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Our vision is a global society that views its own well-being as intimately connected to the ocean. A Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization, Ocean Leadership: • Advances research, education and sound ocean policy on behalf of the leading public and private ocean research and education institutions, aquaria and industry; • Manages, coordinates and facilitates ocean research and education programs in areas of scientific ocean drilling, ocean observing, ocean exploration and coastal ecosystems; and • Coordinates and facilitates collaboration between academic and industrial oceanographic institutions and government entities. Ocean Leadership has a proven track record of shaping the future of ocean science and technology through discovery, understanding and action. Representing institutions in 29 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Australia, Bermuda and Canada, while managing over a billion dollars in science funding since its inception, Ocean Leadership supports every aspect of oceanic discovery from the ocean floor to outer space where satellites garner a global view of our blue planet. The Consortium for Ocean Leadership was formed in 2007 by the merging of the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) and the Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI), two premier ocean science organizations with more than 40 years of history representing the scientific community and managing shared facilities. Through this merger, a unified voice for oceanographic research and education was created in the nation’s capital. Today, Ocean Leadership continues to unite the oceanographic community through advocacy, program management and facilitation of research efforts between and among our member institutions and our federal, industrial and international colleagues. The mission of Ocean Leadership is to shape the future of ocean sciences by ensuring that there is sufficient federal investment to address the increasing challenges facing the world. Advocacy Ocean Leadership advocates for sound ocean policy and wise investment in ocean science, infrastructure and education. Having established a reputation for being a credible, reliable and trustworthy source of information for policymakers in the nation’s capital, Ocean Leadership has elevated the awareness of the importance of the ocean to the economic and social well-being of the nation. Consequently, the organization has positively influenced ocean policy and financial support for federal ocean research. OCEAN LEADERSHIP: Develops and promotes ocean science community positions Drafts and comments on legislation and federal ocean science policy Submits congressional testimony and appropriations requests Facilitates meetings with federal agencies, the Administration and Congress Hosts policy events to educate our members and policymakers on emerging research challenges and opportunities: • Annual Public Policy Forum • Congressional briefings • Town Hall events • Regional and local science events Program Management Ocean Leadership has managed 13 community-wide ocean research programs for the federal government, private foundations and businesses since 2007. Through program administration of these initiatives, Ocean Leadership has facilitated countless national and international scientific discoveries. SCIENTIFIC OCEAN DRILLING: INTERNATIONAL OCEAN DISCOVERY PROGRAM Formerly the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program; a global, multidisciplinary marine geology research program that explores Earth’s history and structure as recorded in seafloor sediments and rocks. OCEAN EDUCATION: CENTERS FOR OCEAN SCIENCE EDUCATION EXCELLENCE A consortium of ocean science research institutions, informal science education organizations and formal education entities that develops programs and educational materials that actively engage students and the public with science. DEEP EARTH ACADEMY An education component of scientific ocean drilling that works to strengthen the math, science and analytical skills of students. MARINE GEOSCIENCE LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM A biannual symposium for early career marine geoscientists to enhance skills, interdisciplinary collaborations, communications and leadership. NATIONAL OCEAN SCIENCES BOWL An academic competition that provides a forum for talented high school students to learn about the marine sciences. OCEAN SCIENCES EDUCATORS RETREAT A biannual forum for graduate school administrators to discuss data gathered on recruitment, admissions and retention form the nation’s leading ocean science and technology graduate programs. OCEAN OBSERVING AND EXPLORATION: CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE A $650 million, 10-year international effort by more than 2,700 scientists from 80 countries undertaken to assess the diversity, distribution and abundance of marine life. GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH INITIATIVE A $500 million, 10-year independent research program established to study the effect, and the potential associated impact, of hydrocarbon releases on the environment and public health. OCEAN OBSERVATORIES INITIATIVE A $386 million networked infrastructure of science-driven sensor systems to measure the physical, chemical, geological and biological variables in the ocean and seafloor. OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS: INTERAGENCY OCEAN OBSERVATION COMMITTEE A federal committee that carries out provisions of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM A program that facilitates collaborations between federal agencies to identify and fund scientific partnerships among academia, government, industry and non-governmental organizations in the ocean science community. OCEAN RESEARCH ADVISORY PANEL Advisory body that provides guidance and independent scientific advice to the National Ocean Council. Consortium Members ALABAMA MICHIGAN ALASKA MISSISSIPPI CALIFORNIA NEBRASKA Dauphin Island Sea Lab University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Ocean Observing System North Pacific Research Board Bodega Marine Lab Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Moss Landing Marine Laboratory Naval Postgraduate School Stanford University University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz University of California, San Diego (Scripps) University of Southern California Aquarium of the Pacific Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies Esri L-3 MariPro, Inc. Liquid Robotics, Inc. Teledyne RD Instruments University of Michigan Mississippi State University University of Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi University of Nebraska, Lincoln NEW HAMPSHIRE University of New Hampshire NEW JERSEY Rutgers University NEW YORK Columbia University (LDEO) Stony Brook University NORTH CAROLINA Duke University Marine Laboratory East Carolina University University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of North Carolina, Wilmington North Carolina State University COLORADO OREGON CONNECTICUT PENNSYLVANIA Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences University of Connecticut Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration DELAWARE University of Delaware Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System FLORIDA Florida State University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at FAU University of Florida University of Miami University of South Florida Earth2Ocean, Inc. Florida Institute of Oceanography Nova Southeastern University GEORGIA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography of the University of Georgia Savannah State University HAWAII University of Hawaii ILLINOIS John G. Shedd Aquarium LOUISIANA Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium Louisiana State University MAINE Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences University of Maine The IOOS Association (formerly NFRA) MARYLAND University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Johns Hopkins University Marine Technology Society National Aquarium MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth University of Massachusetts, Lowell Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Battelle Oregon State University Pennsylvania State University RHODE ISLAND University of Rhode Island SOUTH CAROLINA Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium TEXAS Harte Research Institute Texas A&M University University of Texas, Austin Fugro Sonardyne, Inc. VIRGINIA College of William and Mary (VIMS) Old Dominion University CNA Institute for Global Environmental Strategies U.S. Arctic Research Commission CARIS, USA SAIC WASHINGTON University of Washington Sea-Bird Scientific WASHINGTON, DC Southeastern Universities Research Association WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Great Lakes WATER Institute AUSTRALIA Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania BERMUDA Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences CANADA Dalhousie University University of Victoria For more information about membership, visit: www.oceanleadership.org/membership 1201 New York Avenue, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 www.OceanLeadership.org www.facebook.com/oceanleadership https://twitter.com/OceanLeadership