Committee
on Ocean Policy Authorized
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NOAA Administrator Lautenbacher joined Commerce Secretary
Don Evans (second from left) and President Bush in the
Oval Office to witness the signing of an executive order
on the establishment of the Committee on Ocean Policy.
Also in attendance were CEQ Chairman James Connaughton,
Lynn Scarlett, Asst. Sec. of Interior and ADM James
Watkins, USN (ret.) and Chair of USCOP.
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Explaining
GEOSS Progress
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NOAA
Administrator Lautenbacher (left) and Dr. Harlan L.
Watson (right), State Department Senior Climate Negotiator
and Alternate Head of the U.S. Delegation held a news
conference for more than 60 press and delegates to explain
progress in creating the Global Earth Observing System
of Systems, commonly now known as GEOSS.
The news conference was part of the Tenth Conference
of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
Change held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 6-17,
2004.
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Deputy Assistant Secretary Timothy Keeney
presented a 2004 Coastal America Award to the South Carolina
Oyster Restoration and Enhancement (SCORE) team at the International
Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR) conference in Charleston,
S.C., in November. This prestigious award offers national
recognition for outstanding partnership efforts that restore
and protect coastal and marine habitat. To date, the SCORE
program has leveraged skills and resources from more than
30 local and state partners and 25 schools and youth groups.
The NOAA Community-based Restoration Program is the principal
source of funds for SCORE.
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Along
with Keeney (third from left) were SCORE staffers (left
to right) Michael Hodges, Julie Nelson, Loren Coen,
Nancy Hadley, and J.D. Dubick.
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| Employee and Team Member of the Month |
| Employee of Month
Carol
Baldwin
NMAO
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Team Member of Month
Mike
Jarvis
NOS
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NMAO’s
Carol Baldwin and NOS’s Mike Jarvis are the first
Employee and Team Member of the Month for 2005. Read
about their accomplishments in the upcoming issue of
NOAA Report. |
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Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield
has received an honor that few, if any, NOAA or even Federal
government employees have ever gotten — an Emmy. He
was given the Governor’s award by the Suncoast Chapter
of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for
his “extraordinary contributions to television.”
Mayfield, who logged more than his share of broadcast time
as multiple hurricanes bore down on Florida this year, joins
past Governor’s award winners such as the founder of
Miami television station WTVJ and Jackie Gleason, who recorded
his 1960s television program from Miami Beach.
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Hurricane Center director, Max Mayfield, with his Emmy.
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Adopt-a-Child
Program in Long Beach
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from the NMFS Southwest Regional Office for Law Enforcement
coordinated Christmas gift donations from NOAA employees at
the regional office in Long Beach, Calif., for the City of
Long Beach Adopt-A-Child program. Staff "adopted"
26 children, donating presents for their Christmas party.
Participating agencies are given a “Tree” with
26 hanging stars. Each star represents a child ranging in
age from one month to 16 years. The name, age and gender of
each child is on the star's front. Attached to the back of
the star is a note with both the needs and wishes of the child.
This is the sixth year the Southwest Region has participated
in the City of Long Beach’s Center for Families and
Youth annual Adopt-A-Child program. The program is designed
to strengthen and preserve families whose children are at
risk of placement in "out of home" care.
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| Members
of the Southwest Regional Office for Law Enforcement
(from left to right) Reon Edwards, Judson Feder, Takako
Hendershot, Otha Easley and Mike Gonzales gather around
presents donated by NOAA personnel at the Southwest
Regional Headquarters in Long Beach, Calif. The presents
will go to disadvantaged youth in the Long Beach area.
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New
Dates for Saving Springer
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next airings of the NOAA documentary Saving Springer
are on:
- PBS
Hawaii: KHET, Honolulu (channel 11) and KMEB, Haleakala
(channel 10): Jan. 15, 8:30 pm
- Louisiana
Public Broadcasting: WLPB, Baton Rouge (channel 27); KLTS,
Shreveport (channel 24); KLPB, Lafayette (channel 24); KLTM,
Monroe, La./El Dorado, Ark. (channel 13); KLPA, Alexandria
(channel 25); KLTL, Lake Charles (channel 18): Jan. 16,
4:30 pm.
Saving
Springer is a remarkable and inspirational story about
the work that NOAA, here through the NOAA Fisheries Office
of Protected Resources, does on a daily basis. Springer, a
young and abandoned killer whale, could have been left to
make her way as best she could. Instead, the work and dedication
of NOAA professionals helped Springer return to her family.
This
documentary will be airing on 90 public television stations
around the Nation over the next several months. As we learn
of scheduled air times, we'll publish that information here
so you might get a close look at some of the work being done
by your NOAA co-workers.
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NOAA
kicked off its 2004 Combined
Federal Campaign this October and is enthusiastic about
reaching its goal this year. NOAA and other federal employees
have consistently demonstrated generosity and caring in
support of the CFC. In 2003, federal employees across the
country raised more than $249 million for charitable causes.
If you give to the CFC every year, thank you! If you haven't
participated in the past, please consider it this year.
It is an easy and efficient way to contribute, there are
over 3,000 CFC/OPM approved charities to donate to, and
the CFC was designed and is managed by federal employees
— just like you! Remember that the strength of the
CFC is in the great number of people who make contributions,
large or small — so ever dollar makes a difference.
The CFC ends in mid-December, so make your contribution
now so that you can help those that are less fortunate and/or
have special needs before the start of the holiday season!
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