July 16, 2008July 16, 2008

Jennifer ReadJennifer Read

GLOS Role & MissionCategorizeCoordinateCooperateCollaborate

Stakeholder EngagementStakeholders are people who need

data/information to support safe, efficient/effective and environmentally sound work and play

GLOS’ first priority is to strengthen stakeholder engagement

1. Climate Change2. Ecosystem/ Food web3. Public Health4. Navigation

Critical Issues to be Addressed

GLOS Structure and GovernanceGLOS-RA leadership

Jennifer Read, Executive Director (designate)Christine Manninen, GLC, E/O and

Communications Coordinator, NFRA Board member

12 member Board of Directors (8 currently) Program Review Panel not yet constituted Great Lakes Sea Grant Network lead for E/O

Organizational structure Public non-profit, Michigan corporation 501(c)(3) tax exempt status pending

GLOS Structure and GovernanceBoard membership

No affiliationsNo formal user group representation Monthly conference calls Annual Business/Technical meetings Quarterly calls/meetings of

subsystem teams

Board of DirectorsDr. Alfred Beeton (Treasurer)Dr. Gail KrantzbergDr. Frank Kudrna, P.E. (Vice Chair)Mr. Tracy MehanMr. Dale PhenicieDr. Harvey ShearMr. Nelson ThomasMr. Bill Werick (Chair)

GLOS Structure and Governance

Deep Water ObservationsScience Vessels Interconnecting WaterwaysNearshore ObservationsAtmospheric MonitoringRemote SensingModeling and

Ecological Forecasting Information IntegrationEducation and Outreach

Subsystems:

Great Lakes Observing System

Great Lakes Regional Collaboration

Strategy

Protect drinking water supplies

Restore biologic integrity

Reduce loadings of nutrients, sediments and nutrients

Clean up toxic hot spots

Enhance resiliency to climatic variability / change

Limit adverse affects from aquatic invasive species

Improve navigation safety and efficiency

Support sustainable coastal communities

Great Lakes Federal Backbone ObservationsGreat Lakes Federal Backbone Observations

FundingSystems Grant

2007-08 $500KHuron-Erie ModelingHarborViewGreat Lakes Modeling

Assessment CenterOffshore

Implementation

Planning Grant

2008-09 $400KExpand RA

membership; refine Business Plan; implement regional DMAC

GLOS and the SABScience, policy and management challengesGLOS mission is to find ways for science to

support problem solutions for the Great Lakes

SAB and GLOS are partners in finding beneficial uses for NOAA science.

Questions?Jennifer Readjenread@umich.edu734.936.3622