NOPP encourages research proposal submission for the topic, Developing Environmental Protocols and Monitoring to Support Ocean Renewable Energy and Stewardship. NOPP welcomes proposals from research teams meeting the goal of partnerships between at least two of the following three sectors: academia, industry (including NGOs) and government. The deadline to apply is 3:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 22, 2010. More information can be found through the Federal Business Opportunities web site, www.fedbizopps.gov, under solicitation number M10PS00152.
The NOPP Office will be hosting an exhibit at the Ocean Sciences 2010 conference that takes place from February 22-26, 2010. NOPP is holding a Town Hall on Ocean Partnerships: Collaborative Oceanographic Research of the Future on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in Room D139. If you are headed to Portland, Oregon for Ocean Sciences 2010, please visit the NOPP booth and attend the NOPP Town Hall!