NOAA’s National Ocean Service today announced that applications are being solicited through Wednesday, Jan. 17 for 10 vacancies on the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee that will occur on Sept. 14, 2024: Members are appointed as Special Government Employees, and the Committee meets at least once annually.
Individuals with expertise in the following areas are encouraged to apply for membership:
Great Lakes; philanthropy; NGO; scientific institutions (Academic); IOOS regional interests; state, local and tribal interests; renewable energy, including offshore wind; blue economy; social science; public-private partnerships; marine technologies industries; data management and architecture; ocean and coastal leadership; and other science-related fields.
The Committee is tasked with advising the NOAA Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee on issues including the administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology components of IOOS, and the identification of end-user communities, their IOOS-related information needs, and the effectiveness of IOOS in disseminating information to end-user communities and the general public.
