The OOIFB will host a Town Hall during the 2021 Fall AGU Meeting in New Orleans, LA. The Town Hall will be offered in person as well as virtually. The community will have the opportunity to hear the latest information about the OOI facility, the Pioneer Array relocation plans, and early career scientists’ activities; meet the OOIFB members; and learn about research using OOI data. Recent updates to the OOI Data Explorer tool will also be presented. An abstract and additional information are on the AGU Fall Meeting website.
Town Hall Title: Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board Town Hall
Date and Time: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 11:15 – 12:15 Central Time
Location: Convention Center, Room 395-396 and virtually
Agenda: The agenda is available here.
The Town Hall is aimed at researchers who are now using or are considering using OOI data, researchers interested in adding instrumentation to the OOI infrastructure, and educators at all levels interested in the OOI. We hope to see you at the OOIFB Town Hall!
Town Hall Presentations:
- Welcome, Introductions, & OOIFB Activities
- Pioneer Relocation timeline and Process
- Updates from the OOI Operator
- OOI Activities initiatives by Early Career Scientists
- Report on the Ocean Carbon Biogeochemistry (OCB) Sensor Workshop held in Spring 2021
- OOI Education – NSF future plans
- Lightning Talk Presentations
Lightning Talks
The Town Hall will include a series of lightning presentations where scientists are invited to present one slide in one minute explaining how they have used (or plan to use) freely available observatory data in their respective research. In this Town Hall we will expand beyond OOI, and encourage users of other observatories to also share their experiences in applying observatory data in their respective research. We hope you will consider presenting a slide in the lightning session.
Time during the Town Hall is limited and we expect to be able to schedule about ten lightning talks during the Town Hall. However, we are excited to announce that all submitted lightning talks will have the opportunity to be presented during the Fall AGU meeting! The OOIFB has teamed with the OOI booth exhibitor to offer a time slot during the meeting to highlight the lightning talks. The session at the OOI booth will be a virtual event.
Sign up now to present a lightning talk – If you are using observatory data (OOI, NCAR, NEON, etc.) and wish to present a lightning talk during the Town Hall, please apply using the link below by December 1st. NOTE: The deadline has passed. If you are interested in presenting a lightning talk, but haven’t yet applied, please contact Annette DeSilva for additional information and waitlist options.
Funding is available to support AGU Registration Fee – Please note, all participants and presenters of the OOIFB Town Hall must be registered for the 2021 Fall AGU Meeting. Funding is available to offset the registration fees for students and early career scientists (ECS) who are presenting a lightning talk. Funding is limited and the first 20 student/ECS applications will be considered for reimbursement. The Lightning Talk application form includes space for requesting AGU registration reimbursement.