In this issue:  Successful SECOORA/SAA Meeting | TCS Call for Papers | NASA Award | Senate Oceans Caucus | Gulf of Mexico Funding Announcements | GA Wind Report | Coastal Jobs Reports| Nutrient DSS from USGS | Call for Papers | Job Announcements | Coming Events

Successful SECOORA/South Atlantic Alliance Meeting

The SECOORA/South Atlantic Alliance (SAA) September Joint Meeting was a success on all accounts. Wednesday afternoon began with a SECOORA meeting focused on  Board review and input on progress to date on SECOORA's 10 year build out plan.

Meeting Participants Network Over Oysters.

That evening, SECOORA and SAA attendees had a chance to network and socialize at a wonderful oyster roast and Lowcountry Boil held at Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. The weather could not have been more perfect, minus the bugs! We would like to send out sincere thanks to Jim Nelson and the rest of the folks at Skidaway for hosting the event.

The joint session SECOORA/SAA produced valuable information for both organization's planning processes, and highlighted for SECOORA members some of the areas where we can contribute to SAA priorities.

Finally, we made progress on coordinating our build out plan efforts for the west coast of Florida with the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS). SECOORA staff will continue to work with GCOOS to ensure that the plans sent to NOAA are in sync with each other for the overlapping areas.  

Materials from the meeting are available online.

Host the 2012 SECOORA Members Meeting 

We are looking for a host for the SECOORA Annual Meeting, normally held in early May.  Based on the feedback we have received from members, we are hoping to shift from a hotel setting for our Annual Meeting to a facility at one of our member institutions.  This will provide a great opportunity for the host to showcase projects and capabilities at their home institution.  Please contact Susannah Sheldon if you are interested in hosting the next SECOORA Annual meeting, and helping us make it the best meeting yet. 

The Coastal Society Call for Abstracts

The Coastal Society's 23rd International Conference will be held June 3-June 6, 2012 in Miami, Florida.  We would like to take this opportunity to highlight to this audience how coastal and Ocean observations fit well within the focus areas of the conference:

• Provide information, knowledge, actions and activities relevant to solving contemporary coastal problems;
• Integrate science, management, policy and decision-making; and
• Present questions, ideas or case studies that encourage dialogue and the sharing of solutions.

Please contact Debra Hernandez if you would like to be part of a session focused on observing in this conference.  Note that 250 word abstracts are due October 24, 2011.  For more information on the conference, please visit the Web site. 

Congrats! 

Congratulations to SECOORA Member Dr. Nick Shay who recieved a NASA Group Achievement Award as part of the Genesis & Rapid Intensification Processes (GRIP) Team for outstanding achievements during the GRIP airborne Earth Science Missions last year during hurricanes Earl and Karl.

The report, "Jobs & Dollars: Big Returns from Coastal Habitat Restoration," lays out a powerful case for government and private investment in the nation's coasts and estuaries, drawing on national and regional studies of coastal and estuarine restoration projects and setting out its findings in restoration case studies. 
 

Horizon Marine Seeks Oceanographers

Horizon Marine, Inc., a leader in commercial oceanography providing services of real-time ocean current monitoring and forecasting for the offshore industry, is hiring a Physical Oceanographer - Eddy Watch/Route Watch Analyst and Route Watch Operations Analyst. 

Florida Gulf Coast University Positions

Florida Gulf Coast University is seeking a Whitaker Eminent Scholar in Science, a STEM Center Director, Associate/Full Professor, and a faculty member in Sea Grass science. 

Coming Events