Summit

NEOSEC, as part of its commitment to promoting Ocean Literacy in the region, hosts biannual Summits for formal and informal educators, scientists, and policymakers to share ideas and tools for doing so.

2010 NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit

Friday, November 12 2008, 8am to 4pm
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Thank you to those who joined us for the 2010 NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit, your participation made the event a great success! We hosted 135 people at the University of New Hampshire, with attendees representing institutions from North Carolina to Newfoundland. We anticipate posting notes from the keynote speech and panel discussion on our website in January – we’ll let you know when those are ready!

For those of you who did not have the opportunity to fill out the Ocean Literacy Summit 2010: Participant Survey, it is now online. We would very much appreciate you taking a few moments, if you have not done so already, to fill out the survey in order for us to better plan the next Summit.

Thank you once again and we look forward to seeing you at the 2012 NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit!

2008 NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit

Friday, November 7 2008, 8am to 4pm
Boston University School of Management, Boston MA

Proceedings [pdf]    -    Agenda [pdf]    -   Presenter Bios [pdf]   –  Exhibitor List [pdf]  -  Attendees [pdf]

Educators, scientists, facilitators, and business people – 130 attendees in all – took many lessons from the second Ocean Literacy Summit.  The day  included concurrent  presentations as well as two plenary sessions: first a keynote presentation from Kerry Emanuel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and an afternoon panel discussion regarding the need for an ocean-literate workforce.  Attendees also had a chance to talk with our 18 exhibitors. The Boston University Marine Program Hosted.

Participants in the 2008 Ocean Literacy Summit work together to plan ocean literacy initiatives.

2006 NEOSEC Ocean Literacy Summit

November 4 2006, 8am to 4pm
University of Massachusetts, Boston MA

Proceedings [pdf]    -    Agenda[pdf]    -   Presenter Bios [pdf]  -   Exhibitor List [pdf]  -  Attendees [pdf]

The theme of the 2006 Ocean Literacy Summit was an introduction to the Ocean Literacy Principles. Nearly 100 attendees enjoyed a keynote speech by Wally Broecker, an eminent ocean scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Concurrent workshops and a panel discussion provided insights into ways that the newly released Ocean Literacy Principles can be integrated into formal and informal education in multiple settings, from news stories to classroom curricula. Discussion among and feedback from participants resulted in several action items for the Collaborative. University of Massachusetts Boston hosted.