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Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) Meeting (08/27/2010)

To the MARGINS Community:
I am writing to call your attention to an upcoming Community Meeting to envision the next decade of the Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE). The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. at the Ronald Regan Building on November 3-4, 2010.
The meeting announcement and link to the application can be found at (COSEE Community Meeting Announcement http://www.cosee.net/activities/index.cfm) Meeting expenses (travel, lodging and meals) for participants not affiliated with the National COSEE Network will be covered.
We hope that you will consider applying and will help us disseminate this information to others within your professional networks. Community Meeting Overview: COSEE is a national network of Centers with the broad objective of connecting the ocean sciences research and education communities to develop innovative and catalytic activities in ocean sciences education and outreach.
In August/September 2011, the COSEE program will undergo a Decadal Review by NSF. The review will assess past accomplishments of the Network, the role that COSEE fills in the overall landscape of ocean science education, and the emerging opportunities on which COSEE can capitalize if NSF funding is continued.
With an eye toward the future, COSEE is engaging in a range of activities aimed at eliciting community input into a strategic vision for the future of COSEE or a follow-on program.
Among these activities is hosting a *COSEE Community Meeting* in which members of the science and education communities come together to contribute their perspectives and ideas about how the Network might evolve over the next decade.
NSF encourages a broad range of participants, especially individuals who are not currently involved in the National COSEE Network. A variety of disciplinary expertise is sought, including members of the ocean science research and learning science communities, cyberlearning/cyberinfrastructure experts, ocean science educators, and education/outreach specialists at major NSF-funded facilities.
The outcome of the meeting will be a strategic vision document based on the recommendations formulated during the meeting. The Community Meeting application deadline is September 10th , 2010.
Thanks in advance for your consideration at this critical juncture in the history of COSEE and ocean sciences education.
Sincerely, Cheryl Peach Chair,
COSEE Community Meeting Steering Committee

Cheryl Peach, Ph.D. Director,
Scripps Educational Alliances Scripps Institution of Oceanography,
UCSD 9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0207
Tel: 858-822-5323
FAX: 858-534-7114