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SUMMARY:EVENT CANCELLED: AltaSea Open House Featuring California Fish & Wildlife and USC Sea Grant
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO EXPECTED HAZARDOUS WEATHER THIS WEEKEND\, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
URL:https://altasea.org/event/altasea-open-house-featuring-california-fish-wildlife/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
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SUMMARY:AltaSea Open House Accelerating Ocean Technology for a Blue Future
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/altasea-open-house-accelerating-blue-technology-for-a-better-future/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Blue Hour 3: The Warehouse – Membership Day
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-hour-3-the-warehouse-membership-day/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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SUMMARY:Blue Hour
DESCRIPTION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is proud to host\nBlue Hour 3: The Warehouse\non October 8\, 2022 from 5pm – 9pm\nat AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\n2451 Signal Street in San Pedro\, CA.\n  \nClick here for more information and to purchase tickets!
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-hour/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Building Blue & Green Communities…One Small Business at a Time
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/building-blue-green-communitiesone-small-business-at-a-time-2/
LOCATION:Roosevelt Park\, 7600 Graham Avenue\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Open House: We Need All The Kelp We Can Get!
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/open-house-we-need-all-the-kelp-we-can-get/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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SUMMARY:Building Blue & Green Communities…One Small Business at a Time
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/building-blue-green-communitiesone-small-business-at-a-time/
LOCATION:East Rancho Dominguez Park\, 15116 Atlantic Avenue\, East Compton\, CA\, 90221\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Leveraging Blue Economy Solutions for A  Sustainable Goods Movement Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:UN 2022 Oceans Conference Side Event\nLisbon\, Portugal 6:00pm-8:00pm WEST / Los Angeles\, USA 10:00am-12pm PDT\n \nThe dire need for economic recovery from Covid-19\, coupled with the global climate crisis\, has presented communities around the globe with an unprecedented demand for transformative solutions. The global goods movement ecosystem is ripe for this transformation. \nThe Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach\, together with the region’s transportation corridors\, comprise one of the most essential arteries of the world’s infrastructure and supply chain. Many of the solutions required to transform this goods movement ecosystem into the model ‘Port of the Future’ will come from innovative solutions in the green and blue economies. In this Side Event\, members of a coalition of regional leaders will discuss how they are engaging in this multi-dimensional effort to build a sustainable goods movement ecosystem from the ground up. \nSpeakers\nInna Braverman\, Eco Wave Power\n \nInna Braverman\, a globally recognized technology entrepreneur\, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eco Wave Power (EWP)\, a company developing a cost-efficient solution turning ocean and sea waves into green electricity. EWP received the UN Climate Action Award at COP25 in Madrid\, Spain. \n \nEco Wave Power developed an innovative technology for production of clean electricity from ocean and sea waves. Eco Wave Power aim to generate clean & affordable electricity\, using a simple but smart design\, allowing our floaters to be attached to existing man-made structures\, and thereby simplifying installation and maintenance as well as accessibility. EWP’s innovative technology has been recognized as a “Pioneering Technology” by the Chief Scientist of the Energy Ministry of Israel and received an Efficient Solution label from Solar Impulse Foundation. In addition\, the company won the United Nations “Global Climate Action” Award and received grants by ERDF\, Horizon 2020 and the Energy Ministry of Israel. The company is pioneering in its’ sector by operating a grid-connected wave energy array\, which is operational under a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) and holds substantial number of projects in its’ pipeline. \nFor more information: https://www.ecowavepower.com/ \nStephen Cheung\, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation\n \nStephen Cheung\, Chief Operating Officer of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) and President of the World Trade Center Los Angeles leads the team supporting international trade based in the region. He is the designated Regional Economic Competitive Officer for this coalition. \n \nCollaborating with community\, government\, business and education partners to inform and advance our data-driven and evidence-based approach\, LAEDC endeavor to achieve a reimagined regional economy – growing\, equitable\, sustainable\, and resilient -that provides a healthy and high standard of living for all. LAEDC staff and members represent the diversity of Los Angeles County and act as trusted conveners\, thought partners\, valued service providers\, regional stewards\, and catalysts for transformational change. \nFor more information: https://laedc.org/ \nMike Galvin\, Port of Los Angeles\n \nMike Galvin from the Port of Los Angeles\, directs the commercial development and management of the Port’s Waterfront\, including AltaSea’s 35-acre urban\, ocean campus dedicated to accelerating scientific collaboration\, advancing an emerging blue economy\, and inspiring the next generation. \n \nThe busiest container port in North America\, the Port of Los Angeles has sustained its rank as number one for more than two decades with record volumes for containerized trade. The Port maintains an efficient\, sustainable supply chain\, adopting new technologies to improve the reliability\, predictability and efficiency of the flow of cargo across global seaborne trade. \nFor more information: https://www.portoflosangeles.org/ \nTerry Tamminen\, AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\n \nTerry is the Chief Executive Officer for AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles and has developed expertise in business\, farming\, education\, non-profit\, the environment\, the arts\, and government in Australia\, Europe\, Africa\, China\, and the United States. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency and later Cabinet Secretary. As the Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor\, Terry was the architect of many groundbreaking sustainability policies\, including California’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006\, the Hydrogen Highway Network\, and the Million Solar Roofs initiative. Terry co-founded the R20 Regions of Climate Action\, bringing together sub-national governments\, businesses\, NGOs\, and academia to implement measurable\, large-scale\, low-carbon\, and climate-resilient economic development projects that solve the climate crisis building a sustainable global economy. He also provides advice through 7th Generation Advisors to Pegasus Capital Advisors\, the Green Climate Fund\, and numerous global businesses on sustainability and green investing and assisting governments and philanthropists with climate solutions\, including Fiji\, India Rockefeller Brothers Fund\, and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. \nPublications \nWatercolors: How JJ the Whale Saved Us – Watercolors is a compelling and riveting true story about the rescue of JJ the Whale\, a day-old gray whale that was found abandoned in Marina del Rey\, California. Tamminen tells an educational\, moving\, and remarkable story as a call to action. \nLives per Gallon: The True Cost of our Oil Addiction – An unblinking look at the health\, environmental\, and national security costs hidden in every barrel of oil. A searing indictment of America’s oil economy and a powerful prescription for change. With tales of corporations knowingly exposing citizens to poisonous chemicals\, conspiring to derail public transportation\, and purposely disabling their own pollution controls. Tamminen offers solutions to demand accountability and pave the road to sustainable energy. \nCracking the Carbon Code: The Key to Sustainable Profits in the New Economy – As government regulations and carbon markets grow and merge\, businesses must take action to become more efficient and reduce emissions. Cracking the Carbon Code provides the tools to build value\, grow market share\, and secure acceptance by consumers and regulators in the global economy. Filled with eye-opening facts\, insights\, and practical action steps to profit from the low-carbon economy of the 21st century. \n \nAltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is dedicated to accelerating scientific collaboration\, advancing an emerging blue economy through business innovation and job creation\, and inspiring the next generation\, all for a more sustainable\, just and equitable world. AltaSea turns to the ocean to develop solutions for some of the planet’s most pressing challenges\, such as climate change\, energy supply and global food security – and prepare today’s generation of students for future jobs in science\, technology\, engineering\, business and the ocean. \nFor more information: https://altasea.org/ \nGail Woodward\, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory\n \nPrincipal Investigator at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, Senior Member of the Technical Staff at JPL with expertise in Software System Engineering\, Simulation and Visualization. Her experience ranges from operational missions to research and technology development. She is a Robotics Technologist in the Maritime and Multi-Agent Autonomy Group at JPL. Her research interests include intelligent autonomy and sensing technologies for autonomous systems\, and advancement of unmanned underwater adaptive autonomy and capabilities in areas such as opportunistic and adaptive science\, environmental monitoring\, safe navigation\, mapping\, perception\, and multi-agent cooperative operations. \nPublications \nPadgett\, C.\, M. Burl\, D. Clouse\, G. Woodward\, J. Chang\, “Scene Specific Object Recognition from 3D Models in Satellite Imagery\,” NTR (in preparation): 41921\, 2005\, 01 January 2005. \nCurtis Padgett\, Gail Woodward\, “A Hierarchical Automated Target Recognition for Parallel Analog Processor\,” In Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation Conference\, Monterey\, CA July 1997\, 01 July 1997. \n \nThe Maritime & Multi-Agent Autonomy group at JPL identifies and develops technology for multi-robot teams and for autonomous marine vehicles. Core technologies from this group will inform and enable applications such as spacecraft constellations\, robot swarms\, networked planetary observers\, orbiting distributed apertures\, and ocean world explorers. Specific competencies include Algorithms for coordination\, planning\, and control of multi-robot systems\, including formation flying\, distributed task identification and task allocation in heterogeneous teams\, and collaborative localization and observation. Autonomy software architectures and software systems engineering. Motion planning and autonomous mission behaviors for multi-agent operations and for sea surface and subsurface vehicles.  \nFor more information: https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/  \nModerator\nAnn Carpenter\, Braid Theory\n \nMs. Carpenter is the Founder and CEO of Braid Theory\, a vertically-integrated venture advisory firm dedicated to blue economy solutions\, and the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Los Angeles Council District 15. \n \nBraid Theory is a vertically integrated venture advisory firm that supports science and engineering-led companies. We incorporate a hybrid model of services to assist teams based on proven methodology and rigor in evidence-based entrepreneurship\, focused on three key aspects of commercialization: building capability\, capacity\, and intellectual capital. We go beyond traditional accelerator or incubator programs to connect technology entrepreneurs with industry to build opportunities for market traction and growth. Braid Theory has created an extensive pipeline of startups since 2016\, focusing efforts to find solutions to grow a sustainable blue economy. Weaving together these entrepreneurs along with industry influencers and corporate partners\, we accelerate the adoption of transformative technology\, drive market growth\, and create profitable collaborations. \nFor more information: https://www.braidtheory.com/
URL:https://altasea.org/event/leveraging-blue-economy-solutions-for-a-sustainable-goods-movement-ecosystem/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Building Blue & Green Communities...One Small Business at a Time
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/building-blue-green-communities-one-small-business-at-a-time/
LOCATION:Magic Johnson Park\, 905 E. El Segundo Boulevard\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90059\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 4: Sea Through the Weeds – Navigating the Policies and Politics of Offshore Seaweed Farming in California
DESCRIPTION:The Blue + Green 2022 webinar series will include 4 one-hour webinars scheduled Thursdays from June 2\, 2022 – June 23\, 2022 at 4 pm.  The goal of the project is to shine a spotlight on emerging aquaculture sector in our economy.  Aquaculture and the supporting technologies bring together all the key ingredients – future growth opportunities that support our coastal ecosystems\, the economy\, jobs\, and our communities.  This webinar series reimagines partnerships between business\, government\, universities\, and communities through regenerative ocean research\, exploration\, and equity-based economic development. \n \nSpeakers: \nRandy Lovell\, Cal Fish & Wildlife  \n \nRandy Lovell was appointed State Aquaculture Coordinator in August 2012\, after nearly thirty years in the aquaculture industry as both a designer\, builder\, and operator of aquaculture facilities and as a business owner\, active in the sales and marketing of aquatic life support systems. As Aquaculture Coordinator\, Mr. Lovell works with growers\, regulators\, decision-makers\, and the general public to enhance the regulatory understanding of\, and development opportunities for sustainable aquaculture in California. \nDavid Telling\, Founding Partner at Pacific6 \nFor over 30 years\, David has specialized in the creative direction and production of marketing and education materials on all forms of media. He has helped brand\, message\, and market companies both large and small – producing award-winning advertising\, print work\, videos\, web development and training programs for such companies as Sony\, Panasonic\, DuPont\, Agility Logistics\, Nexus\, Dacor and Realty One Group. \nDavid’s career began in education. He graduated with a Bachelor of Education\, Honors Degree\, in England\, represented Great Britain at the International Olympic Academy in Athens/Olympia and was invited to California State University\, Long Beach to lecture on the Pre-Modern Olympic Games. Over time\, David transitioned his abilities as an educator to reach broader audiences – first as the Editor of Southern California Style Magazine\, and then with Small Island Multimedia\, his own advertising agency. \nDiane Windham\, Regional Aquaculture Coordinator – California\, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region \n \nDiane Windham\, NOAA Fisheries West Coast Regional Aquaculture Coordinator for California\, has served in this role for over 15 years\, as a liaison between the Office of Aquaculture at NOAA Headquarters and NOAA offices in California. Located in NOAA Fisheries’ Long Beach Office\, Diane coordinates with NOAA policy and science assets both in Fisheries and the National Ocean Service (NOS). She also works closely with state and local government\, and the aquaculture industry. Currently\, Diane is working on several proposed offshore aquaculture projects in southern California\, collaborating with National Ocean Service colleagues on marine spatial analyses and predictive modeling to inform siting and assess species and habitat interactions with potential aquaculture operations. Her work also includes conducting grant reviews as well as being co-PI on various grant projects. With a career spanning over 35 years with the