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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Calling all educators, scientists, and community members passionate about coastal issues and increasing resilience! </span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We're excited to announce that NEOSEC's Ocean Literacy Summit is now accepting proposals for presenters at our upcoming event in Gloucester, Massachusetts on November
15-17, 2023! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year's theme of, "Connecting Climate, Communities, and Coasts," sets the stage for engaging discussions and impactful presentations. We invite you to share your expertise and
innovative approaches in teaching ocean science by submitting a presentation proposal. Whether you have research findings, successful educational programs, or effective teaching methods, we want to hear from you! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Join educators and scientists from across New England as we come together to exchange knowledge, ideas, and inspiration for ocean literacy education.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit your proposal by
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">August 24th</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#0F54CC"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surveymonkey.com%2Fr%2F23OLS%2520%250d&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cde53cf40acf04459ca5d08dba24e49af%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638282229347398802%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GD%2F4f9UJujo1%2FpOp%2Fh%2BATHxSr1ynwFIWUdY905muigo%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23OLS%20%0d" shash="a4iw7hNl/kqrx5v9KjUUvwCTGrSiZdS7lpu/Vbpj7AbsPYG2wGhQ9UlbcENoK7sBXFZWGm/Hty/ns+3qVqWuoeydj62H422G0lsZyicsWJ+/Z19akTOJoxXURa9LPpHFVAUa48Q8KLYN8+jYB6bnzH4ZkuYX6J6cv0M1h8HSJkQ=">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/23OLS
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<p><span style="color:black">Check out the attached flyer for other ways to be involved in the Summit or stay up to date at
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.neosec.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cde53cf40acf04459ca5d08dba24e49af%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638282229347398802%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=srzn4P8MfXz8sSN%2BcL80dEtg0tAunyi8dHXdq7oXDYk%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://www.neosec.org/" shash="kuMVHF5vkcsviMSRLLu+iIDNTLyLuMbB42QyGr3FHPaXeH89vP+m0PSLZWkmWHElr4GBwMak1BtLPLNZrcJBFSYRgmEtvO1l0n3ZzU4T68WcxCGkKRGqpSYzZF+NAMdr7LPRGL4LqB5kUZR3xDsm82u9K17lrCvTWa4d6zGSPKA=">www.neosec.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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