NOAA's National Ocean Service: Roundtables

International Issues

Roundtable Program | Attendees | NOS Coordinating Offices

This roundtable focused on opportunities for improving and increasing the NOS’s international activities. Specific attention was given to ocean and coastal management, marine protected area management, and global observations, noted as priority topics by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the recent World Summit on Sustainable Development. Discussion of these topics identified priority issues and requirements, potential NOS contributions, and possible new partnerships with governments, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, and academia.

Roundtable Program

9:00	Welcome
9:10	Introduction of Roundtable Participants
9:30	Opening Remarks – Dr. Richard Spinrad
9:50	Discussion of NOS's International Activities
10:30	Break
10:45	Discussion of NOS's International Activities
11:55	Closing Remarks – Dr. Richard Spinrad

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Attendees (listed alphabetically)

Joy Bartholomew, Estuarine Research Federation

Lauretta Burke, World Resources Institute

Lynne Hale, The Nature Conservancy

Jennie Kopelson, Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education

Michele Lemay, Inter-American Development Bank

Eric Lindstrom, NASA

Maurice Lynch, NERRA Inc

Tony MacDonald, Coastal States Organization

Susan Roberts, The National Academies, Ocean Studies Board

Kristin Sherwood, IUCN

Alan Sielen, The National Academies, Ocean Studies Board

Scott Smith, The Nature Conservancy

NOAA Ocean Council

Jonathan Phinney, Ocean and Atmospheric Research

NOS Coordinating Offices

The International Program Office is the NOS program office coordinating this roundtable:

The International Program Office (IPO) provides a single focal point for the international activities of NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS). It coordinates activities between NOS, national and international governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and others. IPO’s areas of expertise include integrated coastal management, marine protected area (MPA) management, mitigation of climate change impacts, safe and environmentally sound maritime navigation, reduction of natural disaster impacts, and capacity building. Information on the IPO program can be found at the program’s Web site -- international.nos.noaa.gov