federal government and most of that with NOAA Fisheries\, Diane has worked primarily in regulatory and policy roles in California\, translating science and applying it to inform the regulatory process. She has also worked on recovery planning for ESA-listed species\, ESA listings and consultations\, critical habitat designations\, and outreach and education. A graduate of UC Santa Barbara\, coastal and marine resource management is her passion\, along with facilitation and negotiation skills to reach solutions and resolve conflicts between various users of ocean space. Prior to government work\, Diane conducted marine mammal research and survey work in southern California\, and on the Southern California Channel Islands \nModerator: \nWendy Greuel\, Former Controller\, City of Los Angeles \n \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 childcare\, senior care homelessness\, housing\, public health\, and education. While 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. Wendy’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. In 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. In 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. In 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. In 2013\, Wendy was engaged by the Orange County Discovery Science Center to help open their new facility\, Discovery Cube LA\, in the San Fernando Valley.  She is providing strategic advice on Board development\, fundraising and civic engagement for Discovery Cube L.A. In 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 on the LAHSA Commission working on homeless issues\, as Co-Chair of the LAUSD Task Force\, as a member of the Women and Girls Initiative Governing Council\, and on the boards of Emily’s List\, Fisker Inc.\, Emerge CA\, East Valley YMCA\, Oakwood School\, Discovery Cube L.A.\, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project\, CAUSE\, ABODE\, Homeland Security Advisory Council\, UCLA Luskin Advisory Board and on the L.A. Kings Business Advisory Board. Wendy and her husband Dean are also the proud parents of their son\, Thomas. \nCover photo by Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-4-sea-through-the-weeds-navigating-the-policies-and-politics-of-offshore-seaweed-farming-in-california/
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CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 3: Aquafarming Jobs of the Future – Building a Regenerative Farming Workforce
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nThe Blue + Green 2022 webinar series will include 4 one-hour webinars scheduled Thursdays from June 2\, 2022 – June 23\, 2022 at 4 pm.  The goal of the project is to shine a spotlight on emerging aquaculture sector in our economy.  Aquaculture and the supporting technologies bring together all the key ingredients – future growth opportunities that support our coastal ecosystems\, the economy\, jobs\, and our communities.  This webinar series reimagines partnerships between business\, government\, universities\, and communities through regenerative ocean research\, exploration\, and equity-based economic development. \n \nSpeakers: \nFerris Kawar\, Sustainability Project Manager/SMC Aquaculture Certificate \n \nFerris Kawar\, Sustainability Project Manager\, Santa Monica College. For 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.  As 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.  Ferris 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/ \nMeredith Brooks\, AltaSea\, Ocean Pathways \n \nMeredith Brooks is the Programs and Grants 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. Originally 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 Bachelor’s Degrees in Political Science and Journalism\, and is a member of the Lambda Pi Eta honor society of the National Communication Association. \nKendall Barbery\, GreenWave \n \nAs Programs Director for GreenWave\, Kendall develops the organization’s program strategy\, and leads partnership development and expansion efforts. Since joining GreenWave in 2017\, Kendall helped develop the organizations’ Training & Support and Innovation programs\, delivered training to over 600 prospective and current ocean farmers\, and incubated four kelp hatcheries across New England\, the west coast\, and Alaska. Kendall served on the leadership team for the development of GreenWave’s online Regenerative Ocean Farming Hub. Launched in April 2022\, the Hub is a free online resource with courses\, tools\, and community for current and emerging ocean farmers. Kendall has a background as marine technician and deckhand\, including six seasons set-netting and drifting for sockeye salmon throughout the Bristol Bay watershed in southwest Alaska. Kendall holds a master’s degree in environmental science from Yale School of the Environment. \nModerator: \nMichael Kelly\, Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy & Jobs \n \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. Prior 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. He currently serves on the Committee for Greater LA\, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission Advisory Board\, founding chair of the Philanthropic Foundation for California State University\, Dominguez Hills and an advisory board member for WorkingNation.  He was also the recipient of the EnCorps Teachers Program 2010 “Torchbearer of the Year” Award. Michael received an Economics Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He was a Dean’s Merit Scholar at USC. Michael is married to Mia Kelly and is the proud father of three daughters.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-3-aquafarming-jobs-of-the-future-building-a-regenerative-farming-workforce/
