NOAA WORLD - Around NOAA - Gulf of Mexico Region

	*Alabama* NOAA Celebrates New Gulf of Mexico Museum Jack Dunnigan, assistant administrator for NOAA’s Ocean Service, joined Alabama Governor Bob Riley, Senator Richard Shelby, Congressman Jo Bonner and other state and local officials at an April 13 keel-laying ceremony for the new National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile, Ala. [more]
	*Florida* Key West Weather Forecast Office Recognized as LEED Certified “Green” Building The National Weather Service forecast office in Key West, Fla., has been recognized as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified green building by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of only three LEED-certified facilities in the National Weather Service and one of only five in NOAA. [more]
	*Florida* NOAA Reaches Out to Municipal Decision Makers at League of Cities Event NOAA was an exhibitor at the National League of Cities Congress of Cities and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., in mid-November. The event attracted more than 5,000 participants from around the country. [more]
	*Florida* Dunnigan emphasizes need to stay ahead of the curve on coastal issues NOAA National Ocean Service Assistant Administrator John H. Dunnigan addressed city leaders, scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs at the first-ever Coastal Cities Summit, in St. Pete Beach, Fla. At the three-day summit, Dunnigan discussed NOAA coastal management initiatives in the context of sobering challenges. [more]

States of the Gulf of Mexico Region - Offices and Work Conducted

* Also member of the North Atlantic Region