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Second Biennial Ocean Climate Summit: Moving from Knowledge to Action
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), in partnership with California Academy of Sciences, the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Coastal Training Program and The 11th Hour Project, is pleased to announce the "Second Biennial Ocean Climate Summit: Moving from Knowledge to Action." The goal of the summit is to address climate change impacts within the San Francisco Bay Area's coast and ocean environment through effective communication of these impacts to public audiences, as well as productive dialogue and collaborations amongst local scientists, educators, and marine resource managers.
This year's Ocean Climate Summit will be convened to bring together scientists, marine resource managers, educators and public relations specialists from local agencies, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions to:
- Discuss the key findings and recommendations from the GFNMS and CBNMS Climate Change Impacts Report
- Develop a roadmap toward effective communication of these impacts to the public through common themes, messages, and hope for the future
- Develop methods to promote efficient and effective communication amongst scientists, natural resource managers, and communities; and
- Develop strategies to move natural resource management from planning for today to planning for the future while faced with uncertainty
Summit participants will first attend the public release of “Climate Change Impacts: Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries,” in the Planetarium at California Academy of Sciences. The document is the outcome of a one-and-a-half-year collaborative effort among local experts representing 16 agencies, organizations, and academic institutions. Dr. John Largier, Professor of Coastal Oceanography at the University of California Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory, will lead a panel discussion on scientific observations and projections identifying potential climate change impacts to habitats and biological communities along the north-central California coast. Participants will then convene in the Boardroom for a working session in small breakout groups for the remainder of the day (see full agenda here). All participants are asked to attend the full duration of the summit. Attendees will also be issued a complimentary pass to Cal Academy’s June 3rd Nightlife event: Ocean Voices (http://www.calacademy.org/events/oceanvoices/), attendance at this evening event is optional.