Observing Systems in the Great Lakes
Best Education/Outreach Practices 2007

I'm pleased to be able to convene many of the top educators from across the nation of Ocean and Great Lakes Observing Systems in Traverse City on April 10-11, 2007 for a sharing of best practices and to hear important user feedback. Attached is a general flyer about this event and here are some of our confirmed speakers:

• Captain Zdenka Willis, Director NOAA Integrated Ocean Observation Systems Program, NESDIS (former deputy navigator of the US Navy)
• Dr. Lundie Spence - Chair of the SEACOOS Extension & Education work group, Director of COSEE SE.
• Dr. Harvey Shear - Environment Canada (retired), Canadian GLOS Board Representative
• Dr. Phil Bogden - CEO, GoMOOS
• Dr. Blanche Meeson - Ocean. US / NASA
• Dr. Jeff Boehm, VP Shedd Aquarium, GLOS Board member
• Dr. Jeff Reutter, OSU Sea Grant
• Representative of NOAA Coastal Services Center
• Representative of Waterontheweb (George Host? Jesse Schomberg?)

Your participation in this event as a "user" of Great Lakes Observing System data is highly valued.

Please register for this event, (no cost - includes dinner, lunch) using the attached form.

• Overview
• Registration Form

Thanks much and contact me if you have any questions.

Best,

Mark.

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Mark Breederland
MI Sea Grant Extension Educator, Northwest Michigan
520 W Front St., Ste A
Traverse City MI 49684
ph. 231.922.4628 / fax 231.922.4633
cell 231.590.0413
breederl@msu.edubreederl@msu.edu

Serving Emmet, Charlevoix, Antrim, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie
and Manistee Counties
http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu
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