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SUMMARY:AltaSea Open House - September 15\, 2018
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://altasea.org/event/altasea-open-house-september-15-2018/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20181020T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20181020T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
CREATED:20180928T213414Z
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SUMMARY:A Room Where It Happens: LA H20 from Mountains to Sea
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://altasea.org/event/a-room-where-it-happens-la-h20-from-mountains-to-sea/
LOCATION:Cabrillo Marine Aquarium\, 3720 Stephen M. White Drive\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190119T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190119T230000
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CREATED:20190102T233252Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190102T233252Z
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SUMMARY:3 Bands & A Beer
DESCRIPTION:No admission without prior reservation. \nReservations must be made by January 16th at 5:00pm. \nSuggested donation of $30.  \nPlease go here to RSVP. \nA No Host bar generously sponsored by Port Town Brewing Co.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/3-bands-a-beer/
LOCATION:Berth 58\, 2451 South Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190223T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190223T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
CREATED:20190205T000816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T000816Z
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SUMMARY:AltaSea: Open House - February 23\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://altasea.org/event/altasea-open-house-february-23-2019/
LOCATION:Berth 58\, 2451 South Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190413T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
CREATED:20190313T215431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T185118Z
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SUMMARY:Open House: Rally for Future Leaders of STEM!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://altasea.org/event/open-house-rally-for-future-leaders-of-stem/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20190829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20190829T160000
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CREATED:20190806T224334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T224334Z
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SUMMARY:LA Fleet Week Education Forum Hosted by AltaSea
DESCRIPTION:LA Fleet Week Education Forum Hosted by AltaSea \nLA Fleet Week\, a Southern California end of summer tradition\, is just a few weeks away! AltaSea has been invited to host an Education Forum during Fleet Week co-hosted by Battleship IOWA. Our event takes place Thursday\, August 29th from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at Space455 (455 West 6th Street\, San Pedro\, 90731.) \nWe are hosting two panels:  \n\nBlue Technology is Vital to Understanding the Ocean\nViable Solutions to Ocean Pollution\n\nThe panelists represent industry\, academia\, armed forces and non-profit organizations. \nPlease join AltaSea at Space455 for this professional symposium. There is no fee associated with the event. Questions to Robin Aube at raube@altasea.org.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/la-fleet-week-education-forum-hosted-by-altasea/
LOCATION:Space455\, 455 West 6th Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20191026T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20191026T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
CREATED:20190926T165535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190926T170222Z
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SUMMARY:Open House: Turning the Tides on Plastics
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://altasea.org/event/open-house-turning-the-tides-on-plastics/
LOCATION:Berth 58\, 2451 South Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Featured
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200102
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CREATED:20191005T182211Z
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SUMMARY:Check back in Winter 2020 for Open House details
DESCRIPTION:Due to renovation work at the AltaSea site\, our next Open House date is TBD.  Check back in Winter 2020 for future Open House details! 
URL:https://altasea.org/event/check-back-soon-for-summer-2020-open-house/
LOCATION:Berth 58\, 2451 South Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200930
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201001
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SUMMARY:City of STEM - Postponed until Fall
DESCRIPTION:Join AltaSea and all City of STEM partners at the Columbia Memorial Space Center to kick off a month filled with STEM all around Los Angeles. Mobile museums\, live music\, food trucks\, panels and over 100 interactive booths – there’s something for everyone so bring the whole family. This is a FREE event! \nAs a City of STEM partner\, AltaSea will be hosting a presentation by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Education Specialist\, Brandon Rodriguez. \nDate and time TBD \nColumbia Memorial Space Center\n12400 Columbia Way\, Downey\, 90242 \nStay tuned for more details!!!
URL:https://altasea.org/event/city-of-stem/
LOCATION:Columbia Memorial Space Center\, 12400 Columbia Way\, Downey\, CA\, 90242\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201010T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201010T204500
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CREATED:20200823T144851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200927T170958Z
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SUMMARY:Project Blue Presents The Blue Hour
DESCRIPTION: 
URL:https://altasea.org/event/project-blue-presents-the-blue-hour/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201023T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
CREATED:20201018T154819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201018T154820Z
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SUMMARY:Video Chat with the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans
DESCRIPTION:“THE MAP® of the Grand Canyons of La Jolla honoring Walter Munk’s legacy” \nFriday\, October 23 at 1:00pm \nTo sign up\, click here. \n\nWalter Munk Foundation for the Oceans has designed\, funded\, and overseen construction of over $2M worth of improvements in La Jollas’s Kellogg Park\, including a 2\,200 square foot lithomosaic plaza depicting “THE MAP® of the La Jolla Underwater Park & Ecological Reserves;” a life-sized bronze sculpture by D. Lynn Reeves of “J.J. the Orphaned Baby Gray Whale;” and a Junior Lifeguard themed playground\, all focused on educating the park’s millions of visitors to become better stewards of their environment. \nParticipants: \nMary Coakley Munk is a founding Board Member of the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans. She has been active in the local community and served on numerous boards and committees since she moved to La Jolla Shores in 2000. She is the founder and President of Friends of La Jolla Shores\, a non-profit whose mission is to enhance and preserve our public parks\, beaches\, unique coastal community\, and marine environment while promoting related educational experiences and recreational activities. \nMary has shared the better part of the last decade with Walter and wishes to honor his lifetime of daring exploration and discovery by supporting scientific research\, education\, and ocean conservation through the Foundation. \nCynthia Matzke is the Director of Education and Outreach for WMFO\, with a background in journalism\, marine biology\, and video production. She graduated from SIO with a Masters in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and continues to work with Scripps Marine Physical Lab on special projects. Her passion for scuba diving along with filming remote ocean ecosystems has brought her eye to eye with rare species in some unusual places and\, as a trained injured wildlife responder\, she has assisted with many rescues. She is an Adjunct Professor at NewSchool of Architecture + Design\, creating STEAM curricula for learners of all ages. Ms.Matzke is an Explorers Club Fellow who has sailed over 10\,000 miles to study plastic pollution\, dives in Arctic sea-ice for fun\, and loves to bring marine ecology lessons from the field into the classroom. \nBeth Besom is a worldly and adventurous soul who has enjoyed a variety of exciting careers in her lifetime. By the age of 20\, she had already lived in eight countries. Out of college\, she designed and fabricated costumes for the theater in NYC. She became a mounted sergeant in the NYC Parks\, combining her love for animals and the outdoors\, while educating the public. After a moving encounter with a baby gray whale in Baja California\, Beth returned to NYC and joined the NY Aquarium Dive Team. Soon after\, she moved to the British Virgin Islands to work as a licensed PADI scuba instructor\, where she created and led dynamic environmental programs for children ages 7-14 years old. She relocated to California in 2018 to work for Walter Munk. Beth is currently using her talents as a scientific communicator\, as a producer for the Splash! educational video series. She became an Advisor for the Walter Munk Foundation for the Oceans in 2019 and teaches programs for underserved youth in San Diego. Beth recently returned from Upolu\, Samoa\, where she taught diving and introduced a STEM underwater robotics program in the local villages.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/video-chat-with-the-walter-munk-foundation-for-the-oceans/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201113T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201113T230000
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CREATED:20201030T163528Z
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SUMMARY:From the Bay to the Border: Three of the Top Scientists in CA talk Ocean Innovation and Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Join AltaSea for a webinar with three of the leading scientists in the field of ocean innovation and conservation. The webinar will focus on the impacts that climate change is having on the ocean and marine mammals\, and the innovations that are leading the 21st century approach to find solutions.  More information coming soon! \nPanelists\nDr. Jennifer Smith is a professor in marine ecology and conservation in the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.   Smith’s research focuses on understanding the factors that influence community structure in marine ecosystems. Her research often goes beyond basic ecology by integrating conservation\, restoration\, management\, and sustainability. \nDr. Sarah Purkey is an assistant professor of climate and atmospheric science and physical oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. As an oceanographer\, her research is focused on quantifying temperature\, salinity\, and circulation changes in the global ocean\, including the deep and abyssal layers – the regions of the ocean that are difficult to access with current technology. Much of her current research is focused on explaining the causes of deep warming\, and advancing data collection and measurement in the global ocean. \nDr. Cara Field is the medical director at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito\, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital. Dr. Field earned the status of Diplomate with a specialization in aquatic marine medicine – one of only 30 veterinarians in the nation to earn that distinction. Her work is focused on managing the care and health of the Center’s marine mammal patients\, spearheading numerous research projects\, and teaching and mentoring the next generation of veterinarians and marine scientists. \nModerator\nModerating the November 13 webinar will be the multi-Emmy award-winning journalist\, Val Zavala. Zavala spent 30 years as a broadcast journalist at KCET in Los Angeles\, winning numerous journalism awards. During her career\, Zavala has covered a broad spectrum of Southern California issues\, including politics\, the environment\, and the economy.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/from-the-bay-to-the-border-three-of-the-top-scientists-in-ca-talk-ocean-innovation-and-climate-change/
LOCATION:Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201120T130000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201019T210852Z
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SUMMARY:Video Chat with Amber Becerra
DESCRIPTION:“How Does Pollution Affect Our Oceans?: A deep dive into trash\, animal entanglement\, and what you can do about it.” \nFriday\, November 20 at 12:00pm \nClick here to register. \n\nAmber Becerra joined the Board of the Marine Mammal Care Center (MMCC) in November of 2019 with the intention of helping with fundraising because she has a passion for animals. Little did she know what was in store for her in just a few short weeks. Once elected as President in December of 2019\, Amber threw herself headfirst into learning everything there is to know about MMCC and reorganizing and fine-tuning the center with an eye toward long term sustainability. \n\nAmber’s background in environmental programs in law school and as the Executive Director and Founder of a Berkeley Law alumni organization has proved to be an invaluable experience that paved the way for her success in this role. Her experience with a multitude of organizations as an attorney and now as the CEO of a real estate development company gives her the business acumen that is necessary to make appropriate budget cuts and financial projections to extend the viability of MMCC until stability can be achieved. \n\nShe is thrilled to be on this adventure with her fellow Board members as they strive to take MMCC to new heights.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/video-chat-with-amber-becerra/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20201211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20201211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091251
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LAST-MODIFIED:20201117T231324Z
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SUMMARY:Video Chat with Briana Fodor
DESCRIPTION:“White Abalone Restoration Project Aquarium of the Pacific” \nFriday\, December 11 at 12:00pm \nClick here to register. \n\nBriana Fodor is a Senior Aquarist at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach\, CA.  Briana received her Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology from UCLA.  As a college student\, she received her AAUS Scientific SCUBA diving certification and began assisting with underwater field research\, further solidifying her love for the ocean and desire to help protect the underwater environment and animals. \nBriana started her aquarium career as an aquarist intern at Aquarium of the Pacific in 2009 and has worked there ever since.  Over the years she has spent time working with tropical pacific corals and fish\, but currently is working primarily with local Southern California species of marine animals. \nIn early 2020 Briana became the lead aquarist on the abalone program at Aquarium of the Pacific.  This is a partnership between a few California aquariums\, the UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab\, NOAA\, and Fish and Wildlife.  The ultimate goal of this program is to restore wild population numbers of the White Abalone\, a critically endangered species found off of the California coast.  Briana looks forward to spending more time with this program and the coming years and further helping to increase wild abalone populations.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/video-chat-with-briana-forod/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210106T110000
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SUMMARY:A New Years Resolution Focused on the Oceans
DESCRIPTION:Starting out 2021 blue? We are. Focusing in on the blue economy and ocean preservation @ AltaSea. Join Giving Pledge Philanthropist Melanie Lundquist & LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino for a deep blue discussion.\nThe webinar will focus on the importance of ocean economy and sustainability incubators like AltaSea\, and the importance of giving to organizations dedicated to finding 21st century solutions to one of the most pressing issues in the world today: climate change. \nPanelists\nMelanie Lundquist is one of Southern California’s most significant and active philanthropists and a respected voice on philanthropic issues. Melanie and her husband\, Richard\, are both signatories of The Giving Pledge\, a commitment created by Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to give the majority of their wealth to address some of society’s most pressing problems. They have appeared four times on The Philanthropy 50\, the annual list of the nation’s 50 most generous philanthropists published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The couple has pledged more than $325 million over the last decade to support various education\, cultural initiatives\, and health care efforts in Southern California\, the place they have called home their entire lives. \nCouncilmember Joe Buscaino has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2013. He represents the City’s 15th Council District\, which is home to AltaSea. Additionally\, Buscaino recently served as President of the National League of Cities\, the oldest and largest national organization representing over 2\,000 municipal governments throughout the United States with a focus on improving the quality of life for their current and future constituents. A lifelong South Bay resident\, Buscaino has supported AltaSea since its inception. Buscaino gave his 2018 State of the District at AltaSea’s campus\, highlighting the ocean incubator in his district as “the epicenter for the emergence of an entirely new industry.” \nTimothy B. McOsker is the CEO of AltaSea. Prior to his leadership appointment in February 2018\, Tim represented AltAea in critical legal matters\, including the lease renegotiation with the Port of Los Angeles. He is a lifelong San Pedro resident and an attorney with more than three decades of experience in government\, regulatory\, and land development matters. Tim has had a long history of serving San Pedro\, the City of Los Angeles\, and the State of California in numerous leadership roles\, including as Chief of Staff and Chief Deputy City Attorney for former Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn. Before serving in the City of Los Angeles\, Tim served as city attorney to various Southern California jurisdictions.  \nJenny Krusoe is the Founding Executive Director of AltaSea. She plays a crucial role in the success of the organization\, from strategic planning to securing funding and partners in the ocean sustainability. Over the course of her career\, Krusoe has raised hundreds of millions of dollars by way of foundation\, corporate\, and government grants. The California native received the Spirit of Los Angeles Award\, one of the city’s highest mayoral honors. \nRobin Aube is Manager of Advancement at AltaSea. A lifelong San Pedro resident\, Aube leads AltaSea’s annual campaign and education programming. Currently\, Aube is a key facilitator and teacher for Expand LA\, a Mayor’s Fund initiative to create a crucial science education program for LAUSD schools. Currently\, Expand LA is responsible for the science curriculum of nearly 35\,000 LAUSD students. The curriculum includes both live lectures and online classwork\, along with virtual field trips. \nModerator\nModerating the webinar will be the multi-Emmy award-winning journalist\, Val Zavala. Zavala spent 30 years as a broadcast journalist at KCET in Los Angeles\, winning numerous journalism awards. During her career\, Zavala has covered a broad spectrum of Southern California issues\, including politics\, the environment\, and the economy.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/a-giving-tuesday-focus-on-ocean-sustainability-giving-pledge-philanthropist-melanie-lundquist-and-la-city-councilmember-joe-buscaino-talk-importance-of-giving-to-solve-climate-change-on-altasea/
