The West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean Health cordially invite you to attend the 3^rd West Coast Ocean Data Network Meeting Nov. 3–4th, 2014 at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project building in Costa Mesa, CA.

We are committed to increasing the ability of coastal managers, researchers, and the ocean stakeholders to discover and connect with coastal and ocean data and people to better inform West Coast resource management, policy development, and planning. You can read more about what we do at http://portal.westcoastoceans.org.

The goals of the meeting are to highlight accomplishments of the Network over the last three years, receive technical training and feedback on the Portal, and chart the long term strategy for the Network.

We hope your agency, organization, or tribe can join us in Costa Mesa! We have limited invitational travel funds to support your attendance at this meeting. To apply for these funds and RSVP for the meeting please visit http://westcoastoceandatanetwork.eventbrite.com. The deadline to register is October 1st.

For those of you who are unable to travel to Costa Mesa, portions of the meeting will be streamed online. Please RSVP for remote access to the meeting at http://westcoastoceandatanetwork.eventbrite.com and indicate that you would like to participate remotely. If you have any questions, please contact the WCODP Project Coordinator atTodd.r.hallenbeck@westcoastoceans.org.

We hope to see you there!