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TOS/AGU/ASLO 2012 Ocean Sciences Meeting EVM05: Communicating Your Science: Challenges and Opportunities with Ocean Acidification (Workshop) Monday, February 20, 18:00 – 19:30, Room 151 A, B, C, G Organizers: Kristan Uhlenbrock, AGU, kuhlenbrock@agu.org; Chad English, COMPASS, cenglish@COMPASSonline.org; Heather Galindo, COMPASS, hgalindo@COMPASSonline.org Dubbed the evil twin of climate change, ocean acidification is the focus of a rapidly growing community of researchers who seek to understand how the phenomenon will play out and the resulting implications for marine ecosystems. As the impacts of acidification begin to be understood and felt by ocean users, the demand for researchers to communicate the substance and meaning of the science will grow. However, as recent policy discussions related to climate change have shown, the challenge of communicating science is not always straightforward. Join us as we hear perspectives on three very different aspects of communicating the science of ocean acidification. Drawing on past experiences and presenting recent data on public perception of the issue, our panelists will lead us into a discussion of how and when scientists should consider sharing their science in this rapidly evolving field. Sarah Simpson (Contributing Editor, Scientific American) will discuss the past, present, and future of OA in the media; Scott Doney (Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) will share insights on communicating about research in a policy context; and Lisa Dropkin (Principal, Edge Research) will present results of a survey on public perceptions about ocean acidification. Together, these three perspectives will kick off a lively discussion with the audience about what works, what doesn’t, and what role scientists should play in connecting the science to policymakers, the media and the public. We encourage workshop participants to register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LJNMZC9. EVM06: The Future of Ocean Color Remote Sensing (Town Hall) Monday, February 20, 18:00 – 19:30, Room 250 A, B, D, E Organizers: Claudia Mengelt, National Academy of Sciences, cmengelt@ nas.edu; James A. Yoder, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, jyoder@ whoi.edu; Paul DiGiacomo, NOAA/NESDIS, paul.digiacomo@noaa.gov Ocean color remote sensing is an important tool for detecting regional to global trends and patterns in ocean biology and biogeochemistry. Scientists have made important discoveries during the SeaWiFS/MO- DIS era that have transformed the field. With the demise of SeaWiFS and the aging MODIS and MERIS sensors, the research community is preparing to transition to a new generation of satellites. Some of the new sensors, such as VIIRS, will potentially extend the SeaWiFS/ MODIS time series for global coverage. Others offer new measurement capabilities that will, for example, improve imaging of coastal waters. During this town hall, convened by the National Academy of Sciences, we will provide a brief summary of the NAS report entitled “Assessing the Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations” and discuss recent developments with VIIRS on NPP and future missions. We invite participants to share results, algorithms, and/or approaches to ocean color product development that will contribute to the successful transition to the next generation of sensors. For more information about the report or the town hall visit: http:// nas-sites.org/earthobservations 10 EVM07: The Role of Social Media in Ocean Science and Conservation (Workshop) Monday, February 20, 18:00 – 19:30, Room 251 A, B, D, E Organizers: Miriam Goldstein, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, mgoldstein@ucsd.edu; Andrew Thaler, Duke University, andrew.david.thaler@gmail.com; Rick MacPherson, Coral Reef Alliance, rmacpherson@coral.org, Holly Bik, University of California at Davis, hbik@ucdavis.edu Social media platforms have made it possible to access and disseminate information quickly, while bypassing gatekeepers common to traditional media. Ease of accessibility and the pervasiveness of social media provides a powerful tool for reaching many people directly. Experts can interact with the general public, leaving it to the audience to judge the value of their work. These tools for education, outreach, and activism have drawbacks. Without the quality control provided by editors and fact checkers, misinformation can be rampant and credibility compromised. Complicated messages can be difficult to deliver, target audiences can be challenging to segment, and there are few metrics for success. The objective of this session is for participants to share and discuss their experiences using social media for public outreach. We encourage participants to present specific examples, challenges, and lessons learned, and to discuss positive or negative interactions with online media. We also encourage broader, conceptual discussions of the role of social media in scientific and conservation discourse. This workshop will be a moderated but informal discussion, and we encourage participation from all attendees. For more information visit: http://science-social-media.wikispaces.com/ EVM09: Current Progress towards Development of a Global Ocean Biogeochemical Observing System (Town Hall) Monday, February 20, 18:00 – 21:00, Ballroom A Organizer: Kenneth Johnson, johnson@mbari.org A “town hall” meeting to inform interested community members about efforts to develop a global ocean biogeochemical observing system that is similar to Argo and to solicit community input regarding priorities and implementation strategies for such a global system. We would have a short description of prior planning, brief updates regarding funded and planned “regional scale” observing systems experiments, and updates on technical developments. This would be integrated with an effort to solicit community input on next steps, pieces that might be missing, etc. EVM10: Developing Strategies for Long-Term Research in the Gulf of Mexico (Town Hall) Monday, February 20, 18:00 – 21:00, Ballroom B Organizers: Monty Graham, monty.graham@usm.edu; Mike Roman, roman@umces.edu; Joe Montoya, joseph.montoya@biology.gatech.edu; Stephan Howden, stephan.howden@usm.edu On the heels of hurricanes, historic floods and oil spills, and facing a changing climate, relative sea level rise and increasing pressure on resources, the Gulf of Mexico is in critical need of coordinated, comprehensive long-term research planning. This Town Hall will initiate a broad-scale, grass roots effort to create a set of scientifically driven long-term research plans for the Gulf. Participants will engage in this initial discussion to establish a framework and process for long-term research planning.
