Hydrographic Services Review Panel to Meet Nov. 19-20 in Tampa, Fla.
The NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel is a Federal Advisory Committee that advises the NOAA administrator on topics relating to operations, research and development, and dissemination of data pertaining to: hydrographic surveying; nautical charting; water level measurements; current measurements; geodetic measurements; and geospatial measurements. The meeting will be held Nov.19-20, 2008, at the Westin Harbour Island Hotel in Tampa, Fla. The meeting agenda is available on the HSRP Web site.
WHAT:
Meeting of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel. Attendance is open to any interested individuals with public comment periods scheduled throughout the day.
WHEN:
Wednesday, Nov.19, 2008 – Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday EST
WHERE:
Westin Harbour Island Hotel, 725 S Harbor Island Blvd, Tampa, Fla.
WHO:
Thomas Skinner, Panel Chair
John H. Dunnigan, NOAA Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service;
Capt. Steven Barnum, Designated Federal Officer, Director, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Current 14 members of the review panel
The HSRP will hear from maritime interests and non-navigation users about connections to NOAA’s navigation and climate services during two stakeholder panels. The agenda also includes a discussion of the integration of PORTS® data Into the U.S. Coast Guard Automated Identification System; Committee on Marine Transportation System National Strategy review and activities update; Office of Coast Survey, National Geodetic Survey and Center for Operational Products and Services strategic plans; NOAA’s Electronic Navigational Charts: Status Report and External Expectations; and a facilitated HSRP strategic planning session. Additional information can be obtained by contacting NOAA’s Kathy Watson, designated federal official, HSRP, Office of Coast Survey at 301-713-2806 ext. 100.
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