LOCATION:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210115T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210115T130000
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SUMMARY:Live Chat with Liane Thompson of Aquaai
DESCRIPTION:“How Robot Fish Can Save the Seas” \nJoin AltaSea as we kick off 2021 with the first Project Blue live chat of the year! \nOur guest will be Liane Thompson\, CEO of Aquaai. She will be joined by Simeon Pieterkosky\, Chief Visionary Officer. \nLiane Thompson is the CEO of Aquaai. Prior to starting her positive impact for a Blue Economy company\, Liane was a global reporter and New York Times executive creating innovative content with global audience appeal including the premier television series A Cook’s Tour\, of the late Anthony Bourdain. Liane met Simeon doing a story on his many innovations. Liane has spearheaded technical and programming firsts in the media industry earning her three time PrimeTime Emmy nominations. Her journey as an entrepreneur includes setting up new businesses in Hungary\, Israel\, the United States and most recently Norway. \nAquaai Chief Visionary Officer Simeon Pieterkosky drives the product and vision of Aquaai designing robots that help address many of the world’s most pressing marine problems. Simeon has a multi-faceted background in water filtration\, zoology\, animatronics and robotics. He has more than 20 years of practical experience in mechanical design\, successfully merging advertising\, robotics and special effects platforms. Simeon has single-handedly created 10 life-size humanoid robots to study human robotic interaction (HRI). A native of Cape Town\, South Africa\, Simeon has been inventing gadgets since childhood and is on a mission to improve global life quality. Simeon founded Aquaai after his young daughter asked him to stop making land robots and make one to “Save the Seas”. \nAquaai is a marine robotics company that builds robotic fish for the purpose of improving our understanding of ocean and freshwater environments. Aquaai’s camera and sensor equipped underwater fishlike drone Nammu – named after the Goddess of the Sea – uses AI and computer vision to collect and deliver real-time visual and environmental data.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/live-chat-with-liane-thompson-of-aquaai/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Scripps Women Pioneer Oceanography Aboard the R/V Sally Ride
DESCRIPTION:Join AltaSea for a webinar with 3 PhD candidates from UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Laura Lilly\, Camille Pagniello\, and Sarah Maher. \nPanelists\n\nLaura Lilly is a 6th-year Ph.D. candidate in Biological Oceanography in Mark Ohman’s lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Her research focuses on how El Niño events impact the zooplankton community off California. She is a sea-going oceanographer with a long history of spending time on boats at sea\, including several month-long sailing trips across the Equatorial Pacific. Laura is passionate about sustainability and conservation and has served for the past four years as a co-founder and co-leader of the Scripps Sustainability Group\, which aims to bring more sustainable practices to Scripps and UCSD. She believes strongly in the value of scientific education and outreach\, and has developed and taught short “Introduction to Oceanography” programs for several high schools around San Diego County. In addition to oceanography\, Laura loves to play horse polo\, surf in Baja California\, photograph waves\, run\, and learn new languages. \n \nSarah Maher received a BSc. in physics and astronomy at the University of Victoria in Canada and a MS in geology and geophysics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where she worked on plate tectonic reconstructions. She is currently a 6th year earth science PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography working with Dr. Jeffrey Gee. \nSarah’s present research focuses on using magnetic techniques to examine how the ocean crust cools. This involved a 35 day cruise to Pito Deep off the coast of Easter Island where she collected magnetic and bathymetry data and rock samples. Sarah also helped to design a 10 day cruise to the Fieberling seamount chain as a co-chief scientist\, allowing graduate students to learn geoscience methods at sea. \n \nCamille Pagniello is a sixth-year PhD student majoring in Applied Ocean Sciences at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Pagniello considers herself to be somewhat of an ocean “MacGyver” – part marine biologist\, part physicist\, part engineer. Her research interests lie at the intersection of acoustics and geophysics\, robotics\, marine animals\, and sustainable management of natural resources. She is currently using passive acoustics and optical imaging to identify the sounds of commercially and recreationally important fish species and to locate their spawning areas. \nCamille has spent over 80 days at sea\, including time as Chief Scientist of the Kelp Acoustic Propagation Experiment (APE)\, an experiment that she proposed and designed as a graduate student to study the influence of kelp on low-frequency sound propagation. Her ultimate goal is to contribute to the basic scientific understanding of the biological and physical processes in the ocean to further ocean conservation efforts. \nBefore attending Scripps\, Pagniello completed her BSc Honors Co-op in Marine Biology and Physics with minors in Mathematics and Ocean Sciences at Dalhousie University in Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Canada. You can find Camille on Twitter @FishySounds and Instagram @fishysounds where she posts images of San Diego’s kelp forests every Friday as part of #KelpForestFridays\, or check out her website. \nModerator\nModerating the webinar will be the multi-Emmy award-winning journalist\, Val Zavala. Zavala spent 30 years as a broadcast journalist at KCET in Los Angeles\, winning numerous journalism awards. During her career\, Zavala has covered a broad spectrum of Southern California issues\, including politics\, the environment\, and the economy.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/scripps-women-pioneer-oceanography-aboard-the-r-v-sally-ride/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Live Chat with Clarissa Anderson
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clarissa Anderson is a biological oceanographer with expertise in ecological forecasting and remote sensing. After receiving a B.A. in Biology and Art History at UC Berkeley and a Marine Science Ph.D. at UC Santa Barbara\, she completed several postdoctoral appointments before transitioning into a professional research position at UC Santa Cruz. The majority of her research has focused on the prediction of harmful algal blooms and toxins in estuarine and coastal ecosystems as well as the fate and transport of harmful toxins to deeper waters and sediments. During her time as research faculty at UC Santa Cruz\, she worked to establish the California Harmful Algae Risk Mapping (C-HARM) system with NASA Applied Science support. \nShe is now at Scripps Institution of Oceanography directing the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) and continuing to conduct research on phytoplankton ecology in coastal California. She is an elected member of the UNESCO SCOR GlobalHAB Scientific Steering Committee\, the Science Advisory Team for the CA Ocean Protection Council (OPC)\, the U.S. National HAB Committee (NHC)\, and the Steering Committee for the Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Alert Program (Cal-HABMA
URL:https://altasea.org/event/live-chat-with-clarissa-anderson/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210312T120000
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SUMMARY:A Deep Dive on Where the Federal Government is Headed on Ocean Conservation & the Blue Economy
