U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Meetings
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November 2, 2026
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2026 Meetings
November 2, 2026 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read-Aheads
- Presentations
- Minutes
- Privacy Act Statement
June 16 - 17, 2026 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read-Aheads
- Presentations
- Minutes
- Privacy Act Statement
January 20 - 21, 2026 (Silver Spring, MD)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read-Aheads
- IOOS Association Update
- NOS Modeling Strategy and Implementation Plan
- NOAA AI Strategy and Implementation Plan
- IOOS Perspectives on AI
- IOOS Office DMAC/AI Breifing
- ICOOS Act – Side by Side Comparison
- AI Preparatory Working Group
- Private Sector Preparatory Working Group
- Speaker Bios
- Great Lakes Innovation Accelerators Overview (video)
- Presentations
- Minutes
- Privacy Act Statement
2027 Meetings
2027 meeting dates and materials are pending confirmation.
2025 Meetings
July 21 & 23, 2025
March 12-13, 2025 (Houma, LA) - MEETING CANCELLED
This meeting has been cancelled (updated 3/3/25).
- Federal Register Notice (February 21, 2025)
- Federal Register Notice (March 7, 2025 – meeting cancellation)
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read-Aheads
- NOAA AI Strategy and Strategic Plan
- NOAA Center for Artificial Intelligence
- NOS Modeling Strategy
- Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys
- ORAP Report – Toward a National Ocean Data Strategy
- SAB EISWG Report – A NESDIS Observing System Backbone Framework
- NOAA Response to SAB EISWG Report on A NESIDS Observing System Backbone Framework
- Summary Committee Workplan Ideas
- Presentations
- Minutes
January 21 - 23, 2025 (Houma, LA) - IN PERSON MEETING CANCELLED
Due to anticipated inclement weather in Houma, LA, the in-person portion of this meeting has been cancelled. A revised shorter virtual meeting will be held on January 21. See the revised agenda below.
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read-Aheads
- IOOS Strategic Plan 2023-2026
- IOOS AC Bylaws (current)
- IOOS AC Bylaws (proposed changes- Word Doc)
- Presentations
- Minutes
January 6, 2025 (Admin Call)
- Agenda
- Materials
- Minutes
2024 Meetings
July 24 - 25, 2024 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Speaker Bios
- Read-Aheads
- Enterprise Excellence PWG Recommendations– Draft
- IOOC Response to 2024 Recommendations
- Presentations
- Minutes
May 30, 2024 (Admin Call)
- Agenda
- Materials
- Minutes
March 18, 2024 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read Aheads
- Presentations
- Minutes
- NOAA Privacy Act Statement
2024 Meetings
December 4 - 5, 2023 (College Park, MD)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read Aheads
- Presentations
- IOOC Joint Session
- IOOS Office Updates
- IRA Funding Opportunities
- NCEP Environmental Modeling Center
- IOOS Association Updates
- NOAA Response Deep Dive
- Minutes
- NOAA Privacy Act Statement
June 27 - 29, 2023 (Monterey, CA)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda
- Read aheads
- Presentations
- IOOS National Office Updates
- IOOS Association Update
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Overview
- The Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System (CeNCOOS): Program Office Perspectives
- California Current Acidification Network: Leadership And Coordination to Combat OAH on the US West Coast
- Meeting the Needs of Managed Spaces
- Ocean Vision AI (OVAI): Accelerating Observations of Marine Life Using Artificial Intelligence
- A Co-design Lab to Synchronize and Evolve Technology for Industry, Ocean Science, and Conservation
- Observing System Conservation Use… and Potential
- SBS & IOOS: NANOOS as an Example
- CEFI Decision Support Teams for Climate Ready Fisheries
- West Coast Ecosystem Session: Sanctuary Watch
- ESNERR Research: Improving Conservation and Restoration Through Better Understanding
- West Coast Ocean Alliance 2023 Activities Update
- U.S. Animal Telemetry Network (ATN) IOOS AC Update
- The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) Evolution and Status
- Will eDNA Revolutionize Our Ability to Monitor Marine Species?
