November 4, 2010

NOAA Technology Summit

Margaret SpringChief of StaffNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA 1

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Solutions & Results

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Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator, testifying before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

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NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco conducted a live online video chat from the White House where she answered questions submitted by the public about seafood safety in the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.

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Partnerships

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Local media partners attending the Baltimore-Washington forecast office's Annual Winter Weather Media Workshop.

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Co-Principal Investigators Steve Hammond (left) and Sugiarta Wirasantosa (right) are in Jakarta's Exploration Command Center welcoming those at sea onboard NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer to Indonesian waters. During the course of the expedition, telepresence technology brought live images from the ship to scientists ashore via satellite and high-speed Internet pathways.

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Infrastructure

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NWS in the 1970s…NWS in the 1970s… NWS NowNWS Now

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Federal Priorities

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Response to Deepwater Horizon BP Oil Spill

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N A T I O N A L O C E A N I C A N D A T M O S P H E R I C A D M I N I S T R A T I O NDWH: Geoplatform.gov

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DWH: Data Sharing

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DWH: Spectrum of Communications Technology

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National Ocean Policy

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3 OF NOAA’S NEXT GENERATION STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS ARE ALIGNED WITH NOP

Climate Adaptation & Mitigation

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Healthy Oceans

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Resilient Coastal Communities

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HOW WE DO BUSINESS

Ecosystem-Based Management

Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning

Inform Decisions & Improve Understanding

Coordinate & Support

AREAS OF SPECIAL EMPHASIS

Resiliency & Adaptation to Climate Change & Ocean Acidification

Regional Ecosystem Protection & Restoration

Changing Conditions in the Arctic

Ocean, Coastal, & Great Lakes Observation, Mapping & Infrastructure

Water Quality & Sustainable Practices

on Land

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Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning

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Multi-Purpose Marine Cadastre

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Thank You!

Margaret SpringChief of Staffmargaret.spring@noaa.govNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA

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