DESCRIPTION:Join AltaSea for a deep dive on where the Federal government is headed on Ocean Conservation & the Blue Economy. \nPanelists \n \nDavid B. Brown was named the University of Southern California’s (USC) Vice President for Federal Relations in February of 2020. Prior to that appointment\, Mr. Brown served as Associate Senior Vice President for USC’s Office of Federal Relations for the previous seven years. As the Vice President for Federal Relations\, Mr. Brown serves as the university’s chief advocate on all legislative and regulatory matters related to higher education and student aid policy\, federal research funding\, and healthcare policy in Washington\, DC. \nPrior to joining USC\, Mr. Brown served as director of health and clinical affairs for the University of California (UC) federal governmental relations in Washington\, D.C. for 11 years. In that capacity\, he served as the UC Health System’s senior lobbyist and healthcare policy expert on all matters related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement\, health professions education and training\, biomedical research\, and other areas of interest to the University’s five academic medical centers\, physician faculty and schools of medicine\, nursing\, public health\, pharmacy\, dentistry\, optometry and affiliated veterans affairs (VA) medical centers. \nBefore moving to Washington\, D.C\, he served three years as government relations manager for the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem\, North Carolina and seven years as director of health policy for the Virginia Hospital Association located in Richmond\, Virginia. \nMr. Brown received his bachelor’s degree in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia in 1987 and his master’s degree in health administration from the Medical College of Virginia in 1997. \n \nChris Castillo is Director of Federal Government Relations for UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She has an extensive background in policy and community and government relations\, in both the public and private sector. In her current role\, Chris focuses on congressional relations\, strategic partnerships\, facilitating extramural funding at the federal level\, and research planning. \nChris began her career serving in the district and Washington\, D.C. offices for two Members of Congress from the San Diego region. As policy advisor\, she handled energy\, science\, technology\, and small business issues. \nPrior to joining Scripps\, Chris worked in the private sector as a consultant\, managing community relations and grassroots organizing. \nChris currently serves as a board member for her community planning group\, and is an ex-officio member for two policy subcommittees for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce focused on military and sustainability issues. Chris holds a Bachelor’s degree in government from California State University\, Sacramento. \n \nDon Polese is Senior Partner/Managing Partners at Vectis DC. He has spent over three decades on Capitol Hill\, both with leading Members of Congress and as a consultant to many significant California private and public companies and organizations. Through his long-time service as District Chief of Staff to San Diego and Orange County Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Ron Packard\, he is deeply knowledgeable about the annual federal budget and appropriations process. He also has developed many years of close relationships within key Federal agencies in DC and in California\, including Defense\, Energy\, Education\, Interior\, Transportation\, and EPA\, and has assisted in the procurement of Federal permits for a number of major public and private projects throughout the Golden State. Don is on the Advisory Board of Washington Abstract\, a collaborative\, cloud-based tool to track\, organize\, and impact legislation. \nModerator \n \nJanet Clayton is a communications and strategy expert. Clayton has received many accolades for excellence in her profession\, including recognition as the editor of two Pulitzer Prize-winning series at the Los Angeles Times. \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n+ Google Calendar
URL:https://altasea.org/event/a-deep-dive-on-where-the-federal-government-is-headed-on-ocean-conservation-the-blue-economy/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Featured
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SUMMARY:The Women of Boeing: Innovation In The Deep Sea
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Boeings’ Meghan Guerrero\, Cheryl Hussong\, and Pryscila Verduzco \n \nMeghan Guerrero is a Boeing Systems and Integration Engineer for the Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) program in Huntington Beach\, CA. She began her career as a support diver for Echo Voyager At-Sea Testing and currently serves as their vehicle operator\, mission planner\, and at sea Test Director. Meghan attended both Esperanza and Yorba Linda High School and continued her education at Fort Lewis College in Durango\, Colorado studying Engineering. She participated in various humanitarian projects in southeast Asia’s Myanmar implementing gravity fed water systems to rural communities lacking safe drinking water and concluded her undergraduate degree leading an independent trip to Myanmar with a team of community partners and senior engineering students. After graduating college\, Meghan earned her Advanced Open Water and Rescue Diver Certifications through Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI). Meghan’s field work with Boeing involves several continuous weeks of living and working aboard a 120ft support ship in remote areas off the coast of California. A team of 12-15 crew members eat\, sleep\, and work together to monitor and maintain their XLUUV while it operates under the ocean surface twenty-four hours per day. \n \nCheryl Hussong is a Senior Engineering Manager at the Boeing Company\, supporting the Boeing Defense Systems (BDS) Autonomous Systems division.  Cheryl has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Irvine (UCI) and a Master of Science (MS) degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC).  Cheryl started her career as a software engineer at Hughes Aircraft Company\, now Raytheon Company\, working on several Air Traffic Control systems.  After 10 years at the Raytheon Company\, she moved to Rockwell Collins and managed In-flight Entertainment systems for several airlines.  Cheryl left Rockwell Collins after 5 years and has been working at the Boeing Company as an Engineering Manager supporting military communication programs and currently unmanned underwater vehicle programs.  Cheryl has been married to her husband\, Matthew\, for 28 years and they have 2 sons in college. \n \nPryscila Verduzco is Test & Evaluation Engineer at the Boeing Company. Holding a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cal Poly Pomona\, I have worked in the defense industry working on projects that help protect our nation since 2012. I started my career at Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and was there for 5.5yrs assessing\, calibrating\, designing\, and testing various weapons systems and the bigger structures they support. I then transitioned to my current position at Boeing\, where I design\, integrate\, and test the next generation of unmanned underwater vehicles. I’ve also been fortunate enough to collaborate with Boeing and Discovery Education on the FutureU program\, which brings hands-on and virtual STEM activities to K12 schools (including an Echo Voyager VR experience!).
URL:https://altasea.org/event/live-chat-with-boeing-ocean-explorers/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Science
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DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210415T110000
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SUMMARY:Philanthropist Melanie Lundquist and Councilman Joe Buscaino on Tax Day!
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 15\, 2021 at 10:00 am \nJoin us for a conversation with Giving Pledge Philanthropist Melanie Lundquist and LA City Councilmember Joe Buscaino on why giving to AltaSea is the smart play on Tax Day! Members from the AltaSea team will join the conversation to discuss the importance of the ocean economy and the search for 21st century solutions to climate change. \nTo register\, click here. \n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoe Buscaino\, Los Angeles City Councilmember and President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCouncilmember Joe Buscaino has served on the Los Angeles City Council since 2013. He represents the City’s 15th Council District\, which is home to AltaSea. Additionally\, Buscaino recently served as President of the National League of Cities\, the oldest and largest national organization representing over 2\,000 municipal governments throughout the United States with a focus on improving the quality of life for their current and future constituents. A lifelong South Bay resident\, Buscaino has supported AltaSea since its inception. Buscaino gave his 2018 State of the District at AltaSea’s campus\, highlighting the ocean incubator in his district as “the epicenter for the emergence of an entirely new industry.” \nIn 2020\, AltaSea and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) co-authored a report that included the first new category of jobs in Los Angeles in more than a decade – the “Ocean Economy.” The report on the newly designated ocean economy shows that it will produce more than 126\,000 direct jobs and pay wages upwards of $37.7 billion by 2023 in Los Angeles County alone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMelanie Lundquist\, Giving Pledge philanthropist \nMelanie Lundquist is one of Southern California’s most significant and active philanthropists and a respected voice on philanthropic issues. Melanie and her husband\, Richard\, are both signatories of The Giving Pledge\, a commitment created by Bill & Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett to give the majority of their wealth to address some of society’s most pressing problems. They have appeared four times on The Philanthropy 50\, the annual list of the nation’s 50 most generous philanthropists published by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The couple has pledged more than $325 million over the last decade to support various education\, cultural initiatives\, and health care efforts in Southern California\, the place they have called home their entire lives. \nTimothy McOsker\, Chief Executive Officer at AltaSea \nTim McOsker is an attorney with more than three decades of experience in government\, regulatory\, and land development matters. As the CEO of AltaSea\, he leads the public-private institute at the Port of Los Angeles to accelerate scientific collaboration\, advance an emerging blue economy through business innovation and job creation\, and inspire the next generation to tackle climate change through ocean preservation. \nRobin Aube\, Manager of Advancement at AltaSea \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Aube is the Manager of Advancement at AltaSea. A lifelong San Pedro resident\, Aube leads AltaSea’s annual campaign and education programming. Currently\, Aube is a key facilitator and teacher for Expand LA\, a Mayor’s Fund initiative to create a crucial science education program for LAUSD schools. Currently\, Expand LA is responsible for the science curriculum of nearly 35\,000 LAUSD students. The curriculum includes both live lectures and online classwork\, along with virtual field trips. