From west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu Oct 17 14:34:15 2013 From: west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:34:15 -0700 Subject: [West Coast Data Network] West Coast Ocean Data Network News and Surveys! Message-ID: Hello all, I hope everyone is having a great October and welcome back to our federal partners! We are about a month away from our upcoming West Coast Ocean Data Network meeting Nov. 19-20th in Costa Mesa, CA and are excited see friends old and new. You can view our agenda here. For those of you already registered, please make your travel arrangements. If you have not yet registered, please do so ASAP (for either in person or web-cast participation) at westcoastdata.eventbrite.com.**** **In other news, we are also happy to announce that we have chosen Point 97and the Coastal and Marine Research Centre as contractors to help us develop and implement a use case for data visualization and analysis regarding the issue of marine debris on the West Coast. You can read more here. ** **We are also looking forward to the ESRI Ocean GIS Forum Nov. 5-7 in Redlands . The West Coast Ocean Data Network will be presenting on the West Coast Ocean Data Portal. We are hoping to also present some information about the Network's use of ESRI products to help ESRI develop products that better suit our community needs. - *Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey by Nov 1st. Your input is much appreciated. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3MTYXW9* ** Finally, we recently got a request from the EBM Tools Network to survey our Network about the use of Tools and Resources to address Climate Change. Please take a moment to complete this survey by Oct. 31st. ** http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MarineClimateChangeTools * * *The WCGA West Coast Ocean Data Network is committed to increasing the discoverability and connectivity of West Coast ocean and coastal data and people to inform regional priorities like marine debris, adaptation to sea level rise, and ocean acidification. * * * *To learn more about the West Coast Ocean Data Portal project or sign up for updates, please visit www.westcoastoceans.org/WCODP. *** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu Oct 31 14:21:14 2013 From: west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (west_coast_data_network at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:21:14 -0700 Subject: [West Coast Data Network] Network Meeting Registration Deadline - Tomorrow! Message-ID: Hi all, just a reminder that the last day to register for the West Coast Ocean Data Network Meeting is tomorrow. We are expecting a great group of folks to join us in CA Nov. 19-20th, 2013. It will be a good opportunity to: - Reconnect and re-engage West Coast Data Network members to assess West Coast Ocean Data Network progress and chart a path forward. - Increase Network members? understanding of the West Coast Data Portal uses and functions. - Seek feedback on the types of ocean issues the West Coast Data Portal can help inform. - Identify Network partner projects that the WCGA can support for data development, metadata upgrades, and catalog creation. - Solicit Network members to add their contact information and data to the West Coast Data Diplomat Directory and Registry. - Listen to coastal stakeholders to understand how the Network and WCGA can help them do their jobs better. If you haven't already, please go to westcoastdata.eventbrite.com to register for in person or remote participation. Please see the attached agenda and contact me if you have any questions! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Todd R. Hallenbeck* | Program Coordinator West Coast Ocean Data Portal West Coast Governors Alliance Cell: (408) 482-6807 todd.r.hallenbeck at westcoastoceans. org | www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Agenda_West_Coast_Ocean_Data_Network.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 194179 bytes Desc: not available URL: