In this issue:  Board Officers Elected | IOOS at CZ | SC Renewable Energy | SECOORA/SAA Meeting | News from SECOORA PIs | EPA Receives Gulf Guardian Award | New NOAA Website| RFPs of Interest | Job Announcements | Coming Events

Board Officers Elected

SECOORA's Board elected officers at a July 14th teleconference.  Congratulations to both new and returning Executive Committee members!
Chair:  Dick Dodge, Nova Southeastern University 

Vice Chair: Mitch Roffer, ROFFS(TM)
Secretary: Lynn Leonard, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Treasurer: Conrad Lautenbacher, CSC

Visit IOOS at CZ THIS WEDNESDAY! 

Dave Easter (NOAA IOOS Program) and Susannah Sheldon (SECOORA) are co-moderating a session focusing on IOOS and Coastal Marine Spatial Planning at the Coastal Zone 2011 conference in Chicago, IL.  The Cafe, entitled "CMSP, IOOS, and Data: They Don't Have to be Four Letter Words", runs from 4:15 - 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20 in Regency C at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The session will highlight what IOOS can bring to CMSP, how the RAs are currently involved with CMSP efforts in their regions, and the most effective ways that the U.S. IOOS and RAs can partner with CMSP activities.

SECOORA Exhibitor at 2011 SC Renewable Energy Forum

SECOORA will be an exhibitor and staff will be present at the 2011 SC Renewable Energy Forum.  This event, held Wednesday, July 27, 2011 in Columbia, SC will be focused on renewable energy development in South Carolina and the potential economic impact from the growth of a strong green energy industry.
 

SECOORA/SAA Meeting 

Please join us for the joint SECOORA/Governor's South Atlantic Alliance (SAA) meeting September 7-9, 2011 in Savannah, GA.  The meeting is being held at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto.  Room registration for the meeting is now open!  The reservation group code is SCO and the cutoff date to make reservations under this group to receive the group rate is August 8, 2011. Attendees can make reservations by calling the hotel at 912-232-9000 or 1-877-280-0751, or by visiting www.desotohilton.com and entering the Group/Convention Code: SCO. 

Afternoon of Sept. 7 - Separate SECOORA Board and SAA meetings

Evening of Sept. 7 - Joint Oyster Roast and Lowcountry Boil at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography

Morning of Sept. 8 - Joint SECOORA and SAA meeting and Lunch

Afternoon of Sept. 8 - SECOORA/GCOOS Session: Coordinating Plans for the West Florida Shelf

Morning of Sept. 9 - Closed Session: Writing the SECOORA Buildout Plan

Please complete the registration form so we can manage attendance.  If you have any questions, please contact Susannah Sheldon at susannah@secoora.org or 843.696.6837.  A full agenda will be available shortly.

News from SECOORA Principal Investigators
Alex Soloviev from Nova Southeastern University recently presented at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics Conference held June 28 - July 7 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. The focus of the presentation was "Southward Flow Under the Florida Current and Coastal Countercurrent in the Straits of Florida ." This research helps to explain the seasonal pattern of the coastal circulation on the Southeast Florida shelf and can be used to support search and rescue operations and coastal management applications. Soloviev is also going to attend the 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium to be held in Vancouver July 24-29 and will again highlight work SECOORA is helping to support. Please contact Alex Soloviev (soloviev@nova.edu) with any questions you have related to his work.

Lisa Adams from Kennesaw State University was published in the Summer 2011 edition of Science Scope.  Read her article titled "Engaging Middle School Students With Technology: Using Real-Time Data to Test Predictions in Aquatic Ecosystems."

Other News of Interest

NOAA Climate Program Announces FY'12 Funding Opportunity
On July 6th, NOAA's Climate Program Office (CPO) published its FY'12 federal funding opportunity announcement. Individual programs within CPO are now accepting letters of intent. In FY'12, CPO will accept individual applications for 12 Competitions, organized around CPO's four major programs: Climate Observations and Monitoring; Earth System Science; Modeling Analysis, Predictions, and Projections; and Climate and Societal Interactions.

Letters of intent are due on July 26, 2011. Full applications for all Competitions (except for the International Research and Applications Project) must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on October 3rd. Full applications for the International Research and Applications Project must be received by 5:00 p.m. EST on November 2nd. The full announcement is available on the CPO Funding Opportunities page and on the Grants.Gov website.

Climate Outreach and Communications Specialist 

The Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments (CISA) is seeking an outreach and communications specialist to assist in efforts to improve regional capacity to cope with climate variability and change.  For further information on position and the application process go to http://hr.sc.edu/employ.html and search for Research Associate. 

Gulf Research Initiative Grants Administrator

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership announced the search for a Project Administration Manager, Gulf Research Initiative (GRI). This is a regular, full-time, exempt position. The position will report to the Vice President and Director, Research and Education Programs. Visit the Web site for more information.

Coming Events