[West Coast Data Network] News, Events, and Funding Opportunities

Wed Sep 18 14:37:29 PDT 2013

Hey all, hope everyone is doing well. Here are a couple announcements from
our Network partners regarding upcoming events and funding opportunities
that might be of interest to you. Please feel free to distribute.

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*NEWS*

*Congrats to California for the launch of the California Coastal Geoportal!*

   - The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to announce
   the launch of the California Coastal
Geoportal<http://portal.gis.ca.gov/geoportal/catalog/OPC/OPC.page>.
   The new Coastal Geoportal provides state agency staff and the public with a
   user-friendly website for finding high priority coastal and marine
   datasets, such as aerial photos, marine protected areas, and coastal
   habitats, with links to the data sources.  Users can view the data on a map
   using the Coastal Viewer, share maps, and overlay multiple data layers to
   see what is happening on our shoreline and out in our ocean.  The Coastal
   Geoportal also includes a list of tools and resources where one can
   discover other related data holdings and tools, including the NOAA Sea
   Level Rise Viewer and California’s ocean observing data. This increased
   access to datasets will improve the use of scientific information in
   coastal and ocean resource management decision making.

*EVENTS*

*West Coast Ocean Data Portal Meeting travel stipend application period
still open!*

   - The goal of this meeting is for Network members to *Connect* with
   other Network members, *Discover *the West Coast Ocean Data Portal, and *
   Inform* the WCGA about how the Network and Portal can support your work.
   West Coast ocean and coastal data managers and users from state and
   federal agencies, tribes, local governments, universities, and NGOs are
   invited to attend. Ocean and coastal policy makers and resource managers
   are also encouraged to attend. We hope you can join us in Costa Mesa! We
   have limited invitational travel funds to support your attendance at this
   meeting. To apply for these funds and RSVP for the meeting please visit
   westcoastdata.eventbrite.com. *The deadline to apply for travel funds
   is September 30th, 2013 and the deadline to register is November 1st.*

*Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network Meeting Oct. 31st, 2013 - SAVE THE
DATE!*

   - The OCMDN will be meeting in Corvallis, OR to discuss data collection
   activities, recent catalog trainings, and interaction with regional and
   national data networks. Remote participation will also be offered. *Please
   contact Tanya.haddad at state.or.us for more information. *

*ESRI Ocean GIS Forum Registration still open!*

   - Esri Ocean GIS Forum<http://www.esri.com/events/oceans/> continues to
   take early registrations, and has extended the deadline for submissions of
   abstracts for full-length talks. You can also still submit abstracts for
   lightening talks, or contributions to the map gallery. *Deadlines for
   abstract submission has been extended until Sept. 23, 2013. *

*FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*
*WCGA/OOS Oceanographic Fellowship applications due by Sept. 26!*

   - There still time to apply for the joint one-year CA Sea
   Grant fellowship hosted by the West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean
   Health (WCGA) and the West Coast Ocean Observing Systems: NANOOS,
   CeNCOOS, and SCCOOS (OOS). You can read the full announcement here and
   apply here<http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/STATEFELLOW/StateFellowRFA2013-14.html.>
   . *Applications are due by Sept. 26th. *

*The Nature Conservancy Seeks Contractor for OR-WA Estuaries Inventor*

   - To gain a better understanding of the role of West Coast estuaries as
   production zones for fisheries, the Nature Conservancy is working
with the Pacific
   Marine and Estuarine Fish Habitat
Partnership<http://www.pacificfishhabitat.org/> (PMEP)
   and other partners to conduct a coast-wide assessment of the nursery
   function of West Coast estuaries. As a first step in the process, the
   Conservancy is seeking a contractor to identify existing estuary
   classification efforts in Oregon and Washington and design an authoritative
   geo-database that can be used for the nursery assessment as well as other
   purposes. Requests for Proposals are due by *12noon PST on September 30,
   2013*. Additional details about the project and deliverables can be
   found in the attached RFP. Please feel free to contact Jena Carter with any
   questions at jcarter at tnc.org.

*The WCGA West Coast Ocean Data Portal 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. *
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*To learn more about the West Coast Ocean Data Portal project or sign up
for updates, please visit www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF.
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*Todd R. Hallenbeck* | Program Coordinator

West Coast Ocean Data Portal

West Coast Governors Alliance

Cell: (408) 482-6807

todd.r.hallenbeck at gmail.com <todd.r.hallenbeck at state.or.us> |
www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF<https://webmail.lcd.state.or.us/ecp/Customize/www.westcoastoceans.org/RDF>
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