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 2: Traditional Knowledge in Regenerative Aquaculture
DESCRIPTION:The Blue + Green 2022 webinar series will include 4 one-hour webinars scheduled Thursdays from June 2\, 2022 – June 23\, 2022 at 4 pm.  The goal of the project is to shine a spotlight on emerging aquaculture sector in our economy.  Aquaculture and the supporting technologies bring together all the key ingredients – future growth opportunities that support our coastal ecosystems\, the economy\, jobs\, and our communities.  This webinar series reimagines partnerships between business\, government\, universities\, and communities through regenerative ocean research\, exploration\, and equity-based economic development. \n \nSpeakers: \nRhiannon R. Tereari’i Chandler-‘Īao  \n \nRhiannon R. Tereari’i Chandler-‘Īao earned her B.A. in Ethnic Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2004 and graduated from the William S. Richardson School of Law in 2016 with certificates in both Native Hawaiian and Environmental Law. After graduating\, she worked as a Post-JD Research & Teaching Fellow at Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law and as the Executive Director of Waiwai Ola Waterkeepers Hawaiian Islands.  Prior to attending law school\, Rhiannon served as the Executive Director of the environmental non-profit Community Work Day Program\, d.b.a. Mālama Maui Nui.  While on Maui\, Rhiannon served as a member of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council\, Maui County Cultural Resources Commission\, a board member of the Maui Non-Profit Directors Association and a Steering Committee member of Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows Leadership Program.  She currently serves as the Aquaculture Extension Specialist for the Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center at UH Hilo\, where she channels her past experiences into current efforts to protect and preserve natural resources. \nMatt Teutimez \n \nMr. Teutimez has attained over 20 years of professional experience in large-scale construction monitoring\, endangered and rare species surveys\, focused species surveys\, National Environmental Policy Act/California Environmental Quality Act (NEPA/CEQA) documentation\, regulatory permitting\, wetland/jurisdictional delineations (JDs)\, vegetation mapping\, Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping\, restoration monitoring\, wildlife assessments\, and report documentation\, as well as over 15 years of experience in long-term monitoring and management for some of Southern California’s rarest bird species\, including the California least tern\, light-footed clapper rail\, Belding’s savannah sparrow\, snowy plover\, burrowing owl\, Swainson’s hawk\, coastal cactus wren\, least Bell’s vireo\, and coastal California gnatcatcher. Mr. Teutimez possesses a scientific collecting permit (SC-007113) and is listed as an independent researcher for California least tern on KBC’s federal 10 (a)(1)(A) recovery permit TE-777965-9. \nMatthew is the son of John Teutimez Jr.\, Elder of the Kizh-Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians. Matthew is an enrolled member of the Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians – Kizh Nation and has served as Tribal Biologist since 2010. Mr. Teutimez has been designated by his Tribe to possess and share Kizh-Gabrieleno cultural knowledge and practices taught to him by Chief Ernie P. Teutimez-Salas along with multiple family Elders of the Kizh-Gabrieleño Tribe. Mr. Teutimez received both his Bachelor of Science degree and his Master of Science degree in Biology from California State University\, Long Beach and is the Tribe’s specialist in ethnobotanical and cultural uses of native plants and animals including the pre-historic distributions of natural resources throughout the ancestral territory of the Kizh-Gabrieleno Tribe. Mr. Teutimez is a Committee member on California’s Environmental Protection Agency’s Tribal Advisory Committee where he works with the State’s Environmental Boards\, Departments\, and Offices to support tribal involvement and environmental concerns and provides traditional ecological knowledge for State agencies to enhance their environmental policies to work towards restoring\, preserving and protecting the natural environment for our future generations. The KizhGabrieleno Tribe is the only representative of a non-federally recognized Tribe on the EPA’s Tribal Advisory Council. \nModerator: \nNat Zappia \n \nFor two decades\, Professor Natale Zappia has directed\, created\, and participated in multiple projects related to food systems\, urban farming\, environmental sustainability\, and food justice. Between 2008-10 he served as the Executive Director of the Garden School Foundation (GSF)\, a 501(c)(3) developing garden-based curricula for students of need in South Los Angeles. His position afforded several opportunities to develop strategic planning in consultation with the board of directors\, write grants\, build new programs\, undertake fundraising initiatives\, manage the organizational budget\, oversee staff and volunteers\, and examine the power of food to shape communities in Los Angeles through neighborhood assessments on garden-based programs. Between 2013-16\, he also served on the Board of Directors for GSF\, heading up the strategic planning committee. \nMore recently\, Zappia has co-founded and launched Open Gärden (OG) a history app connecting urban garden spaces with historical environments in Los Angeles and around the