Dear IOOS Community,
For those of us in the DC-area, we’ve made it through the cold and snow that marked February and we’re enjoying some warmer weather as we head into spring. The Cherry Blossom Festival is a highlight of early spring for the DC area, and for us at IOOS, it brings us a chance to meet face-to-face with the 11 IOOS Regional Associations.
The IOOS Regional Associations (RAs) and members of the IOOS Office will be attending the IOOS Spring Meeting here in Washington, DC. It’s one of two meetings a year where representatives from all of the RAs, The IOOS Association, and the IOOS Office come together and chart our course.
This year is especially significant to me because we’re celebrating 25 years of IOOS. It’s been a privilege to be a part of this dynamic, skilled, and hard-working group since its inception, and I’m constantly impressed by the dedication and ingenuity of the entire IOOS Enterprise year after year. We’ve come a long way in 25 years, and I’m looking forward to helping to write our next chapter!
Thanks,
Carl