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