- Sound: Essential Observations in and around Protected Areas
- (Phyto)plankton Observations
- IOOS Enterprise Excellence
- FNMOC Command Brief
- Advisory Committee Wrap Up
- Minutes
- NOAA Privacy Act Statement
2024 Meetings
November 30 - December 1, 2022 (Virtual) and December 6 -7, 2022 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Final Agenda (PDF)
- Read aheads
- Draft Recommendations
- IOOC Update
- IOOC Top 10
- BIO-ICE Report
- Priorities Crosswalk
- Decade Obs Programs
- Variables List
- Marine Life Program Panel
- Enterprise Excellence Panel
- NOPP Program Briefings
- FY24 IOOS Program External Review Panel
- FAC Business and Planning
- Presentations
- IOOS Office Update: Google Slides | PDF
- Climate PWG Presentation
- NBE PWG Presentation
- IOOC Update
- IOOS Association Presentation: Google Slides | PDF
- DEIA PWG Presentation: Google Slides | PDF
- Marine Life Program Presentation: Google Slides | PDF
- Climate, Ecosystems, and Fisheries Initiative: Google Slides | PDF
- ONMS Presentation: Google Slides | PDF
- Next-generation Coastal Observing Network – Anderson Presentation
- NOPP Program Briefing
- FY24 IOOS Program External Review Panel
June 27, 2022 (Virtual)
May 11 & 13, 2022 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Meeting Registration Link
- Agenda (PDF)
- Speaker Bios
- Meeting Materials
- May 11 – Day 1
- U.S. IOOS Office Update
- Response to IOOS Advisory Committee Recommendations Report
- IOOC Update
- IOOS Association Update
- Growing the New Blue Economy
- NOAA/NOS New Blue Economy Planning
- Wind Energy Panel
- May 13 – Day 2
- Climate Services Session
- Coastal Climate Signal White Paper
- U.S. CLIVAR workshop proposal
- Climate Services PWG notes
- Presentations
- Climate Services Session
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Service Equity
- Committee Work Time/deliberations
- May 11 – Day 1
February 17, 2022 (Admin Call)
2024 Meetings
November 29 & December 6, 2021 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda (PDF)
- Read aheads
- Speaker bios (PDF)
- IOOS AC Recommendations Master List (PDF)
- IOOC response to the AC recommendations (PDF)
- IOOS Association letter to NOAA
- NOAA Coastal Resilience one-pager (PDF)
- Marine Life 2030 (Word Doc)
- Public comments (PDF)
- Day 1 Summary
- Presentations
- U.S. IOOS Office Update
- IOOC Update
- IOOS Association Update
- NOS Coastal Resilience
- IOOS Marine Life Program
- Requirements and System Needs/Gaps
- Ocean Observations Supporting Hurricane Intensity Forecasting:
- Minutes (PDF)
November 1, 2021 (Admin Call)
June 14, 2021 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice (PDF)
- Agenda (PDF)
- Action Tracker (Google Doc | xlsx)
- Read aheads:
- Presentations:
- Minutes (PDF)
March 17 - 19, 2021 (Virtual)
February 5, 2021 (Virtual)
January 22, 2021 (Admin Call)
- Agenda (PDF)
- Action Tracker (Google Doc | xlsx)
- 2016 transition memo (for reference)
- 2021 Transition Memo Topics (Google Doc)
- Minutes (PDF)
2024 Meetings
October 19, 2020 (Admin Call)
- Agenda (PDF)
- Action Tracker
- Minutes (PDF)
August 4 - 6, 2020 (Virtual)
February 11 - 12, 2020 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice
- Virtual Conference Information
- Agenda
- Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Booklet
- IOOS Program Director Remarks
- IOOS on the Hill: Legislative Perspective
- Four New NOAA Strategies
- Global Observing – IOOC
- Global Observing – IOOC Co-Chair Remarks
- Global Observing – Ocean Obs ’19
- NOAA’s Approach to Observing System Requirements Management
- FY 19 – FY20 IOOS Budget Overview
- Emerging Technologies
- Meeting Minutes (PDF)
2024 Meetings
August 21, 2019 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice
- Virtual Conference Information
- Agenda
- Meeting Materials:
- ICOOS Act 2009
- U.S. IOOS Enterprise Strategic Plan 2018-2021
- U.S. IOOS Program Budget 2010-2020
- IOOS Earmarks and Program Budget 2004-2019
- IOOS FY20 Guidance Memo (7/12/2019)
- The Ocean Enterprise
- IOOS Federal Advisory Committee Questionnaire Responses
- U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Bylaws
- IOOC Charter (09/26/16)
- IOOC Slide Presentation
- Federal Advisory Committee Member Bios
