GCOOS Fall Members Meeting Recordings Now Available

We hope you were able to join us online for the GCOOS Fall Members Meeting on Nov. 16, 2022. We had a great lineup of speakers and more than 80 people attended the afternoon session!

However, if you weren’t able to join or able to stay for the entire meeting, we’ve got recordings of the day. Just pick your session below to watch now!

Agenda

1-1:10 p.m.: Welcome and Purpose of Meeting — Kirsten Larsen, GCOOS Board Chair and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information

1:10-1:30 p.m.: GCOOS Overview of New Five-Year Funding Cycle and Introduction to Panels —Dr. Jorge Brenner, GCOOS Executive Director

1:30-2:20 p.m.: Panel 1 — Marine Operations (four-minute presentations followed by Q&A, moderated by GCOOS Board Member David Driver)

• Shell — Dr. Ruth Perry, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Offshore Wind Americas
• Fugro — Ben Williams, Metocean Director, Americas
• NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations — Dexter Malley, Division Chief, UMS
• Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) — Tershara Matthews, Chief of the Office of Emerging Programs
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi — Felimon Gayanilo, GCOOS Co-Data Manager

2:20-2:30 p.m.: Break

2:30-3:20 p.m.: Panel 2 — Coastal Hazards (four-minute presentations followed by Q&A, moderated by GCOOS Board Member Dr. Pat Hogan)

• U.S. Underwater Glider User Group (UG2) — Bill Lingsch, Coordinator
• University of South Florida — Dr. Yonggang Liu, Director, Ocean Circulation Lab, College of Marine Science
• Louisiana State University — Dr. Nan Walker, Professor, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
• University of Southern Mississippi (USM) — Dr. Stephan Howden, Professor, School of Ocean Science and Engineering
• Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) — Debra Hernandez, Executive Director
• NOAA Office of Coast Survey –Tim Osborn, Manager, Central Gulf Coast

3:30-4:20 p.m.: Panel 3 — Healthy Ecosystems/Human Health & Safety (four-minute presentations followed by Q&A, moderated by GCOOS Board Member Dr. Antonietta Quigg)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gulf Program — Dr. Troy Pierce, Chief Scientist
• United States Geological Survey (USGS) — Dr. Kim Yates, Senior Research Oceanographer
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) — Dr. Kate Hubbard, Director of the Center for Red Tide Research
• LSU — Dr. Nancy Rabalais, Professor of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences

4:20-4:45 p.m.: Director’s Update — Dr. Jorge Brenner, GCOOS Executive Director

4:45-5 p.m.: Closing Remarks and Adjourn — Kirsten Larsen, GCOOS Board Chair and NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information