date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:04:45 -0500 from: "Peter.M.Steurer" subject: Fwd: Invitation to Dec 2 NOAA Strategic Plan Stakeholder Workshop to: _NOAA SAB DAARWG All, Below is an invitation from the NOAA Administrator to attend a strategic plan stakeholder workshop. Pte -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Invitation to Dec 2 NOAA Strategic Plan Stakeholder Workshop Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:07 -0500 From: John Longenecker [1] To: [2]Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov CC: [3]laura.furgione@noaa.gov, 'Edward Johnson' [4] Cynthia: In order to ensure all the NOAA Stakeholders are properly invited and given the opportunity to participate in the NGSP for NOAA, would it be possible for you to forward the imbedded message to the SAB members as well as working group members? Unfortunately, there may be some duplication of notification, but in the attempt notify all constituents, resending to your distribution list would alleviate any gaps. Thanks for your help. John Subject: Invitation to Dec 2 NOAA Strategic Plan Stakeholder Workshop Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:08:01 -0500 From: Dr. Jane Lubchenco [5] To: [6]HDQ.NOAA.Constituents@noaa.gov Dear NOAA Stakeholder: Since assuming the position of NOAA Administrator, I have had the privilege of leading an agency of talented and dedicated employees committed to our overarching goals of science, services, and stewardship, and to interact with hundreds of NOAA's constituents who are dedicated to working with us to improve our nation's environment and economy. As I wrote earlier this year, "Now is the time.for NOAA to spur the creation of new jobs and industries, revive our fisheries and the economies and communities they support, improve weather forecasting and disaster warnings, provide credible information about climate change and ocean acidification to Americans, and protect and restore our coastal waters and ecosystems." These are lofty goals, but President Obama has challenged all of us to aim high as we seek to address the pressing issues of our times. NOAA is committed to meeting the President's challenge, and we need your help to do so. In an effort to refine its strategic priorities, NOAA has worked for the past several months on developing its Next Generation Strategic Plan (NGSP). To date, NOAA has reached out to stakeholders across the country seeking input, and we are now prepared to build upon this work as we finalize the NGSP. Because you are an important NOAA stakeholder, I now seek your participation in our NGSP Stakeholder Forum. This meeting builds upon a series of regional roundtables and will help us create a plan that will guide the agency into the future. Please join me on December 2, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the George Washington University Marvin Center (Cafritz Conference Center-3rd floor), Washington, D.C.; Foggy Bottom Station on the Blue and Orange Lines. Details on the NGSP, registration, and an agenda are available at [7]www.noaa.gov/ngsp. Please register for the forum by November 20, 2009, if you or a representative of your organization can attend. Thank you for your past support of NOAA. I look forward to seeing you on December 2. Sincerely, Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere ______________________________________________________________ This message was generated for the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator by the NOAA Information Technology Center/Financial and Administrative Computing Division -- ********************************************* Cynthia J. Decker, Ph.D Executive Director NOAA Science Advisory Board SSMC3, Room 11230 1315 East-West Hwy. Silver Spring, MD 20910 Ph. 301-734-1156 Fax 301-734-1459 Email: [8]cynthia.decker@noaa.gov ********************************************* -- Thomas R. Karl, L.H.D. Director, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center Lead, NOAA Climate Services Veach-Baley Federal Building 151 Patton Avenue Asheville, NC 28801-5001 Tel: (828) 271-4476 Fax: (828) 271-4246 [9]Thomas.R.Karl@noaa.gov