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator\nVal Zavala  \nVal Zavala was anchor and executive producer of “SoCal Connected” until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics\, education\, government\, demographics\, healthcare\, environment\, economy\, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association\, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/a-tax-day-opportunity-to-focus-on-ocean-sustainability/
LOCATION:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20210422T130000
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SUMMARY:AltaSea’s Earth Day Special: The Importance of Marine Protected Areas to our Planet
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, April 22\, 2021 at 12:00 pm \nTo register\, click here. \n\nPanelists\nMeredith Brooks \nMeredith Brooks is the Strategic Grants and Special Projects Manager (Consultant) at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles. She is developing the AltaSea Marine Grants program to expand the portfolio of government grants\, with a focus on STEM education\, aquaculture and growing the Blue Economy in Los Angeles. \nOriginally from Rancho Palos Verdes\, Meredith now splits her time between the Olympic Peninsula\, RPV\, and Hawai’i\, where she has spent the last decade helping manage one of the USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers. She has fifteen years of management and communication experience in the fields of sustainable aquaculture R&D and conservation\, and has authored two K-12 STEM curriculums for Hawai’i schools. Meredith graduated from the University of Southern California with Bachelors Degrees in Political Science and Journalism\, and is a member of the Lambda Pi Eta honor society of the National Communication Association. \nBruce Heyman \nBruce Heyman is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Maritime Institute\, which has been involved with tall ships in the harbor for many years. Los Angeles Maritime Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses hands-on experiences at sea to provide an array of social\, education\, and leadership development opportunities to middle school and high school students in San Pedro and Wilmington\, and throughout Los Angeles County. Their TopSail Youth Program is offered year-round aboard the Tall Ships SSV Irving Johnson and SSV Exy Johnson\, 110-foot traditionally rigged vessels named after sail training pioneers who sailed around the world seven times with young crews. \nDr. Julianne Kalman Passarelli \nDr. Julianne Kalman Passarelli is a marine biologist who specializes in parasitology and ecology of marine fishes. She received her Ph.D. in Biology from University of California\, Los Angeles (UCLA)\, M.S. degree in Biology from California State University\, Long Beach (CSULB)\, and B.S. degree in Marine Biology from CSULB. Dr. Passarelli is the Education and Collections Curator at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro\, California. She manages the educational programs and provides curatorial support to the aquarium’s museum collection. She also runs a field research program and conducts long-term monitoring surveys in marine habitats near Cabrillo Beach. She uses many of her field research projects to engage local students and volunteers. She also is a Lecturer at CSULB and a Research Associate at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She is a past President of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (SCAS) and recently completed a book revision of “Miller and Lea’s Guide to the Coastal Marine Fishes of California.” \nModerator\nVal Zavala  \nVal Zavala was anchor and executive producer of “SoCal Connected” until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics\, education\, government\, demographics\, healthcare\, environment\, economy\, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association\, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University. https://www.kcet.org/people/val-zavala
URL:https://altasea.org/event/altaseas-earth-day-special-the-importance-of-marine-protected-areas-to-our-planet/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 1: What is Regenerative Aquaculture?
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 6th\, 4:00 PM \nTo register\, click here. \nSponsors: \n \nSpeakers: \nJanet E. Kübler\, Ph.D.\, Biology Department\, California State University Northridge \nJanet Kübler is a marine biologist with decades of experience working with seaweeds. My research program has two main currents. One addresses climate change and disturbance effects on primary producers\, focusing on scope for resilience. Working at the interface of the biotic and abiotic\, this research addresses how biogeochemical effects on algae and aquatic plants can emerge in ecosystem level patterns. The other employs the complex life cycles\, common in algae\, to test hypotheses about relative adaptive advantages and ecological consequences of reproductive patterns. I also explore the transfer of biological knowledge to applications through biologically inspired design collaborations and regenerative aquaculture. \nFinian Makepeace\, Co-founder\, Policy Director & Lead Educator\, Kiss the Ground \nFinian Makepeace is the co-founder of Kiss the Ground and a renowned presenter\, media creator\, and thought leader in the field of regenerative agriculture and soil health. His dedication to Kiss the Ground’s mission of “inspiring participation in global regeneration\, starting with soil”\, has motivated him to develop training programs\, workshops\, and talks designed to empower people around the world to become confident advocates for this growing movement. https://kisstheground.com/ \nCharles Yarish\, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology\, The University of Connecticut \nDr. Charlie Yarish is an extensively published\, award-winning Professor Emeritus at the University of Connecticut (UCONN). Among his many achievements\, he is credited for his involvement in developing the global and North American seaweed aquaculture industries and establishing the internationally recognized Seaweed Marine Biotechnology Laboratory at UCONN. \nCharlie spent years studying why seaweeds occur where they occur\, including how light\, temperature\, salinity\, and nutrients impact seaweed physiology. In the 1980s\, Charlie collaborated with a multi-national group of scientists and engineers to develop and define multispecies ocean farming or Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA)\, which we now call regenerative ocean farming. In 1992\, Charlie organized a team of scientists in New England to study the red seaweed called nori. They found vast differences in physiology\, cytology and the DNA of the nori in the U.S\, which lead to many publications on the aquaculture of nori. In 2010\, his colleagues published a paper that ultimately spearheaded the effort to revise the genus of Porphyra (also known as nori) into 147 different species in up to 11 different genera. https://eeb.uconn.edu/ \nModerator: \nVal Zavala  \nVal Zavala was anchor and executive producer of “SoCal Connected” until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics\, education\, government\, demographics\, healthcare\, environment\, economy\, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association\, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University. https://www.kcet.org/people/val-zavala
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-1-what-is-regenerative-aquaculture/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 2: Aquaculture Industry and LA
