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All Brown Bag Seminars (unless otherwise noted) are held from 12 noon - 1 p.m. in the NOAA Central Library, 2nd Floor, SSMC#3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring. Teleconference is available. Contact Mary.Lou.Cumberpatch@noaa.gov (301-713-2600 ext.129) or Albert.e.Theberge.jr@noaa.gov (Skip) Theberge (301-713-2600 ext. 115) for further information or to set up a Brown Bag.
A list of previous Brown Bags is available on the Archive Brown Bags page.

Remote access via webinar:
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Meeting number: 742656968
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Tuesday, December 1 at 12 noon
Title: Program Evaluators' Network: The PEN is a voluntary, informal network that meets monthly to 1) share best practices and lessons learned in evaluation and 2) explores the theory, practice, and policy of evaluation.
Contact: Cassandra.Barnes@noaa.gov, 301-734-1190, Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, OAR Contact Cassandra Barnes for more information, 301-734-1190.

Thursday, 03 December 2009 at 12 noon in SSMC#3, Large Conference Room 4th floor
Speaker: Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Administrator
Co-sponsored with NODC.

Remote access: For Webcast access: This will allow you to see the presentation slides remotely from your computer (IE or Firefox recommended). Instructions: (1) go to http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=741283869&p=nodc1315&t=c; (2) type in other required fields (e.g., your name, e-mail, organization; meeting number is 741283869; password is "nodc1315" -password is case sensitive- ); (3) indicate that you have read the Privacy Policy; 4) click on Proceed. For phone access: This will allow you to hear the presentation. Instructions: Toll free dial 877-916-2513 using a touch-tone phone; when prompted enter participant code 5877174 followed by a "#". For people accessing the seminar via phone: (1) please mute your phone during the presentation or toggle *6 otherwise it produces a sound feedback and we'll have to disconnect everyone on the phones to avoid further interuptions of the seminar and (2) please hold on questions until the end of the seminar. Please note that webcast &aamp; phone access is open to anyone but limited to 50 connections on a first-come-first served basis (limit of connections might be increased pending interest). Webcast & phone access will start approximately 5-10 min before the seminar.

Wednesday, December 9 at 12 noon
Speaker: Dr. James Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for NOAA International Affairs
Abstract: NOAA's Mission is driven by Science, Service, and Stewardship. Each of these drivers includes significant international aspects. We work collaboratively with other nations to make measurements and observations and share that data to develop, test, and evaluate our models. Our science and understanding are enriched through interactions with international peers. Besides providing information services to decision and policy makers domestically, NOAA also shares these services and others not only with our neighbors, but globally as well. Stewardship involves both conserving and preserving our domestic resources and protecting those resources from external threats. In the broader picture, stewardship extends to protecting resources in the world-wide ecosystem since national borders are not barriers to phenomena in the oceans and atmosphere. The relationship between the Office of International Affairs, the Line Offices, Goal Teams, and International Affairs Council will be described. What will be presented includes examples of international activities which significantly support NOAA's Mission and opportunities for enhancing international contributions.
Remote access will be available.

Thursday, December 10 at 11:30
Holiday Party and Seminar for all NOAA staff and contractors!
NOAA Holiday Band from 11:30 - 12 noon along with refreshments and mixing and mingling!
Speaker at 12 noon: Mike Ford, Oceanographer, Office of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service
Title: Jellyfish: Swimming, Eating, and Getting Eaten
Remote access will be available.

Wednesday, January 21 at 12 noon
hold for Ocean Project

Thursday, January 21 at 12 noon
Title: "Satellite Altimetry Observations of Sea Level Change".
Speaker: Dr. Laury Miller of NESDIS STAR

Thursday, January 28 at 12 noon
Title: 5 years After the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Where Are We now?"
Speaker: Dr. Dwayne Meadows of the NMFS Office of Protected Resources will present "5 years after the Indian Ocean Tsunami: Where are we now?"
Abstract: Dr. Meadows, A NOAA Fisheries biologist, survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Khao Lak, Thailand; the worst hit part of Thailand where 80% of the 10,000 deaths occurred. He used his NOAA advanced first-aid training to lead response efforts for group of 1000 survivors who were cut off from assistance. He later used his expertise in marine debris removal and coral restoration to help in the recovery efforts and became an advisor to the Hawaii Civil Defense Office and NOAAs National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program on preparedness and mitigation issues. Dr. Meadows will update the status of the recovery of human and ecological communities in the area. He will also provide a summary of international, national, and NOAA accomplishments and outstanding needs to develop improved tsunami preparedness programs. Preliminary lessons from the Samoan Tsunami of 2009 will be highlighted.
Remote access will be available.

Thursday, February 11 at 12 noon
Speaker: Dr. Chung Lei Fan, Morgan State University in cooperation with NOS NCCOS, Ocean Color from Phytoplankton

Thursday, March 18, 2010 (tentative)
Title: Climate Services
Speaker: Mary Glackin, Deputy Under Secretary
Remote access will be available.

More information: NOAA Central Library Brown Bag Seminar at http://www.lib.noaa.gov/about/news/brownbagseminars.html

Additional seminars: OneNOAA Science Discussion Seminar Series at (http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-About/Outreach/) (open access).