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Dutch Consul Meets with USGS Scientists in Florida
Arend C. Gouw, Dutch Consul and Deputy Head of Mission for the Netherlands Consulate General in Miami, Florida, and his assistant Eva Roepers met with scientists Gordon Anderson and Karen Balentine from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on February 6, 2008. Mr. Pex Langenberg, a senior Dutch representative from the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management based at the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Washington, D.C., was interested in visiting the Everglades to view and discuss Everglades science before a March 4, 2008, technical session to which the USGS had been invited. At the February 6 meeting, it was arranged that Anderson, Balantine, and Dutch interns Bram Zonder and Rene de Groot would assist with a field tour in Everglades National Park on February 29.
The mission of the Dutch Consulate in Miami is to assist Dutch companies in working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District; however, the Dutch government is also interested in academic exchange with scientific programs both governmental and educational (for example, ongoing collaborations between Delft Hydraulics and Delft University of Technology personnel and USGS scientists). Mr. Gouw has requested further contact with the USGS, especially in Everglades National Park, where Gordon Anderson has been running a highly successful internship program for international studentsmany of them from the Netherlandsfor several years. (For example, see "Students from the Netherlands Assist USGS Staff in Florida," Sound Waves, November 2004.)
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in this issue:
Tar Balls Appear on California Beaches Dutch Consul Meets with USGS Scientists USGS Participates in Judging Science Fair Fadley Receives Superior Service Award
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