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 13th\, 4:00 PM \nTo register\, click here. \nSponsors: \n \nSpeakers: \nPaul Dobbins\, Senior Director of Impact Investing and Ecosystems Services\, Aquaculture\, World Wildlife Foundation \nPaul Dobbins is the Senior Director of Impact Investing and Ecosystems Services on the WWF-US Aquaculture team. He is identifying companies for impact investment\, stakeholder collaboration\, and research opportunities that will accelerate the growth of seaweed and shellfish farming. His project\, titled Advancing Aquaculture for Climate Gains\, includes research into the potential market for feed additives for ruminants and the development of new markets for seaweed biomass. \nBefore joining WWF Paul operated shellfish farms and spent a decade leading the development of the country’s first open ocean commercial kelp farms. He has served on the advisory boards of NOAA SeaGrant\, the Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Maine\, the Maine Aquaculture Association\, Focus Maine\, and the Conservation Law Foundation\, a serves as a delegate to the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. https://www.worldwildlife.org/ \nDiane Kim\, Ph.D.\, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, Holdfast Aquaculture \nI’m a biological oceanographer and marine microbial ecologist by training\, turned kelp biologist by way of a Department of Energy project I began working on in 2017 to explore kelp as a potential biofuel source (you can learn more about the project on NPR’s All Things Considered). I earned my Ph.D. from the Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography department at USC in 2013 and have over 10 years of oceanographic and microbiological research experience that I bring to the HoldFast team. My growing interest in sustainable and regenerative food systems began in 2014 with research\, education and outreach efforts using aquaponics (a system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics). And now\, I’m excited to combine my love for ocean science with sustainable food production through the work we do at HoldFast. Oh\, it also helps that I love to eat shellfish and seaweed! https://www.holdfastaq.com/ \nFerris Kawar\, Sustainability Project Manager\, Santa Monica College \nFor the past 20 years Ferris has been using his degree in Marketing and his experience working at an ad agency to promote environmental awareness instead of product consumption. \nAs a behavioral change professional\, Ferris has found himself teaching sustainability workshops\, producing climate-related media\, researching and published green business guides to LA\, SF and NYC\, and serving as Recycling Specialist for the City of Burbank. \nFerris is currently the Sustainability Project Manager for Santa Monica College where he gets to work with students\, faculty and staff to keep the institution’s sustainability leadership position strong among the community colleges in California. https://www.smc.edu/community/sustainability/ \nModerator: \nMichael H. Kelly\, Executive Director\, The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs \nMichael H. Kelly currently serves as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs\, a non-profit bi-partisan organization that brings together leaders from business\, labor\, academia and nonprofits to advance initiatives that generate economic growth\, create quality jobs and a skilled work-force\, and improve the region’s overall quality of life. \nPrior to working with the Los Angeles Coalition\, Mr. Kelly has worked in a number of high-level positions\, both in the private sector with The Boeing Company and with California Governor’s Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the FUSE Corps L.A. Advisory Committee\, founding chair of the Philanthropic Foundation for California State University\, Dominguez Hills\, a partner at Saving The West and an advisory board member for WorkingNation.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-2-aquaculture-industry-and-la/
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 3: Policy and Politics
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 20th\, 4:00 PM \nTo register\, click here. \nSponsors: \n \nSpeakers: \nMark Gold\, Executive Director\, Ocean Protection Council; Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy\, California Natural Resources Agency \nMark Gold joined OPC in July of 2019. As Executive Director of OPC and the Deputy Secretary for Ocean and Coastal Policy for the California Natural Resources Agency\, Mark serves as a key advisor to Governor and the Secretary of Natural Resources and directs policy\, scientific research\, and critical partnerships to increase protection of coastal and ocean resources in California. Prior to his appointment\, he was the UCLA Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability where he led their Sustainable Los Angeles Grand Challenge effort. Prior to UCLA\, Mark was the first hire at Heal the Bay\, where he served as their President for 18 years. During that time\, he worked on ocean and coastal legislation and policy\, stormwater\, watershed management\, and marine conservation and coastal restoration issues\, projects and programs. Over the course of his career\, his research focused on beach water quality and health risks\, as well as sustainable water resources management. Mark received his bachelor’s and master’s in Biology as well as his doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering\, all from UCLA. \nMichael H. Kelly\, Executive Director\, The Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs \nMichael H. Kelly currently serves as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs\, a non-profit bi-partisan organization that brings together leaders from business\, labor\, academia and nonprofits to advance initiatives that generate economic growth\, create quality jobs and a skilled work-force\, and improve the region’s overall quality of life. \nPrior to working with the Los Angeles Coalition\, Mr. Kelly has worked in a number of high-level positions\, both in the private sector with The Boeing Company and with California Governor’s Gray Davis and Arnold Schwarzenegger. \nHe currently serves as the chair of the FUSE Corps L.A. Advisory Committee\, founding chair of the Philanthropic Foundation for California State University\, Dominguez Hills\, a partner at Saving The West and an advisory board member for WorkingNation. \nSandra Whitehouse\, Ph.D.\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Ocean Conservancy \nDr. Sandra Whitehouse is a consultant who is uses her marine science expertise to advise clients on ocean policies focused on how to advance ocean health and sustainably develop coastal and offshore projects. Her clients have included governments\, companies and nonprofit organizations. Currently she serves as the Senior Policy Advisor to Ocean Conservancy and as a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She is on the board of The National Council for Science and the Environment. Dr. Whitehouse holds a B.S. from Yale University and a Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island. https://www.oceancollectiv.co/ \nModerator: \nWendy Greuel \nA working mom and lifelong Angeleno\, Wendy attended LA public schools and graduated from UCLA. Wendy started her career in public service working for her mentor\, former Mayor Tom Bradley\, where for ten years she worked on a wide range of public policy issues including child care\, senior care homelessness\, housing\, public health and education. \nWhile in Mayor Bradley’s office\, Wendy was a leader in the creation of LA’s BEST\, a nationally recognized after school program that provides a safe and supervised environment for children after school\, and helped found the city’s first childcare center. \nWendy’s commitment to affordable housing led her to Washington D.C.\, where she served in President Clinton’s administration as the Deputy Director of the Interagency Council on Homelessness and later as the Southern California Regional Director at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. \nIn 1997\, Wendy transitioned into the private sector\, working for five years in the film industry as an executive at DreamWorks SKG. She provided strategic guidance in their civic and philanthropic efforts in the Los Angeles Region. \nIn 2002\, Wendy was elected to the Los Angeles City Council and quickly developed an impressive record of accomplishment by creating jobs\, preserving open space and reducing traffic congestion. \nIn 2009\, Wendy was elected City Controller\, becoming only the second woman in LA’s history elected to citywide office. As Controller\, she brought a laser focus to examining government finances ensuring our taxpayer dollars were spent efficiently and she brought greater transparency to government. \nIn 2013\, Wendy was engaged by the Orange County Discovery Science Center to help open a new facility in the San Fernando Valley. She is providing strategic advice on Board development\, fundraising and civic engagement for Discovery Cube L.A. \nIn addition\, in 2016\, Wendy was appointed as an Executive in Residence and Strategic Advisor at the California State University Northridge Nazarian College of Business and Economics. \nShe currently serves as Chair of the LAHSA Commission working on homeless issues and on the boards of L.A. Family Housing\, Emerge\, Everychild Foundation\, East Valley YMCA\, Oakwood School\, Discovery Cube L.A. and on the L.A. Kings Business Advisory Board. \nWendy and her husband Dean are the proud parents of Thomas\, who attends Walter Reed Middle School.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-3-policy-and-politics/
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 4: Aquaculture and the Future
