Outreach Working Group members, it has been a couple months since our last call and with spring upon us, it is time to regroup. We are about to finalize draft recommendations related to the WCODP supporting regional and sub-regional marine planning on the West Coast and will be implementing those recommendations over the next several months.…[Read more]

Hey all, a reminder the next outreach working group call will be on Thursday 11/19 at 10am. We will continue our discussion about the appropriate roles of the WCODP in supporting marine planning and discuss communication mechanisms with the larger RPB. I hope you can join.

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It looks like the best time for our next outreach working group call will be Thursday Oct. 29th at 10am. I am excited to share some updates related to our recent Moore grant and we will discuss outreach and messaging for upcoming Regional Planning Body meetings as well as the role of the WCODP in regional and sub-regional planning. I hope you can…[Read more]

Hey all, thanks to those who were able to join the outreach call today. We discussed and provided feedback on an outreach infographic we are developing (with help from BOEM graphic designers) to help convey the hierarchy of data systems on the west coast and highlight the unique role the WCODP plays in this “Ecosystem of data”. The graphic will be…[Read more]

Hey all, thanks for joining the call today. We had a lively discussion about the ocean summit, our funding strategy including a document that lays out the WCODP unique roles and funding options. We also took a look at an infographic that describes the roles between national, regional, and state data systems. You can read the full call notes here.…[Read more]

The Outreach Working Group met on Wednesday to identify workplan tasks that emerged at the Network meeting, finalize the Data Viewer launch announcement, discuss messaging for the Ocean Summit, and identify outreach opportunities within the marine debris community. You can read full call notes here.

For those off you who were unable to join,…[Read more]