Transforming our coastal futures through partnerships to foster sustainability
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Connect with IAN at the Chesapeake Film Festival
IAN will be helping to support the 2018 Chesapeake Film Festival (CFF) which runs October 11-14, 2018 at various sites on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This year's festival boasts a wide range of excellent stories. IAN will also be contributing to CFF's presence at the Waterfowl Festival (November 9-11, 2018 in Easton, Maryland) by helping to screen a series of environmental shorts.A one-day course in Communicating Science Effectively with U.S. EPA Region 1
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Bill Dennison and Brianne Walsh traveled to Boston, Massachusetts on September 12-14 to teach a one-day course "Communicating Science Effectively" for U.S. EPA Region 1 staff at their office in downtown Boston. While the 25 participants had differing backgrounds and roles within the EPA, they each had one goal for the workshop: how to communicate the complex, and important data being collected into usable information for a variety of audiences. We packed a lot of material the one-day course: data visualization, conceptual diagrams, and narratives and storytelling. We look forward to following up in a few months via webinar to share how participants have been able to apply new skills in their own work!
IAN welcomes new Science Integrator, Katie May Laumann
![Katie May appears sitting on horseback in the center of the photo. Behind her are cobblestone streets, 2-3 story buildings with Japanese characters, and people milling about.](https://ian.umces.edu/site/assets/files/13840/ian-welcomes-new-science-integrator-katie-may-laumann.200x0.png)
IAN welcomes new intern, Yesenia Valverde
![Yesenia appears smiling in the middle of the image surrounded by lush green forest, including low-growing shrubs. You can see her upper body and her hands are holding a walking stick in front of her body.](https://ian.umces.edu/site/assets/files/13839/ian-welcomes-new-intern-yesenia-valverde.600x0.png)