world. OG’s is particularly focused on connecting urban gardeners in South Los Angeles through peer-to-peer digital networks. As the Director for the IS at CSUN\, Zappia is involved in numerous campus-wide\, regional\, and national sustainability projects\, including overseeing climate and CO2 reduction initiatives. At Whittier College\, Zappia co-directed (2011-2019) the Sustainable Urban Farm Lab (SUrF)\, where he taught and coordinated programming related to permaculture\, environmental history and studies\, and the humanities. SUrF is a 1/8-acre micro farm with a small orchard managed by faculty and students. \nPhoto by Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-2-traditional-knowledge-in-regenerative-aquaculture/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Blue + Green Session 1: Seaweed Startups – Growing a Crop-Based Business
DESCRIPTION:The Blue + Green 2022 webinar series will include 4 one-hour webinars scheduled Thursdays from June 2\, 2022 – June 23\, 2022 at 4 pm.  The goal of the project is to shine a spotlight on emerging aquaculture sector in our economy.  Aquaculture and the supporting technologies bring together all the key ingredients – future growth opportunities that support our coastal ecosystems the economy\, jobs\, and our communities.  This webinar series reimagines partnerships between business\, government\, universities\, and communities through regenerative ocean research\, exploration\, and equity-based economic development. \n \nSpeakers: \nJulia Marsh\, Sway \n \nCo-founder and CEO of Sway\, a venture-backed materials company producing packaging made from seaweed. Julia is an interdisciplinary designer by trade\, with over a decade spent building brand and packaging systems for consumer goods companies\, technology startups\, and design studios. Her career as a designer has been inspired by a lifelong affection for the ocean and the belief that designers must take part in solving the planet’s greatest challenges. \nSway is currently developing and scaling high-performance\, home compostable\, seaweed-based packaging. Sway packaging integrates seamlessly into existing plastic infrastructure\, while simultaneously replenishing ocean health\, sequestering carbon\, and catalyzing a more inclusive environmental movement through regenerative design. In 2022\, Sway was announced as a finalist in the Tom Ford Plastic Innovation Prize. In 2021\, Sway was named as a winner of the Beyond the Bag Challenge\, sponsored by Closed Loop Partners and a consortium of global retailers. Sway’s innovative work has been featured in publications including Vogue\, Forbes\, and Fast Company. The company is a member of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition\, the Sustainable Ocean Alliance\, and 1% for the Planet. \nPat Schnettler\, 12 Tides \n \nPat is a co-founder of 12 Tides and an ocean-enthusiast and conservationist. He founded 12 Tides after working in traditional seafood industries as a way to foster a more positive connection between our food system and the oceans. He is a rescue certified scuba diver and has been known to eat kelp straight out of the sea. \nAshlan Cousteau\, SeaWeed Naturals \n \nJournalist and Explorer Ashlan Gorse Cousteau travels the world in search of stories that captivate and inspire.  As a host\, speaker\, author and filmmaker\, Cousteau uses the power of entertainment to save the world. As a social entrepreneur\, Ashlan is the principal founder of SeaWeed Naturals\, a first-of-its-kind wellness lifestyle brand\, that is creating products that bring customers the established benefits of the cannabis plant\, combined with the countless powerful effects of marine botanicals like algae and seaweed. Ashlan’s first book\, Oceans for Dummies (Wiley Publishing)\, is a fun and easy to understand book explaining the entire ocean; its ecosystems\, history\, climate\, currents\, species and more\, February 2021. Ashlan was the co-star of Travel Channel’s award-winning series\, Caribbean Pirate Treasure for three seasons.  Her documentary\, Nuclear Sharks\, for Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 2016 premiered as the #1 rated show across all cable programming.  For over a decade\, Ashlan worked as an on-camera correspondent and co-host for Emmy award winning entertainment shows E! News and Entertainment Tonight. \nCousteau’s endeavors go beyond the small screen.  Ashlan traveled to Antarctica to be a headlining speaker at TedxScottBase.  She has served as host for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and was selected by former Vice-President Al Gore to be the opening anchor for 24Hours of Reality. She is a voice for environmental issues on Capitol Hill through events\, and briefings and serves on the advisory board of WWF\, Ocean Unite and the Environmental Media Association. Ashlan graduated from the prestigious School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  She lives in Los Angeles with her husband\, daughter\, rescue dog\, and two chickens and has explored all seven continents. \nModerator: \nAnn Carpenter\, Braid Theory \n \nAnn Carpenter is dedicated to building and fostering the global Blue Economy entrepreneur ecosystem. She serves as an advisor to deep tech companies in ocean/maritime\, transportation and goods movement\, and related industrial sectors. She brings more than 30 years of experience in strategic planning\, marketing\, business development\, and community outreach. As co-founder and CEO of Braid Theory\, a vertically integrated venture advisory\, Ms. Carpenter is responsible for strategic partnership building with ports\, public agencies\, and private industry. She serves on the Boards of Directors of Smart Freight Centre and Ocean Exchange to further initiatives towards efficient and zero emissions global freight and logistics\, and sustainable ocean solutions. Her civic appointments include Chief Innovation Officer of the City of Los Angeles\, Council District 15; and Commissioner of the County of Los Angeles Small Business Commission. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Mathematics\, Ms. Carpenter spent the first decade of her career in computer and aerospace industries. \nCover photo by Oleksandr Sushko on Unsplash
