Registration for the block room rate at the GCOOS Spring Members Meeting has now closed, but it’s not too late to register to attend the meeting itself or make your own hotel reservations.

The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 and 8:30 a.m. to noon May 10 at Texas A&M University Galveston’s Waterfront Pavilion, Galveston, Texas.

We’ll be staying at The Tremont House, 2300 Ship Mechanic Row St., Galveston, Texas, 77550.  409.763.0300.

• What: GCOOS Spring Meeting
• When: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 and 8:30 a.m. to noon May 10
• Where: Texas A&M University Galveston’s Waterfront Pavilion, Galveston
• Click here to register to attend the meeting. PLEASE NOTE: You will have to make your own hotel reservation.

Meeting Lineup

We’re planning a great lineup for the GCOOS Spring Members Meeting:

GCOOS Board Chair Kirsten Larsen will lead the meeting, then attendees will Learn about TAMU Galveston from GCOOS Board Member Dr. Antonietta Quigg, Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, and hear the latest updates from IOOS Director Carl Gouldman and GCOOS Executive Director Dr. Jorge Brenner, who will also provide a session on projects funded through the Inflation Reduction Act.

Dr. Brian Dzwonkowski, Associate Professor, University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, will moderate a session on marine heatwaves and long-term climate change thresholds.

GCOOS Program Coordinator Grant Craig will moderate a session on biodiversity data opportunities with speakers Dr. Enrique Montes, University of Miami and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory; Marissa Nutall, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; Kelly Martin, NOAA and Drs. Jay Rooker & David Wells, TAMU Galveston.

Dr. Xavier Flores, Observatorio Oceanográfico Regional Costero and Universidad Autónoma de Baja California will discuss the high-frequency radar network in Mexico and U.S. collaborations and Dr. Kim Yates will moderate a session for GCOOS Members to provide project updates.

Other updates will include the Gulf Research Program’s UGOS 3 project and results of the 2024 GCOOS Board elections.

Meeting attendees will also have the opportunity to tour the Navigation Simulation Center and Sea Laboratory at TAMU’s Galveston campus and network during a combination cocktail hour-and poster session with TAMU oceanography students.