LOICZ Scientific Steering Committee Meeting in Chennai, India

Members of the LOICZ SSCTaking over from Bill Dennison, Tim Carruthers is continuing UMCES and IAN representation on the LOICZ (Land Ocean Interactions of the Coastal Zone) SSC (Scientific Steering Committee). At his first meeting in March, held in Chennai, India (check out his blog post), Tim continued to promote synthetic science communication within LOICZ and specifically engaged in the current focus of actively linking natural, social and economic sciences for more effective coastal management. The other two new members of the committee are Valerie Cummins from University College Cork, Ireland and Bruce Glavovic from Massey University, New Zealand.