If you would like to provide verbal comments and receive more information regarding the Plan, the Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (SOST) will be hosting a number of public engagement opportunities.  All events will be updated and listed on this webpage as details are confirmed.

Webinars

Date: December 8, 2016
Time: 11a.m.-12p.m. EST
Webinar Slides (Adobe Acrobat)
Webinar Audio (MP3)
Webinar Transcript (MS-Word)
**This public webinar was open to all interested parties who would like to learn more and provide any questions or input on the content and structure of the Plan**

More webinars to come!

Public Meetings

**These meetings are free events, open to all interested parties who would like to learn more and provide any questions or input on the content, structure and development of the Plan.**

Date: January 17, 2017
Time: 5-6:30 p.m. EST
Location: National Aquarium
Baltimore, MD 21202

Date: February 8, 2017
Time: 5:45-7:15 p.m. EST
Location: Hyatt Regency Hotel
New Orleans, LA 70113

Date: February 19, 2017
Time: 1-2 p.m. EST
Location: New England Aquarium
Boston, MA 02110

Date: February 28, 2017
Time: 6:30-7:30 p.m. (UTC-10)
Location: Hawai'i Convention Center
Honolulu, HI 96815

Conference Panels and Town Halls

SOST representatives will be participating in a panels and town halls at the conferences listed below. Please visit the conference website for more information.

2016 AGU Fall Meeting December 12-16, 2016
Panel Session: December 15, 2016
6:15-7:15 p.m. PST

2017 NCSE Conference January 24-26, 2017
Panel Session: January 24, 2017
3:30-5:00 p.m. EST

2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference February 6-9, 2017
Panel Session: February 8, 2017
5:45-7:15 p.m. CST

2017 AAAS Annual Meeting February 16-20, 2017
Panel Session: February 19, 2017
8:00-9:30 a.m. EST

2017 ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting February 26-March 3, 2017
Panel Session: February 28, 2017
6:30-7:30 p.m. (UTC-10)

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