COBRA Side Event at AGU 2024
US Leadership in Deep-Sea Research: Opportunities, Challenges, and Needs
Tuesday December 10, 2024 (2:30 – 4:30PM EST)
Westin DC Downtown
999 9th St NW, Washington, DC, 20001
Meeting Room 10-11 on Meeting Room Level
Please use the link below to register your interest in attending as space for the event is limited.
The US has many opportunities, needs, and challenges for deep-sea research to inform decision making, especially to address major knowledge gaps and technological limitations concerning emergent human uses of the deep sea for potential deep-sea mining and marine and subseafloor carbon dioxide removal strategies. The NSF-funded COBRA project that aims to accelerate research of the deep sea to inform decision making is convening an expert panel to discuss these knowledge gaps, needs, and challenges as well as opportunities for US leadership. We invite representatives of executive agencies, legislative staff, and civil society organizations to join this conversation.
This event will not be recorded and will follow Chatham House Rule.
The event is being held on the side-lines of the American Geophysical Union annual conference being held in DC in December. Registration to attend the AGU conference is NOT required to attend this side event. The event will be held at the Westin DC Downtown Meeting Room 10-11.
Questions can be directed to cobra@bigelow.org.
Agenda Overview
| 2:30PM - 2:45PM | Networking (Light Snacks Available) |
| 2:45PM - 4:00PM | Expert Panel with Q&A Moderated by Beth Orcutt (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Vice President for Research and Senior Research Scientist)Paula Bontempi (University of Rhode Island Dean of the Graduate School of Oceanography and Chair of the Coalition for Ocean Science and Education Advocacy (COSEA)) Challenges, needs, and opportunities for US academic leadership in ocean scienceTo be announced Challenges, needs and opportunities for US academic research in understanding deep-sea marine carbon dioxide removal Julie Huber (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Senior Scientist) Jeremy Weirich (NOAA Ocean Exploration Director) Simon Freeman (ARPA-E Program Director) Jeffrey Reidenauer (BOEM Chief of the Marine Minerals Division) |
| 4:00PM - 4:30PM | Additional Networking (with Snacks) |
Registration
Please use the link below to register your interest in attending as space for the event is limited.
