Coastal Louisiana Restoration
The Integration and Application Network has been active in contributing to the issue of coastal Louisiana restoration. Dr. Don Boesch led a Working Group for Post-Hurricane Planning for the Louisiana Coast. The working group has produced this report entitled "A New Framework for Planning the Future of Coastal Louisiana after the Hurricanes of 2005". Also available is the recent newsletter on "Reducing flood damage in coastal Louisiana: Communities, cultures & commerce", which reports on a workshop facilitated by Drs. Bill Dennison and Tim Carruthers.
Workshop on Sustained Indian Ocean Biogeochemical and Ecological Research (3-6 October, 2006)
The SIBER Workshop will convene an international, interdisciplinary group of scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography in Goa, India to: 1) Review the state of our knowledge and scientific understanding of the biogeochemical and ecological dynamics of the Indian Ocean in relation to physical oceanographic variability; 2) Identify prominent gaps in our understanding especially as they pertain to the role of physical and ecological processes in regulating biogeochemical cycles and the carbon cycle in particular; and 3) Formulate a plan for the implementation of a biogeochemical and ecological observational and modeling research program that leverages and substantially enhances the planned CLIVAR/GOOS Indian Ocean observing system. The SIBER Workshop is designed to elicit maximum interaction among the participants. The workshop Chair is Dr. Raleigh Hood from the UMCES Horn Point Laboratory and the workshop website is being hosted by the Integration and Application Network.
Science Communication Course (3-7 April, 2006)
The Integration and Application Network will be conducting a course in communicating science effectively at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Campus in Cambridge, Maryland. The course will cover the elements of effective science communication, applied principles of layout design, production of conceptual diagrams, oral presentation techniques, website design and production principles. A new addition to this year's course is a section on effective techniques for integrated ecosystem assessment. The course structure includes a variety of common elements and a series of elective modules so it can be tailored to your needs. The hands-on approach means that participants come away from the course with the technical skills to effectively communicate their own data with a variety of science communication products. Further details and online registration are available on the course website.
New IAN Personnel
In January, IAN welcomed Joanna Woerner as a Science Communication Intern. During her semester-long internship, Joanna will design, write, and edit a variety of documents that convey scientific information to a general audience. Currently, Joanna is completing a master’s degree in technical and scientific communication at Miami University in Ohio. Before attending Miami University, she earned a Bachelors of Science in Marine Science from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (with a minor in professional writing). Joanna was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. When not at work, she enjoys reading, writing, and photography.