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-green-session-1-seaweed-startups-growing-a-crop-based-business/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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SUMMARY:Environmental Sustainability Forum
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE!
URL:https://altasea.org/event/environmental-sustainability-forum/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Education
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220423T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220423T133000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating our Blue Earth
DESCRIPTION:ATTEND IN PERSON: \nChildren of all ages invited.  This event is free and open to the public. \nClick here to RSVP! \nWATCH ONLINE: \nIf you are unable to attend in person\, we hope you will participate remotely. \nLivestream will begin at 10:45AM. Click here to watch! \n  \nPhoto by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/blue-earth-day-at-altasea/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Community
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SUMMARY:Webinar - Pacific Marine Energy Center: Connecting People to the Power of the Ocean
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!\nThumbnail photo by Christoffer Engström on Unsplash.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/webinar-pacific-marine-energy-center-connecting-people-to-the-power-of-the-ocean/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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SUMMARY:Open House Featuring Energy Independence Now CEO Brian Goldstein
DESCRIPTION:If you can’t make the event in-person\, please join via livestream at 10:45am!
URL:https://altasea.org/event/open-house-featuring-energy-independence-now-ceo-brian-goldstein/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Community
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20211106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20211106T120000
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SUMMARY:AltaSea Presents: The Future of Ocean Robotics
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URL:https://altasea.org/event/altasea-presents-the-future-of-ocean-robotics/
LOCATION:AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles\, 2451 Signal Street\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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SUMMARY:Project Blue Live Chat with Dr. Yi Chao\, Founder and CEO of Seatrec
DESCRIPTION:“Persistent and Sustainable Ocean Monitoring”\n \nYi Chao is the Founder and CEO of Seatrec. He pioneered the ocean thermal energy harvesting project at NASA JPL in collaboration with his co-Inventors\, Jack Jones and Thomas Valdez. Additionally\, Yi was the PI for the SOLO-TREC project funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the follow-on project Slocum-TREC. \nAs an oceanographer prone to seasickness\, Yi decided to study the ocean from outer space and was a Project Scientist for the successful Aquarius Satellite Mission (a $300M NASA project that launched the first salinity satellite)\, where he was responsible for science\, technology\, and engineering implementation. Yi has worked on numerous projects ranging from ocean science\, satellite oceanography\, ocean modeling\, and underwater technology development. Currently\, he is affiliated with the University of California at Los Angeles as an Adjunct Professor. \nYi holds a B.Sc. in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China\, an M.A.in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University\, and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from Princeton University.
URL:https://altasea.org/event/project-blue-live-chat-with-dr-yi-chao-founder-and-ceo-of-seatrec/
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Science
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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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: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: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 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: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/
LOCATION:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210514T160000
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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/
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
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210422T120000
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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
ORGANIZER;CN="AltaSea":MAILTO:acornejo@altasea.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20210415T100000
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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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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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