PreparationandBackground_img1.gif 1. Preparation and Background
Who: This is a one year plan developed at the TransAtlantic Ocean Literacy Workshop in Gothenburg in October 2014. It is a plan that can be acted on by participants in the meeting(and others) over the next 12 months. List of attendees attached.
Onsite Workshop Participants
Adam Frederick Maryland Sea Grant/University of Maryland; National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) National Office USA
Ana Noronha Ciência Viva Portugal
Anne Stewart Pearson College, British Columbia; Canadian Network for Ocean Education (CaNOE) Canada
Danilo Koetz de Calazans Instituto de Oceanografia Rio Grande Brazil
Diana Payne Connecticut Sea Grant/University of Connecticut; National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), Past President, Vice Chair Ocean Literacy Committee. USA
Eva Balsa-Canto (Bio)Process Engineering Group IIM-CSIC Spain
Evy Copejans Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/ Flemish Geography Teacher Association /EMSEA Belgium
Fiona Crouch Marine Biological Association (MBA)/EMSEA UK
Francesca Santoro Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO France
Gaëlle Le Bouler European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Belgium
Gail Scowcroft University of Rhode Island; Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE) USA
Géraldine Fauville University of Gothenburg/EMSEA/ European Marine Board Communication Panel (EMBCP) Sweden
Ivar Babb Northeast Underwater Research Technology and Education Center (NURTEC)/University of Connecticut USA
Ivo Grigorov Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Denmark
Jan Seys Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)/ European Marine Board Communication Panel (EMBCP) Belgium
Jon Parr Marine Biological Association (MBA) UK
Luc Zwartjes EUROGEO/University Ghent/Flemish Geography Teacher Association Belgium
Martha Papathanassiou Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)/EMBCP Greece
Matthew Rockall British Columbia School of Business on Education for Sustainability Canada
Meghan Marrero Mercy College - Dobbs Ferry, NY ; National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)Board of Directors USA
Peter Tuddenham College of Exploration/National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) International Committee Chair USA/UK
Rita Grecco Instituto de Educação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - IE/FURG Brazil
Sam Dupont University of Gothenburg, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences Sweden
Susan Haynes National Marine Educators Association (NMEA), Past President USA
Tina Bishop College of Exploration USA
Vanessa Batista Ciência Viva Portugal
Online Workshop Participants (video conference)
Craig Strang, UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science; National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) Past President, and Chair, Ocean Literacy Committee
Melissa Ryan The Ocean Technology Foundation, Mystic, CT, USA.
What: The plan addresses actions that can be taken now within existing projects and funding (called complimentatirities) and describes actions that could be taken with additional funding.
Where: The participants in the workshop will meet regularly over the next year on a video conferencing system hosted by the College of Exploration. The next face to face meeting will be at same time and same location of the next EMSEA meeting in 2015.
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Why: This is to implement the Ocean Literacy intent of the Galway agreement 2013.
Sharing: This 12 month plan can be shared publicly
Revision: This plan and results will be reviewed and revised at the next meeting at EMSEA 2015 in Greece.
TAOL OL Workshop 2013 created Vision Statement
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Ocean Literacy Website USA
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