Constituent Relations

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NOAA supports the nation's commerce and transportation activities by providing information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation. Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research brought together a diverse group of high-level constituents to provide input on NOAA’s research priorities to improve our ability to safely and efficiently move goods and people around the country and the world.

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The nation relies on NOAA’s data and information services to provide the right information, in the right format, at the right time so they can make the right decisions. Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and Dr. Jack Hayes, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services, brought together a diverse group of high-level constituents to provide input to ensure NOAA’s research priorities will enable us to ensure NOAA is able to provide the observations, sophisticated forecast models, and state-of-the-art technologies our partners and customers will require in the future.

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Given the potential of the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) to expand the exclusive sovereign rights of the United States over natural resources and marine scientific research on and below the continental shelf, NOAA and its interagency partners are working to identify the benefits of delineating the U.S. ECS, and the technological components required. The purpose of this Roundtable was to solicit input from key leaders to ensure NOAA and its interagency partners ECS mapping efforts reflect the needs of our partners and customers to provide maximum value to society. Five common themes emerged during the roundtable - data collection, governance of the interagency process, partnerships, outreach and education, and the benefits of U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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NOAA’s Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team, led by Dr. Stephen Brandt, Director, NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, sponsored a high-level stakeholder roundtable as part of a day-long NOAA 200th Anniverary celebration at the John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL. Tim Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere; Mary Glackin, Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and Integration; and Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; were joined by stakeholders representing states, cities, tribes, industry, recreation and academics from the region for an intellectual exchange centered around NOAA’s Environmental Services in the Great Lakes.

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The Earth's physical parts work together as one system, so it is important that research incorporates characteristics of the atmosphere and the oceans, as well as water in all its forms and features of ecosystems. To this end, Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and Dr. Alexander (Sandy) MacDonald, Deputy Director of Laboratories and Joint Institutes, led a roundtable on Earth system modeling at the University of Colorado in Boulder. A diverse group of constituents addressed the needs of Earth system models and modelers, as well as users of these valuable predictive tools.

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The nation relies on NOAA’s data and information services to provide the right information, in the right format, at the right time so they can make the right decisions. Dr. Richard Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, and Mary Kicza, Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services, brought together a diverse group of high-level constituents to provide input to ensure NOAA’s research priorities will enable us to provide the high quality data, sophisticated models, and scientific knowledge our partners and customers will require in the future.

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In the coming years, integrating NOAA’s understanding, monitoring, and predicting of environmental change will be necessary to address the increasing complexity of ocean and coastal conservation and management issues. The purpose of this Roundtable was to solicit input from key leaders in the field to ensure OAR's priorities reflect the ocean and coastal ecosystem management needs of our current and future partners and customers. Four themes emerged from the Roundtable discussion – connectivity, attention to transitioning, the value of models, and the value of monitoring and observing systems.

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More than 70 countries, the European Commission and more than 40 international organizations are supporting the development of a global Earth Observation System that, over the next decade, will revolutionize the understanding of Earth and how it works. Dr. Richard W. Spinrad, Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Timothy Keeney hosted a Constituent Roundtable in Spanish Fort, AL, to gain valuable insight as NOAA continues to develop GEOSS as an integrated system of systems.

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Undersea technologies allow researchers to examine, explore and study the oceans in new and inspiring ways. The purpose of this Roundtable was to solicit input from key leaders in the field to ensure OAR's priorities reflect the future undersea technology needs of our current and future partners and customers. This roundtable was held at OAR’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, WA. Dr. Eddie Bernard, PMEL Director, led participants on a tour of the laboratory following the roundtable discussions.

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Constituent involvement is essential for NOAA to develop a successful Weather and Water Social Science Program. This program will improve NOAA’s ability to analyze and effectively demonstrate the value of weather and water research, products and services. The purpose of this Roundtable was to solicit input from key leaders to ensure the Weather and Water Social Science Plan priorities reflect the needs of our current and future partners and customers and to ensure our efforts provide maximum value to society.

Participants will have the opportunity to review and comment on a draft of the Weather and Water Social Science Program Plan in the Fall of 2007. If you are interested in reviewing the draft plan, please contact OAR Communications.

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This roundtable was the first in the series and was held at the headquarters of the American Meteorological Society. A wide range of topics were addressed during the discussion, including mission growth, partnerships, transitioning research to operations, education, and infrastructure. Participants focused on topics of interest to the Boston area.