<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><b class=""><i class="">**apologies for cross-postings**</i></b><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="">The deadline to submit a presentation proposal for the <b class="">7th biennial Ocean Literacy (OL) Summit </b><span class="">has been</span><b class=""> extended to Monday, June 11, 2018! </b><span class=""> </span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Professional scientists, informal and formal educators, environmental consultants, government officials, graduate students, resource managers, citizen scientists, and facilitators of citizen science are invited to present on topics such as (but not limited to) biogeochemical cycles; geological links to the ocean; coastal landforms; sea level change; erosion; currents; beach dynamics; sand; sediment transport; waves; ocean acidification; and tectonic activity.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This year's <a href="http://www.neosec.dreamhosters.com/2018-ocean-literacy-summit/" class="">New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC)</a> Ocean Literacy Summit will take place in <b class="">Boston, MA, </b>on <b class="">November 15 and 16, 2018</b>, hosted by the <b class="">University of Massachusetts at Boston</b> and <b class="">Northeastern University Marine Science Center</b>. The focus will be <a href="http://oceanliteracy.wp2.coexploration.org/ocean-literacy-framework/principle-2-v2/" class=""><b class=""><i class="">Ocean Literacy (OL) Principle #2: The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth</i></b></a>. Presentations will take place during break out sessions, lightning talks, and poster sessions on the second day of the Summit (November 16, 2018).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Presentation proposals can be submitted here: </b><b class=""><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018ol2" class="">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018ol2</a>.</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:info@neosec.org" class="">info@neosec.org</a></b></div></div></div><div class=""><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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