Announcements 08/16/08

 
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August Director's Meeting at the
Freudenthal's in Massapequa.
 
Noon on the 24th.
 
This time we are going to try a potluck, you bring something for lunch.  
We will have assorted drinks, etc.
 
The actual meeting will begin at 2:00 PM.
 
This is a good time for new members willing to work with the board to join us.
 
Bring along any suggestions for activities with as firm details as is possible.
 
We will also be discussing next years' conference.
 
If the weather is supposed to be really terrible on Sunday the meeting will be held
on Saturday ( It works for Anita!)
 
Please confirm your planned attendance by emailing lousea@aol.com 
 back so that we can plan appropriately.
 
Call Anita for Details   516 798 2545 
 

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There are still a few openings!

Join NYSMEA and the Marine Association's  Annual Trip
to Exotic Places in November
Nov 2 to Nov 9, 2008
to
Akumal Beach Resort just south of Cancun, Mexico
Details

 

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Call for Preliminary Proposals for 2009-2010 Long Island Sound Research.  The New York and Connecticut Sea Grant programs will be administering and managing these funds which originated from the EPA's Long Island Sound Office.  The deadline for pre-proposals is 4:30 pm Monday September 15, 2008.  The funding period begins March 1, 2009, and runs for up to two years. 

http://www.seagrant.sunysb.edu/article.asp?ArticleID=74

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http://theoceanproject.org/

Great Newsletter. Lots of interesting stuff.

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  For those of you looking for credits this Fall, registration is open for two sessions of Seminars on Science from the American Museum of Natural History.  The courses are ONLINE and can be taken for up to 4 graduate credits each.  Courses run Sept - Oct OR Oct - Nov (whichever works best for you), and you can sign up now at learn.amnh.org . 

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  SUBMIT A VIDEO TO THE SMITHSONIAN OCEAN HALL
This September the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will inaugurate the Ocean Hall,the largest permanent exhibit in the museum. As part of the floor exhibit, there will be two kiosks with interactive screens that display video and graphic content relating to ocean literacy. The kiosks are informal-learning, touch-screen media centers. Visitors will be able to choose videos from four categories: Ocean News, Ocean Life, Ocean Science and Technology and Recent Discoveries.

In addition, there will be satellite kiosks around the country. For the grand opening in September, there will be five kiosks hosted by the Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers. Ultimately, Smithsonian hopes to
have a satellite kiosk in each state. Smithsonian estimates 7 million visitors annually to the Ocean Hall. With a satellite kiosk in every State, they estimate a potential viewing audience of 30 million. The content for the Ocean Today Kiosk will be 1-3 minute videos or image files. It is a four part process:
1. Submit story proposal
2. Submit draft treatment description
3. Submit final treatment with rough-cut video or imagery
4. Submit final product
To ensure contributors do not waste time or money, each of these steps will be evaluated by the editorial review board for approval or recommendations to bring it into the content guidelines. All
submissions should comply with the procedures and requirements outlined in the Contributor Kits found at http://www2.nos.noaa.gov/oceannewskiosk/background_docs.html
If you have specific questions, contact Bob Freeman at robert.freeman@navy.mil, or 202-762-0619.

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  Hi SWMEA and NMEA,

Section F of the Strategic Plan is regarding Education and Outreach. I encourage each of you to look it over and make suggestions as multiple agencies are involved and mentioned as integrated partners.   Section 1a was the creation of a comprehensive ocean and coastal information web portal for the state of California. This led to the creation of the Thank You Ocean website and the large multimedia campaign that launched in Fall 2006!!! www.thankyouocean.org

To see the ads, bookmarks, posters, web banners and workshop notes we created in a large collaboration and that are now all around the state of California go to:

 http://www.thankyouocean.org/oca_toolkit

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  If you are interested in supplementing your curriculum, we have a GIS lesson dealing with zebra mussel distribution at our Web site: www.science-approach.com. You'll need to register (free) then login. Click the "Free Instructional Materials" link under the "User Menu," then click the "Free GIS Materials" link, then the "Moving Mussels" item. 
 
You can download detailed lesson instructions and the data required for the lesson. You'll need to download ESRI's ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education (free and easy to use. Link for the software on our Web page). 
 
-- Sam Jenkins 
PO Box 13750 
Tucson, Az, 85732-3750 
Phone: (520) 322-0118 ext 203 
Fax: (520) 327-0175 
Email: sam@science-approach.com 
Internet: www.science-approach.com 

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