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DMAC RFQ Solicitation
SECOORA is soliciting contractors with Data Management and Communication Service (DMAC) qualifications who will present a plan and demonstrate the capability to operate a region-wide integrated DMAC infrastructure as a core component of SECOORA operations. Respondents should demonstrate their DMAC expertise and capabilities, user product development services and data provider support services. They should also demonstrate how they will build upon or...
Buoy for a Cause
Thank you for your help! We have raised the funds needed to keep Buoy 41036 on the water. Below is the original call for action. -- The Onslow Bay, North Carolina marine community needs your help! January 2015, off the coast of North Carolina, buoy 41036 was decommissioned. UNCW’s Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP) is partnering with SECOORA and the area boating...
FY 2016 U.S. IOOS FFO Published
The FY 2016 U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Implementation Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) was published on February 11, 2015. The FFO specifically requests proposals addressing 1) sustaining and enhancing comprehensive regional observing systems and 2) verification and validation of observing technologies for studying and monitoring coastal and ocean environments. The FFO can be found in Grants.gov by searching for the opportunity identifier, NOAA-NOS-IOOS-2016-2004378, or by searching the...
SECOORA at 2015 Charleston STEM Festival
Saturday February 7, 2015, SECOORA was an exhibitor at the 2nd annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Festival at Brittlebank Park, in Charleston, SC. It is estimated the festival attracted over 7,500 attendees. SECOORA teamed with our member organization, South Carolina Sea Grant Extension Program, to demonstrate the importance of coastal ocean observing in the Southeast to a wide range of users....
Stakeholder Beach Water Quality Meeting Hosted in Sarasota FL
State public health agencies, in conjunction with local governments, routinely monitor the bacterial water quality of the Southeast’s ocean swimming beaches. These monitoring data are used in support of issuing swimming advisories, with the goal of assisting the public in making informed decisions concerning recreating in waters that could potentially cause adverse health effects. Per current EPA guidelines, agencies test...
Charleston 2015 STEM Festival
SECOORA will be at the 2nd Annual Charleston STEM festival this year! The festival will take place on February 7, 2015 from 10am-3pm at Brittlebank Park in Charleston, SC. The Charleston STEM Festival is a celebration of science, technology, engineering and math. More information: http://charlestonstemfest.orgCome join us and explore our interactive exhibit. Learn more about the Southeast’s coastal ocean observing...
RCOOS Manager Elected Chair of MTS OOS Committee
Congratulations Vembu Subramanian, SECOORA Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System Manager, for being elected Chair of MTS Ocean Observing Systems Committee. The Ocean Observing System Committee mission is to provide the ocean community with a unique collaborative environment for exchanging information and advancing knowledge to further the state-of-the-art and technology, as well as to foster the global dissemination of knowledge in...
SECOORA Integration Project Fund Mini Proposals Solicitations
SECOORA Solicitation for Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System: Rip Currents Forecast Model Validation ProjectTo access the rip currents solicitation, Click here. Deadline for submission of rip currents proposals: 5 PM ET, Monday, February 9, 2015. SECOORA Solicitation for Regional Coastal Ocean Observing System: Southeast Observing ExperimentTo access the observing experiment solicitation, Click here.Deadline for submission of observing experiment proposals: 5 PM...
WHARF Project Results Will Be Presented At 2015 IEEE/OES CWMT Workshop
Congratulations Matthew Archer for being a recipient of the 2015 IEEE/OES Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement workshop Student Award. Matthew is a PhD Candidate in Meteorology & Physical Oceanography at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science. He studies under Nick Shay, a SECOORA Principal Investigator.Matthew will be presenting the results of the Wave Heights and Currents...
2015 Annual Meeting
The SECOORA 2015 Annual Meeting will be held May 19-20, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront in Jacksonville, FL (225 E Coastline Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32202). Registration has closed. Please contact Abbey Wakely, abbey@secooraorgpact.wpengine.com, for more information. Hotel Information Please contact Abbey Wakely, abbey@secooraorgpact.wpengine.com, for hotel information. AgendasTuesday May 19, SECOORA Board and Members Business MeetingWednesday May 20, SECOORA Stakeholder Meeting Tuesday, May 19:...