>Guiding National Ocean Research Investment: >The Development of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan > >The public comment period on the development of the Ocean Research >Priorities Plan (ORPP) is now OPEN. We encourage all interested >parties to review the planning document and provide input. >http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_public_comment.html > >In addition to the public comment period, the National Science and >Technology Council Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and >Technology is holding a public workshop on April 18-20, 2006 in >Denver, CO, to solicit input and guidance from the ocean science >communities on the development of the ORPP. >http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/jsost_workshop/welcome.html > >Called for in the U.S. Ocean Action Plan, the ORPP, in conjunction >with a follow-on Implementation Strategy, will describe a vision for >U.S. ocean science and technology, describe the challenges to be >addressed, identify key themes, specify goals for each theme and a >time frame for their achievement, and address implications for the >use or prioritization of resources. The draft Ocean Research >Priorities Plan will be formulated using the input from both the >workshop and the public comment period, > >Members from the research community, ocean educators, government >representatives (federal, state, tribal, and local), industry >groups, international representatives, non-governmental >organizations, and any individuals interested in helping guide >national ocean research are invited to attend the workshop and >contribute to the public comment. > >Contact: Shelby E. Walker, USGCRP/CCSP Office, 1717 Pennsylvania >Ave., Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006. (T:202-419-3464; >F:202-223-3064; e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]). > >Please distribute
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