2014 - 2015 Plan of Events Seminar Theme: The Complexity of Ocean Problems Preparing for Interdisciplinary Careers In partnership with the Center for Dark Energy & Biosphere Investigations (C-DEBI), Heritage Harbor, Monterey introductory session on preparing for interdisciplinary careers. The workshop will Fall Workshop Oct 2, 2014 9am-4pm Edy Rhodes from the Center for Advising & Career Services at MIIS will lead an include a career panel from a variety of organizations, and the opporuntiy to practice interviewing skills. Open to graduate students and early career professionals Land-Sea Consequences of Food Safety Regulations in the California Central Coast NatureNet Fellows Dr. Danny Karp & Dr. Joanna Nelson discuss their work Moss Landing Marine Labs Here they explore the efficacy of habitat removal in mitigating pathogen loads and Fall Seminar its consequences for ecosystem services, including water quality. Open to graduate Oct 27, 2014 5:30-8:30pm students, early career professionals, faculty and staff. Communicating the Bigger Picture (TBD) In partnership with CSUMB and COSEE Pacific Partnerships, Dr. Shawn Rowe CSUMB picture of their research, highlighting key areas for tailoring research messages for Communication Workshop different audiences. Participants will practice communicating those messages to Nov 1, 2014 9am-4pm examining food safety practices that involve the removal of riparian habitat along the Salinas river as it feeds directly in to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. from Oregon Sea Grant will introduce participants to concept mapping the bigger representatives of different audiences, including media and the public. Open to graduate students and early career professionals. Failing Cheerfully through Improvisation (TBD) Dan Klein, Stanford Graduate School of Business will lead an improvisation Stanford University More details TBA. Open to graduate students and early career professionals workshop focusing on “cheerfully failing” and its role in leadership development. Winter Workshop Late Jan/Early Feb 2015 (TBD) Problem Solving in the Monterey Bay (TBD) UCSC/Moss Landing Winter Seminar Feb 2015 (TBD) Seminar still in development, more details TBA. 2014 - 2015 Plan of Events Navigating Wicked Marine Problems Led by Dr. Michael McGinnis, MIIS, and Dr. Allison Stimpert, MLML, this course will Multi-campus a step necessary to move forward on problem-solving and decision-making. The 8 Week Course, every Friday (TBD) lead students through identifying the pressures and responses in wicked problems, class will use the problem of whales and vesel strikes as a case study to highlight these ideas, involving a variety of regional guest speakers. Open to graduate March 27-May 15 2015 students and early career professionals. More information and registration details Ocean Tipping Points (TBD) In partnership with Hopkins Marine Conservation Seminar Series, seminar still under Hopkins Marine Station TBA. development. More details TBA. Spring Seminar Mar/April 2015 (TBD) 6th Annual MARINE Interdisciplinary Oceans Colloquium The oceans colloquium offers students, postgraduates, faculty and staff in the Location TBD career professionals, faculty, staff and researchers in MARINE community. More Conference/Networking details TBA. MARINE community the opportunity to showcase their research and current projects from the past year, whilst networking with others; open to graduate students, early April 2015 (TBD) Ocean Policy Course Monterey, CA 2 Week Short Course Aug (TBD) Led by Meg Caldwell and Larry Crowder from the Center for Ocean Solutions, this intensive course provides an introduction to key ocean policies and the role of policy in interdisciplinary environmental problem-solving. Open to graduate students and early career professionals. Application procedure willl be required. More details TBA. What is MARINE? MARINE is the Monterey Area Research Institutions’ Network for Education: A collaboration between the Center for Ocean Solutions and seven Monterey Bay area campuses aimed at enhancing graduate marine education by providing professional development opportunities in ocean leadership and real-world interdisciplinary problem solving. For more information, contact your MARINE campus liaison or [email protected] cosmarine.stanford.edu @COS_MARINE facebook.com/COS.MARINE Last updated 09/12/14