- IOOS Association Memo to U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee (8/15/2019)
- Annual Report to the IOOC 2018
- Introduction to the Regional Associations
- Home Assignment: Setting Expections
- Setting the Stage for IOOS Advisory Committee – Carl Gouldman
June 3 - 4, 2019 (Washington, DC)
CANCELLED
March 21, 2019 (Admin Call)
- Draft agenda for discussion
- Actions Tracker
- Minutes
2024 Meetings
August 28 - 29, 2018 (Juneau, AK)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Virtual Conference Information
- Meeting Materials:
- Auke Bay: It’s all about the data, the data, Mandy Lindeberg, Auke Bay Laboratories
- Marine Exchange of Alaska: Collection & Dissemination of Real-Time Environmental Data, Brett Farrell, Marine Exchange of Alaska
- IOOS Association, Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association
- Introduction to Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research Partnership, Esther Kennedy, Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research (SEATOR)
- Meeting Minutes
2024 Meetings
October 24 - 26, 2017 (MS)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Virtual Conference Information
- Meeting Materials: Materials will be added as they become available.
- The Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association, Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick, GCOOS
- NOAA’s Big Data Project: Status Update, Shane Glass, NOAA Big Data Project
- Dr. Pamela McDowell
- Environmental Studies Program, Pasquale (Pat) Roscigno, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
- Overview of the NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), Helmut Portmann
- Update on GCOOS Valuation Project, Dan Petrolia, Mississippi State University
- U.S. IOOS Enterprise Strategic Plan Update, Carl Gouldman, IOOS
- The Role and the Future of Public-Private Collaborations in Gulf-wide Monitoring, Dr. Ruth Perry, Shell
- Josie Quintrell
- The Gulf Research Program’s Initiative on Long-Term Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico, Lauren Showalter, The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
- National Strategy for a Sustained Network of Coastal Moorings, Kathy Bailey, IOOS
- Meeting Minutes (pdf)
April 19 - 20, 2017 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Virtual Conference Login Information
- Meeting Presentations
- U.S. IOOS Priorities from new IOOS Director – Carl Gouldman, IOOS
- U.S. IOOS Enterprise Strategic Plan Process Overview & Update – Alex Harper, IOOS
- Task Force Ocean: Assessing and Advancing Ocean Science for the Advantage of the U.S. Navy – RDML Timothy Gallaudet, US Navy
- IOOC Update on Integration Challenges – David Legler, NOAA and IOOC
- NOAA Big Data Project Update – Ed Kearns
- IOOS Assocation Update – Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association
- Meeting Minutes
February 3, 2017 (Admin Call)
2024 Meetings
November 22, 2016 (Virtual)
October 11 - 13, 2016 (Seattle, WA)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations
- Pacific Northwest Treaties – Katie Krueger of Tribal Natural Resource Program
- Pacific Northwest Ocean Observing: Current Successes, Future Challenges – John Stein, Director, NW Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries
- Utilizing IOOS Assets to Address Ocean Acidification along the continental shelf waters of the U.S. West Coast – Richard A. Feely, et. al., NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
- NANOOS: Delivering Observations and Information in the Pacific Northwest – Jan Newton, NANOOS Executive Director
- Navigation Supplement – Jan Newton, NANOOS Executive Director
- Ocean Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms Supplement – Jan Newton, NANOOS Executive Director
- IOOC and IOOS Advisory Committiee: Integration Challenge – David Legler, NOAA and IOOC Co-Chair
- IOOS Association Update – Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association
- Presentation by Dan Jordan, Columbia River Bar Pilots
- Meeting Minutes
June 23, 2016 (Virtual)
April 5 - 6, 2016 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations
- OEAB Overview – VADM (ret.) Paul G. Gaffney, Chair
