
Dalton J. Woods Audtorium – Energy, Coast, and Environment
Building
Nicholson Drive Extension, Baton Rouge, LA
http://www.ence.lsu.edu
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@usgcrp.gov
by September 1, 2006.
Called for
in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan and developed by the Joint Subcommittee
on Ocean Science and Technology, this draft document, along with
a follow-on Implementation Strategy, 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. This draft document will be available
for public comment late summer 2006. Additional regional briefings
and conference presentations on the 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
USGCRP/CCSP Office
1717 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 250
Washington, DC 20006
(ph) 202-419-3464
(fax) 202-223-3064
e-mail: swalker@usgcrp.gov