DESCRIPTION:Date: Thursday\, May 27th\, 4:00 PM \nTo register\, click here. \nSponsors: \n \nSpeakers: \nProf. Brian Beale\, Cooperating Professor of Marine Ecology\, Research Director of Downeast Institute\, University of Maine \nDr. Beal is a professor of marine ecology at the University of Maine at Machias (UMM). His position at UMM is divided equally between teaching and research\,  and includes his work at DEI.  In addition\, Dr. Beal directs UMM’s Marine Field Station at Black Duck Cove. \nA native of Jonesport\, Maine\, Dr. Beal graduated from UMM in 1979 with a B.S. degree in Biology and went on to earn an M.S. degree in Marine Sciences from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He obtained a Ph.D. in Marine Bio-Resources from the University of Maine at Orono. \nDr. Beal was instrumental in establishing Maine’s first lobster hatchery in the town of Cutler in 1986. He worked with clammers and shellfish committees in six Washington County towns to create Maine’s first public clam hatchery in 1987\, known as the Beals Island Regional Shellfish Hatchery. Dr. Beal is known for his work with soft-shell clams throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada. He was a 2000-2001 Fulbright scholar at the National University of Ireland\, Galway where he worked with Irish fishermen and researchers on ocean-based nurseries for cultured European lobster (Homarus gammarus) juveniles. \nPeter Bryant\, Senior Program Officer\, Walton Personal Philanthropy Group and The Builders Initiative \nPeter Bryant is a senior program officer focused on strategy development\, environmental grant-making\, and impact investment opportunities for the Walton Personal Philanthropy Group and The Builders Initiative\, a new foundation established by a third generation member of the Walton family. Within these institutions\, Peter is focused on the oceans sustainability\, including fisheries management\, aquaculture\, ocean conservation\, and climate resilience work. Peter also leads an impact investing strategy for the office\, which is focused on early stage investment opportunities in businesses and funds that seek to improve oceans health. \nPreviously\, Peter spent nine years at the Walton Family Foundation managing ocean and fisheries grant-making within the Environment Program with a focus on international geographies\, including Indonesia\, Chile\, Mexico\, and Costa Rica. Peter has more than 20 years’ experience in freshwater and marine conservation\, previously managing programs on river conservation and marine fisheries at several organizations\, including The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund. Early in his career\, Peter focused on corporate partnerships for conservation and communications and marketing. \nPeter received his undergraduate degree in economics from Colby College and has a Master’s in environmental management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He lives with his children in Carlsbad\, California. \nThierry Chopin\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Marine Biology\, University of New Brunswick\, Saint John\, Canada \nDr. Thierry Chopin was born and educated in France. He obtained his Doctorate from the University of Western Brittany\, Brest\, France. He moved to Canada in 1989 and is presently Professor of Marine Biology at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. \nDr. Chopin’s research focuses on the ecophysiology\, biochemistry and cultivation of seaweeds of commercial value and the development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems for environmental sustainability (nutrient biomitigation and other ecosystem services\, and green technologies for improved ecosystem health)\, economic stability (improved output\, product diversification\, risk reduction and job creation in coastal communities) and societal acceptability (better management practices\, improved regulatory governance and appreciation of differentiated and safe products). \nDr. Chopin was\, from 2010 to 2017\, the Scientific Director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN)\, an interdisciplinary strategic network of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). \nHe created the company Chopin Coastal Health Solutions Inc. in July 2016 and is its President. \nDr. Chopin is Past President of the Aquaculture Association of Canada\, the Phycological Society of America and the International Seaweed Association. He is an advisor to the International Foundation for Science and a member of the Editorial Boards of six journals and one professional magazine. He is a columnist with International Aquafeed. \nDr. Chopin is the recipient of the NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation\, the Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence\, the New Brunswick BioSciences Achievement Award\, the R3 (Research\, Results\, Recognition) Award of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation\, and the Coup de Coeur Award of the Conseil Economique du Nouveau-Brunswick. \nDr. Chopin is Honorary Consul of France and Chevalier in the Ordre National du Mérite\, the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Ordre du Mérite Maritime. \nModerator: \nVal Zavala \nVal Zavala was anchor and executive producer of “SoCal Connected” until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics\, education\, government\, demographics\, healthcare\, environment\, economy\, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association\, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-4-aquaculture-and-the-future/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:Live Chat with The Ocean Opportunity Lab
DESCRIPTION:Photo by Matt Power on Unsplash \n“The Ocean Opportunity Lab – Mapping and connecting the world of ocean & energy startups”\nFriday\, June 4\, 2021 at 12:00 pm \nTo register\, click here! \nPanelists\nBirgit Liodden \n \nBirgit is the Founder & CEO of The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL). She’s a self-made entrepreneur who has worked to push sustainability\, entrepreneurship\, next generation & diversity across the maritime industry for almost 15 years. She is one of the most visible young female leaders within the global maritime industry\, and the first leader fronting MeToo in global shipping. She started her first company at 28\, and became the first female Director of a global leading shipping expo at the age of 32. In 2020\, Birgit was named a Top100 global maritime female profile\, chaired NASDAQ ESG Summit\, UN Environmental Assembly #ActForNature\, and spoke at the official IMO World Maritime Day global panel. \nTor Østervold \n \nECOsubsea was established by the Norwegian brothers Tor M. Østervold and Klaus Østervold in 2008. Their vision was from the very beginning to address the problem of biofouling and to safely transform a pressing environmental problem into a business profit for shipowners and ports\, by making shipping greener. Tor is a winner of the Orcelle Award.\nWith head-office based in Austevoll\, they have been operating in the Port of Southampton since 2014\, and in 2018 their international Centre of excellence was opened. For over a decade\, they have fine-tuned their innovative and advanced technology for preventing the spread of invasive species\, reduction of fuel consumption\, and they have earned licenses for operating in ports with strong environmental benchmarks. \nKristin Skofteland \n \nCCO & Legal Counsel of Beyonder. Board member of Norwegian Solar. Executive MBA and lawyer with more than 20 years experience form the oil and gas industry. Kristin loves sports and new challenges and is thrilled to have moved from big oil to a high-tech start-up company with green ambitions and appetite for growth. \nBeyonder designs and manufactures safer battery solutions based on Norwegian sawdust\, with high power\, fast charging and a long lifetime. Produced with clean energy and energy-efficient methods\, our batteries have the smallest environmental footprint possible. Beyonder’s batteries are produced without cobalt or nickel. Beyonder´s supercapacitor cells can be fully charged and discharged in just a few seconds. Our hybrid LIC are also designed for ultra fast charging and power storage for renewable energy grids\, heavy transportation and offshore energy infrastructure.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/live-chat-with-the-ocean-opportunity-lab/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 5: Aquaculture and California
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: \nDr. Kristin Aquilino\, lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program based at University of California\, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory \n \nDr. Kristin Aquilino is the lead scientist for the White Abalone Captive Breeding Program based at University of California\, Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory and including a dozen partners along the west coast of North America. Her research focuses on the reproductive conditioning and husbandry of endangered white abalone\, as well as the effects of climate change and disease on their captive and wild populations. She is a member of the California Sea Grant Extension team\, connecting her work with state and federal agencies\, Indigenous nations\, commercial aquaculture growers\, aquariums\, and other stakeholders. Dr. Aquilino is a recipient of NOAA’s Species in the Spotlight Hero Award. \nDr. Luke Gardner\, California Sea Grant Extension Specialist\, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego \n \nLuke Gardner\, PhD\, is a California Sea Grant Extension Specialist based at the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories. Gardner is a biologist whose work focuses on leading and supporting research\, extension activities\, and education in the field of aquaculture. His work explores how aquaculture intersects with coastal California’s environment\, economy\, and citizens\, and supports the development of sustainable aquaculture activities while balancing the economic\, environmental and social needs of Californians to produce a net positive benefit to the state. Gardner identifies emerging issues and opportunities in California and how aquaculture may influence them in an effort to find community supported solutions. Gardner earned his PhD from Queensland University of Technology\, Australia\, and BS in aquaculture from James Cook University\, Australia. \nDr. Kevin Marquez Johnson\, Sea Grant Extension Specialist based at California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo \n \nKevin Johnson\, PhD\, is a California Sea Grant Extension Specialist based at California Polytechnic State University\, San Luis Obispo. Johnson is a marine biologist working to understand the genetic potential for adapation to environmental stress in aquaculturally important marine invertebrates. Johnson seeks to build collaborations with students and faculty at Cal Poly\, aquaculture growers\, Indigenous nations\, state and federal agencies\, and local stakeholders. Through these collaboration\, his work will focus on emergent issues in California and will highlight educational and career opportunities in aquaculture. Johnson earned his PhD from the UC Santa Barbara and his BS from CSU Monterey Bay.  \nModerator: \nCharlotte Stevenson\, M.S.\, is a Science Writer for USC Sea Grant. \n \nMs. Stevenson is a freelance science writer\, editor\, and communicator with 14 years of diverse experience writing for congressional offices\, federal and state agencies\, non-profits\, start-ups\, and newspapers. She has served as the Science Writer for USC Sea Grant since 2010\, writing articles\, newsletter content\, strategic planning\, grant reporting\, and website content. Her combination of skills are best seen in Sea Grant publications like Apocalypse Cow\, The Urban Mariner\, and Plastic Debris in the California Marine Ecosystem: A Summary of Current Research\, Solution Strategies\, and Data Gaps which she completed for the California Ocean Science Trust. \nMs. Stevenson brings a very technical understanding and perspective to her science writing. At the same time\, Ms. Stevenson’s 2006 National Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship placement in D.C. and participation in California’s South Coast Marine Life Protected Area process gave her a nuanced understanding of policy and politics that inform her writing as well. As a prolific creative writer\, Ms. Stevenson excels at storytelling\, bringing science to life\, setting the stage for complicated policy\, and\, most importantly\, making science accessible to all.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-5-aquaculture-and-california/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:From Hydrothermal Vents to Seafloor Mapping: A Deep Dive into the Ocean with the Ocean Exploration Trust Team
DESCRIPTION:Photo Credit: OET/Nautilus Live \nPanelists\n \nDr. Robert Ballard \nPresident of the Ocean Exploration Trust\nDirector of the Center for Ocean Exploration\, Graduate School of Oceanography URI\n\nAmong the most accomplished and well known of the world’s deep-sea explorers\, Dr. Robert Ballard is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents\, the sunken R.M.S. Titanic\, the German battleship Bismarck\, and numerous other contemporary and ancient shipwrecks around the world. During his long career he has conducted more than 150 deep-sea expeditions using the latest in exploration technology. \nDr. Ballard has been a pioneer in the development of advanced deep submergence and telepresence technology. Although his Ph.D. is in Marine Geology and Geophysics\, his scientific interests run the gamut from the volcanic\, tectonic\, and hydrothermal processes of the mid-ocean ridge to deep-sea archaeology and maritime history. Dr. Ballard also spends a great deal of his time involved in various educational outreach programs. In 2008\, Dr. Ballard secured the E/V Nautilus\, which has become his flag-ship for exploration\, operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust and funded in part by NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration. Nautilus is connected by way of a high bandwidth satellite link to the University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center and from there to the world. \nHe has received prestigious awards from the Explorers Club and the National Geographic Society—the Explorers Medal and the Hubbard Medal\, respectively—as well as the Lindbergh Award. In 2003 President George W. Bush presented him with the National Endowment for the Humanities Medal in the Oval Office of the White House. He is currently a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. \nEDUCATION: \nUniversity of California\, Santa Barbara\, B.S. Physical Science\, Majors: Chemistry/Geology; Minors: Physics/Math;\nUniversity of Hawaii\, Graduate School in Oceanography;\nUniversity of Southern California\, Graduate School in Marine Geology; University of Rhode Island\, Graduate School in Oceanography. Ph.D. Marine Geology and Geophysics Ph.D. in Marine Geology and Geophysics the CEO \n\n \nAllison Fundis \nChief Operating Officer\nOcean Exploration Trust\n\nAllison Fundis is the Chief Operating Officer for the Ocean Exploration Trust where she leads the development and management of the organization’s ocean exploration and outreach activities and teams. She pulls from diverse background in scientific\, education\, and extensive sea-going experience to engage the science community\, students\, and the public in telepresence-enabled expeditions aboard the Trust’s exploration vessel Nautilus. Since 2006\, she has led or participated in 50+ expeditions utilizing a variety of deep-sea technologies and submersibles in the Eastern\, North\, and South Pacific Ocean\, Gulf of Mexico\, Gulf of California\, Caribbean Sea\, and the Mediterranean Sea.\n\nBefore joining the Ocean Exploration Trust in 2013\, Allison worked with the National Science Foundation’s Ocean Observatories Initiative at the University of Washington. In her role there\, she participated in the planning and installation of the US’s largest cabled seafloor observatory in addition to developing resources and programs for students that utilize the observatory’s real-time data. Allison is a former high school chemistry and biology teacher and remains passionate about making authentic opportunities in STEM available to students\, educators\, and the public through the Ocean Exploration Trust. \nAllison holds a MS degree in Marine Geology from the University of Florida and a BA in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic. Her geological studies focused on understanding the controls on eruption dynamics in submarine volcanic systems. In 2019\, Allison was recognized as an innovation and technology delegate for the Academy of Achievement and as an IF/THEN ambassador by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She is a 2020 Fellow National of the Explorers Club and in 2021 was named an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society. \n\n \nDr. Nicole Raineault \n\nChief Scientist & VP\, Exploration & Science Operations\nOcean Exploration Trust\n\nNicole is a marine geologist and ocean mapper who studies seafloor geomorphology. She has been working with the Ocean Exploration Trust since 2010 when she was a navigation intern aboard the vessel E/V Nautilus. After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Delaware in 2012\, she started a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography\, with the purpose of increasing the standard scientific capacity of Nautilus and building a broader shoreside team. She also oversaw the installation and testing of the multibeam sonar and sub-bottom profiling systems. Nicole has been working full-time with the Trust since 2013 and is now the Vice President of Exploration and Science Operations. \n\nModerator\nVal Zavala  \nVal Zavala was anchor and executive producer of “SoCal Connected” until her retirement in 2018. Since joining KCET in 1987 she has won 15 L.A. Emmy awards. She has covered major issues in southern California politics\, education\, government\, demographics\, healthcare\, environment\, economy\, and arts and culture. She has been honored for her community service by numerous organizations including the California Chicano News Media Association\, and Hispanic Americans for Fairness in Media among others. She was a John S. Knight Journalism fellow at Stanford University in 1993. She received her M.A. in journalism from American University and her B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/from-hydrothermal-vents-to-seafloor-mapping-a-deep-dive-into-the-ocean-with-the-ocean-exploration-trust-team/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Science
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SUMMARY:The Blue Hour: Ocean of Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Save the Date!  \nAltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is proud to host our annual fundraiser \nThe Blue Hour: Ocean of Inclusion \non October 9\, 2021 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm \nat the Korean Friendship Bell\, Angel’s Gate Park\, San Pedro\, CA \n\nFor 2021\, the Blue Hour theme is Ocean of Inclusion.  Our community will come together in support of the ocean to celebrate both education and the diversity of our port community. We are proud to be partnering with Angels Gate Cultural Center on this event as well as The Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee. \n  San Pedro is a melting pot of cultures and ethnicities\, all who have benefitted from the nearby sea. This community is intertwined with the beauty of our ocean and the economic impact it has on us.  The Korean Friendship Bell was presented to the United States as a symbol of friendship and\, as the world opens in recovery\, we see no better place to celebrate the friends and community we have missed than the Friendship Bell in Angel’s Gate Park. \n\nMore information coming soon\, including tickets. \nFor questions and sponsorship inquiries\, please contact Karl Muller (kmuller@altasea.org).
URL:https://altasea.org/event/the-blue-hour-ocean-of-inclusion/
LOCATION:Korean Friendship Bell\, 3601 S Gaffey St\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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