<div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">2021 Offshore Renewable Energy Series</font><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Joining the Offshore Wind Energy Workforce<br></b><br>February 19, 2020<br>1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.<br><br>With the growth of the Offshore Wind Energy (OWE) industry taking place right in our backyard, the question is posed, how can current students and recent graduates best prepare themselves to enter this new workforce? This roundtable-style workshop will feature a discussion between a panel of industry professionals and <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">University of Rhode Island </span>students covering topics from what employers look for in an applicant to how the industry is developing in relation to existing energy industries.<b> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/offshore-renewable-energy-series-learning-as-we-go-tickets-141019760901">Join us</a></b>!<br><br><b>Host and Moderators</b><br><br>Jennifer McCann, URI Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant<br><br>Mary Ellen Hawkins, Blue Economy Fellow &amp; 2020 URI Energy Fellow at the URI Coastal Resources Center and Rhode Island Sea Grant<br><br><b>Presenters</b><br><br>Drew Carey, Chief Executive Officer, Inspire Environmental<br><br>Kris Ohleth, Executive Director, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind<br><br>Jeff Tingley, Senior Consultant, Xodus Group<br><br>Maeve Story, Graduate Student, Ocean Engineering<br><br>Jess Hiltz, Graduate Student, Marine Affairs<br><br><br>This event is a partnership of the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program, URI Graduate School of Oceanography, URI Coastal Resources Center and Venture Cafe &amp; District Hall/Providence.<br><br>Free, but <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/offshore-renewable-energy-series-learning-as-we-go-tickets-141019760901"><b>preregistration required</b></a><br><br></font><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">View the <a href="https://youtu.be/nTDaXtuYWfo"><b>trailer</b></a> for this webinar </font></div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br><br>Contact Jennifer McCann at <a href="mailto:jmccann@uri.edu">jmccann@uri.edu</a> for more information or visit the website at <a href="http://uri.edu/offshore-renewable-energy/baird/offshore-renewable-energy-learning-as-we-go-webinar-and-podcast-series/">uri.edu/offshore-renewable-energy/baird/offshore-renewable-energy-learning-as-we-go-webinar-and-podcast-series/</a><br><br><br>Monica<br><br>______<br>Monica Allard Cox<br>Communications Director<br>Rhode Island Sea Grant<br><br>Coastal Institute Room 127<br>URI Graduate School of Oceanography <br>Narragansett, RI 02882<br>Tel: 401.261.3932<br>Web: <a href="http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu">seagrant.gso.uri.edu</a></font></div></div>