- BOEM Overview – Dr. William Brown, Chief Environmental Officer and Dr. Walter Johnson, Chief, Branch of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Environmental Sciences Division
- Big Data Brief – Thomas B. Curtin, IOOS Advisory Committee member
- IOOS Association Update – Josie Quintrell, Director
- Meeting Minutes
February 4, 2016 (Admin Call)
2024 Meetings
November 3 - 4, 2015 (U.S. Virgin Islands)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations
- The state of ocean observing in the Caribbean – Dr. Miguel Canals, CARICOOS
- EPA-Region 2 Projects and Initiatives in the Caribbean – Dr. David Cuevas-Miranda, EPA
- Collaboration efforts between CARICOOS and NWS-San Juan – Roberto Garcia, NOAA NWS
- IOOS Association Update – Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association
- Meeting Minutes
- Actions
September 22, 2015 (Virtual)
April 29 - 30, 2015 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice of Open Meeting
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations
- IOOS: Foundational Data for Coastal Resilience – Dr. Russell Callender, Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service
- Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) and the IOOS Advisory Committee – Bill Hanson, Co-Chair, HSRP and Susan Shingledecker, Member, HSRP
- USACE Civil Works Strategy and IOOS – Steven L. Stockton, P.E., Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- IOOS Association Presentation – Josie Quintrell, Director, IOOS Association
- Integration of Industry & NGOs into IOOS – Tom Gulbransen, Vice-Chair, IOOS AC
- Recommend Quality Management Indicators for Data and Products to Meet Customer Needs – Tom Gulbransen, Vice-Chair, IOOS AC
- Meeting Minutes
2024 Meetings
October 2 - 3, 2014 (Duluth, MN)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations:
- What Makes the Lakes Great? – Kelli Paige, GLOS
- Great Lakes Monitoring Programs – Dr. Glenn Warren, U.S. EPA, GLNPO
- IOOS, The Regional Perspective – Josie Quintrell, Director, IOOS Association
- Meeting Minutes
June 30, 2014 (Admin Call)
April 15 - 16, 2014 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice of Open Meeting
- Agenda
- Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Presentations
- Business Models, Ralph Rayner
- Coastal Round Table Background , Zdenka Willis, Director, IOOS Program Office
- DMAC – Infrastructure to Enable Delivery of IOOS Information – Derrick Snowden, IOOS Program Office
- Presentation on Intellectual Property to IOOS AC, Tom Gulbransen, Battelle Memorial Institute, Vice-Chair
- Presentation to IOOS AC, Josie Quintrell, Director, IOOS Association
- Meeting Minutes
February 6, 2014 (Admin Call)
2024 Meetings
September 24, 2013 (Virtual)
- Federal Register Notice of Open Meeting
- Agenda
- Meeting Presentations:
- Meeting Minutes
May 16, 2013 (Admin Call)
February 6, 2013 (Denver, CO)
- Federal Register Notice (FRN) of Open Meeting, 2013-00892
- Agenda
- Meeting Materials:
- Meeting Summaries, ICOOS Act Implementation Congressional Update, December, 10-17, 2012
- Draft 150 Day Statement: Benefits from Ocean Information in the Smartphone Era and Beyond
- Framing the Vision for IOOS Business Model(s) and FAC Roles Outline
- Framing Vision for IOOS Business Model(s) & FAC Roles PowerPoint
- U.S. IOOS Independent Cost Estimate: Summary Information
- Meeting Minutes
2024 Meetings
August 29 - 30, 2012 (Washington, DC)
- Federal Register Notice (FRN) of Open Meeting, 2012-19759
- Agenda
- Meeting Materials:
- U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Charter, February 2011
- U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Balance Plan, December 2010
- ICOOS Act, Subtitle C
- ICOOS Act High Level Summary, Zdenka Willis
- IOOS Advisory Committee Draft Bylaws
- Meeting Presentations:
- U.S. Coast Guard: Presentation During the IOOC Seniors Panel, Jon Berkson
- U.S. IOOS: A Partnership for Lives and Livelihoods, Zdenka Willis, Director, U.S. IOOS Program
- Interagency Ocean Observation Committee: Considerations for the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee
- ICOOS Act Summary, Zdenka Willis
- Vision and Expected Outcomes by Rick Spinrad, Chair
- Meeting Minutes