GLIN==> Oceans 2005 Call for papers/abstracts

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Submitted by Nadia Sbeih (Nadia.Sbeih@noaa.gov)
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On behalf of the OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE Committee, we would like to invite you 
to the Washington, D.C. conference September 19-23, 2005.

Please review the website www.oceans2005.org for conference information and 
please send this email onward to all of your colleagues so that all of our 
ocean community can make their plans to attend and participate in this 
opportunity to "make a difference" for the future of our global "One Ocean."


"One Ocean" emphasizes the vital need for global cooperation and engagement 
to protect our internationally connected waters, as well as the critical 
role that the "One Ocean" plays in global commerce, weather, jobs, food 
supply, recreation, national defense, and mineral and energy resources. "One 
Ocean" also reinforces the many interrelationships among the scientific and 
engineering disciplines, and this conference provides an unequaled 
opportunity to network with colleagues from across the entire spectrum of 
oceanic and marine interests.

Supporting "One Ocean" are these Plenary Themes that will be the focus for 
Plenary Sessions and other associated events:

 a.. Homeland Maritime Security
 b.. Global Observation and Exploration
 c.. Emerging Ocean Science, Technology, and Engineering
 d.. Ocean Education and Outreach
 e.. Proactive Global Cooperation and Engagement
Please review the nearly 100 Areas of Interest on the website and you will 
see that all interests are represented in this conference that provides the 
very unique opportunity to interact with colleagues in all ocean 
disciplines.


OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE will be a major forum for ocean scientists, engineers, 
industry end users and suppliers, technologists, educators and researchers, 
policy makers, and the public throughout the world to present their latest 
research results, state-of-the-art technologies, future concepts, and 
innovative ideas to their peers and many others who are involved in the 
future of our "One Ocean."

We have "One Ocean" shared by the world's community. No matter what you do 
as an organization or an individual, your actions influence all other 
actions that affect our global ocean. We will bring together those from 
around the world who truly want to make a difference and participate in this 
process to engage the future. We look forward to your participation in 
OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE - "One Ocean."

Tentative Schedule: The working schedule is provided on the website, but we 
emphasize that it is tentative.  We intend to weave the themes together 
throughout the conference and build to a final event, tentatively the "Town 
Hall Meeting" on Friday morning that draws it all together and sets the way 
ahead.



Call for Technical Papers, Tutorial Sessions, and Student Program: This is 
the heart of the conference.  Abstracts for technical papers are due by 
February 15 as the first deadline for this program, and we need to get that 
word out to as many prospective attendees as possible.  Any methods that you 
have or know of that we could pursue to get the website known throughout the 
community would be appreciated.



Exhibition Hall: We have space for over 200 (8'x10') exhibition booths. 
Details are provided on the website and an interactive floor plan shows the 
Exhibition Hall.



Sponsor Opportunities: We have arranged many opportunities for those who 
desire to support our program and help us produce the best possible 
conference.  Our typical registration  fees will only allow us to afford the 
style and content of a typical conference that meets the basic expectations 
of attendees.  But in OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE we have a real opportunity to 
showcase the "ocean community" throughout our society.  That requires 
additional support, and this is offered for your consideration or for 
recommendations of others whom you think we might approach.



Education and Outreach:  We consider this to be one of the most important 
elements of the conference to weave education, literacy, and outreach 
throughout the entire program.  We are already working on some great ideas 
and we are actively drafting more folks to help in this enormous task that 
is so important to the future of our "One Ocean."  We are also interested in 
other ways to highlight emerging technology and current operations, such as 
projecting onsite/field events through webcasts, to both inform our 
attendees and reach out to the public.



Publicity and Publications:  This is the effort to encourage our colleagues 
throughout the world to attend and participate in this process to engage the 
future.  We believe that this conference has value now and for the future, 
and we are working on getting the word out.  Please feel free to send the 
attachments, or link to the website, to colleagues and others as desired. 
We would also ask you to consider linking our website www.oceans2005.org to 
your website and then also including information, in whatever format is 
appropriate, in your other publications or correspondence (we will be happy 
to assist with additional information if desired).



Lead-up Events:  We have been encouraged to do everything that we can to 
build enthusiasm about actions throughout the Congress, the Administration, 
and the public.  This can also build interest as we prepare for the 
conference, help us define the most important elements to include, and begin 
our process to initiate a conference deliverable (a Recommendations Report 
of the most critical issues so that we can track actual accomplishments with 
time).



Concurrent and Special Events:  We hope to encourage other organizations, 
agencies, societies, etc. to plan concurrent events either at the conference 
site or elsewhere in Washington as a means to highlight this focus on the 
future of our "One Ocean."  This will be a way to reach out to the public 
and those who we hope will desire to participate in these events, such as 
the Congress and senior Administration officials.



Focus Events:  We look forward to your desires about how you would like to 
participate, particularly any special events that we would need to integrate 
into the program.



Volunteer: Our Committee is hard at work but there are opportunities for 
others to join our team, help us put on the best possible Oceans Conference, 
and have some fun along the way.  Please check out the link on the website 
at and let us know how you want to help



We will welcome any other ideas that might develop as you review the website 
information.   And we also look forward to working hard through September to 
provide the best possible conference for those who truly want to make a 
difference for our "One Ocean."



See you there!



Barry Stamey, Fred Klein & Steve Holt
Executive Co-Chairs
OCEANS 2005 MTS/IEEE

www.oceans2005.org
info@oceans2005.org

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