OOI Program Update
Construction has started!
Program timeline
Program office staff increases
OOI issues
Cooperative Agreement(5.5 yrs of construction, 2 years of
operations)
Cooperative Support Agreements(for each of the 3 types of funding)
These are the binding agreements between NSF and Ocean Leadership that set the terms and conditions for managing and implementing the OOI infrastructure.
Initial award is for 5.5 years of construction, then another 2 years of full-time operations.
System consists of high latitude moorings, coastal moorings, cabled sea-floor systems, all connected via sophisticated cyber-infrastructure.
Thanks to ARRA $$, the OOI officially started on September 1.
Year 1 Funding
ARRA: $105.93 M
MREFC: $20.19 M ($5.91 M from FY08 + $14.28 M from FY10 (pending))
O&M: < $400 K
Accelerated start
Timeline
OOI Program Office
Director of Science Communication
Sarah Saunders
Senior management
OOI Program Office
Director of Science Communication
Sarah Saunders
Project management
OOI Program Office
Director of Science Communication
Sarah Saunders
Project controls
O & M
OOI Program Office
Director of Science Communication
Sarah Saunders
Science, Environ, EPE
Challenges and Opportunities
Design changes & funding delays led to considerable cynicism and disillusionment in the community
First steps in mitigating misconceptions: Science Workshop Nov 11-12 in Baltimore Science Workshop ~ April, Western US Defined proposal process Science scenarios for future proposals
Science Workshop - Baltimore, Nov 11-12
Town Hall meeting - SF AGU, Dec 2009
Town Hall meeting - Ocean Sciences, Feb 2010
Special Observing Session - Ocean Sciences
Science Workshop - west, April
Enhanced web presence - implementing communciation plan
Increased engagement by OOI Program Advisory Committee
Connecting to our community
Challenges and Opportunities
Other steps in generating excitement about ocean observing:
encourage dialogue at your institutions, particularly in the context of
- long-term implications of facilities - new approaches for conducting research