Communication, Education, and Outreach Sample Clauses

Communication, Education, and Outreach. Each Party is free to publish the information and data developed in the performance of the statement of work (SOW). The SOW includes the development of the Collaborator implementation plan of the USGS communication, education, and outreach (CEO) requirements and standards. The implementation plan will be specific to the Collaborator’s operational environment and needs. The Collaborator will coordinate all CEO planning with the USGS Primary Contact, who leads the ShakeAlert JCCEO&TE. 

Communication, Education, and Outreach. Description Develop a wide-range of educational materials and conduct outreach that demonstrates the value and diversity of uses of seafloor mapping data. Communication is essential to advance the formation of seafloor mapping partnerships, to coordinate mapping in the region, to help identify funding opportunities, and to increase the transfer of information into traditional coastal zone management and educational settings. With Existing Resources… With Additional Resources… • The Seafloor Mapping ACT has developed a general factsheet demonstrating the uses and needs for seafloor mapping and can continue to provide the WCGA with some general talking points, demonstration products, basic web information, and other communication materials. • The Seafloor Mapping ACT can continue to: o Partner and coordinate activities with the US Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping. o Identify and cultivate relationships with key regional partners and champions. • Provide posters, information, briefings, and presentations at a variety of existing coastal management venues including conferences, workshops, and regional meetings. • Develop and refine communication and education materials. • Host workshops to promote use of maps, technology transfer and other applications. • Develop suite of educational tools for use in traditional education setting (K-12, college). • Establish and support student mapping internships and training in academia and agencies.

Communication, Education, and Outreach. Major Steps, Products and Outcome(s) 1. Demonstrate the value of seafloor mapping for a variety of coastal zone management issues. Emphasizing the impacts on local/regional/national economy and importance for forecasting and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Network with other WCGA ACTs to show value of sea-floor mapping to their focus. 2. Educate the WCGA Executive Committee and provide materials for outreach and promotion. 3. Identify and develop seafloor mapping “champions,” who can articulate and promote all aspects of seafloor mapping to stakeholders and funding sources. 4. Begin discussion of the value to states of mapping beyond the limits of state waters; similarly discuss value of mapping in adjacent Canada and Mexico, including relevance of international mapping standards. 5. Develop web presence for seafloor mapping at the WCGA level. 6. Develop fact sheets and other promotional material – “Seafloor and coastal mapping – why do we care?” 7. Develop and host workshops to promote use of maps, technology transfer, and develop “fusion” products and applications with variety of partners and facilitate connection of data and information to academia, K-12 schools, and coastal managers. 8. Develop educational materials for K-12 and community colleges (work with WCGA education ACT and others such as West Coast Sea Grant entities). 9. Develop partnership and coordinate activities with the U.S. Interagency Working Group on Ocean and Coastal Mapping. Timelines - Qualified based on likely resources and state strategies 1. WCGA Executive Committee, State representatives and (or) other champions should promote seafloor mapping to new federal administration ASAP – including DOC Secretary Xxxxx, NOAA Administrator Xxxxxxxxx and other new NOAA appointees, DOI Secretary Xxxxxxx, and agency directors: USGS Director and Department of Interiors Science Advisor Xxxxxx XxXxxx, and MMS Xxx Xxxxxxxx. 2. WCGA Executive Committee, State representatives and (or) other champions should promote seafloor mapping to Congress ASAP. 3. Develop fact sheet and web presence (WCGA level) in 2009 – (Note: Fact sheet completed in 2/09). 4. Develop workshops for users and stakeholders, 2009-2010. People/Expertise /Partners Groups targeted for promotion/outreach/workshops: WCGA Executive Committee Congress, state legislatures new federal administration state agencies tribes fishing community shipping industry coastal communities (including ports) coastal zone management community...