Observing System Committee

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Observing System Committee

• Members
• Jim Byous, Ocean Specialists, Inc.
• Don Conlee, Nortek-USA
• David Heil, Bureau of Aquaculture Environmental
  Services-FL
• Stephan Howden, USM (Chair)
• Gary Jeffress, TAMU-CC
• Dawn Lavoie, USGS
• Alan Lewitus, NOAA
• Linda Lillycrop, USACE
• Nick Shay, RSMAS
• Neil Trenamen, DHI
• Nan Walker, LSU
• Jan van Smirren, Fugro GEOS Inc.
• Mike Vogel, Shell International Exploration and
  Production, Inc.

GCOOS Committee Metings
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Action Item List

• Determine ways Councils Committees will
  communicate and identify interdependencies
  depends on Terms of Reference for the Councils
  Committees
• Create an outline for the GCOOS Observing System
  Plan, including tasks, task leaders, timelines
  timeline for draft to the Board of Directors
• Prepare the GCOOS Observing System Plan
• Recommend to the Board of Directors actions
  relative to the identification of historical data
  sets and their digital accessibility and
  archival
• Review and provide comments on the Operation
  Center pilot project
• Review and update the Action Plan twice per year