Program Book EVT02: Ladder of Scientific Success-Understand (Workshop) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Room 251 A, B, D, E Organizers: Bob Chen, University of Massachusetts - Boston, bob.chen@umb.edu; Adrienne Sponberg, ASLO, sponberg@aslo.org Understand How People Learn. What does research about the mind, the brain, and the processes of learning say about how people learn? In this workshop, we will take a critical look at how people learn, perceive, and value science. Understand the differences between novice and experts. Explore what is and what is not an accurate view of science. If you are going to teach, it is critical to think about the nature of science, how it can be communicated, and how people learn science. This session will be presented by Catherine Halverson, COSEE California. Lunch will be provided to the first 115 participants. For more information visit: http://www.coseeocean.net EVT03: PO.DAAC - Fusion of NASA Ocean Data and Services (Workshop) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Ballroom G Organizers: Michelle Gierach, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of, Technology Michelle.Gierach@jpl.nasa.gov; Charles Thompson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, Charles.K.Thompson@jpl.nasa.gov The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO. DAAC) is the archive, distribution, and user/science services center for NASA’s satellite oceanographic data. PO.DAAC data holdings are focused on measurements related to ocean surface topography, ocean winds, ocean temperature, gravity, ocean currents and circulation, and salinity. During the past year, PO.DAAC has deployed a new web portal to facilitate data discovery and user interactions, as well as several new tools and services for data access and visualization. This workshop will showcase these new capabilities through an interactive demonstration, providing users with an outlet to learn how to successfully navigate and use these services for scientific applications. PO.DAAC scientists and developers will be on hand to also answer general questions related to PO.DAAC/NASA data and services. For more information visit: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ EVT05: Funding of applied environmental science at BOEM (Town Hall) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Ballroom E Organizers: Brad Blythe, BOEM, brad.blythe@boem.gov; Guillermo Auad, BOEM, guillermo.auad@boem.gov The presentation will address the recent reorganizational changes of the BOEM, funding avenues and opportunities, and highlights of recent and ongoing studies in social sciences, physical, chemical and biological oceanography, and marine ecology and archaeology. EVT06: Velocity Measurements from Gliders (Workshop) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Ballroom F Organizers: Judah Goldberg, NortekUSA, judah@nortekusa.com; Peter Rusello, NortekUSA, pj@nortekusa.com This workshop presents an overview of the measurement and analysis methods using broad band and pulse coherent acoustic Doppler current profilers to observe mean velocity, turbulence, and acoustic backscatter 11 TOS/AGU/ASLO from a variety of moving platforms, with a focus on glider applications. Invited speakers will give presentations on their work in this new field. Observations of mean current velocity and turbulence in coastal and open seas are inherently important for a wide range of scientific studies. Intrinsically difficult to measure, particularly over long temporal and spatial scales, velocity measurements have typically been constrained to data sets from individual moorings or expensive field programs. New equipment and advanced analysis methods have been developed to make observations of mean and turbulent velocity from moving platforms such as ocean gliders and vertical profilers. For more information visit: http://www.nortekusa.com/glider_workshop EVT07: Data Management for Scientists: Reduce your workload, reuse your ideas, recycle your data (Workshop) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Ballroom H Organizer: Carly Strasser, carly.strasser@ucop.edu Although graduate students learn about methods for collecting data, there is less emphasis on managing the resulting data effectively. This is an increasingly important skill set: funding agencies have begun to require data management plans, and journals are requiring that data pertaining to published articles be accessible. Scientists with good data management skills will be able to maximize the productivity of their own research program, effectively and efficiently share their data with the scientific community, and potentially benefit from the re-use of their data by others. The purpose of this workshop is to give attendees a set of practical tools for organizing and sharing their data through all parts of the research cycle. The target audience is early-career scientists (graduate students, post-docs) but is open to any researchers who would benefit from developing better data management skills. Topics will include data structure, quality control, data documentation, and the importance of good data management practices for data sharing, collaboration, and data re-use. For more information: http://dcxl.cdlib.org or http://www.carlystrasser.net EVT08: Ocean Observatories Initiative: Information and Community Opportunities (Informational Talk) Tuesday, February 21, 12:30 – 14:00, Ballroom D Organizer: Kerry Beck, kbeck@oceanleadership.org The National Science Foundation-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) will deliver high quality data and data products that will address critical science-driven questions and lead to a better understanding and management of our oceans for a 25-year-plus time period within an expandable architecture that can meet emerging technical advances in ocean science. This event will include discussion of progress on the OOI program to date and information on how to become involved. For more information visit: http://www.oceanobservatories.org EVT09: Overcoming the Cultural Gap Between Scientists and the Public (Panel Discussion) Tuesday, February 21, 18:00 – 21:00, Ballroom I Organizers: Jonathan Sharp, University of Delaware (jsharp@udel.edu) and Adrienne Sponberg, ASLO, (sponberg@aslo.org). There is growing awareness of the critical need for marine scientists to communicate results and implications of their research in a more successful fashion than is occurring today. This panel discussion will have a
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