[SEMCO] Fwd: NOAA Regional Stakeholder Meetings

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Subject: NOAA Regional Stakeholder Meetings
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:57:22 -0400
From: vivian newman <newviv@erols.com>
Reply-To: CoastOcean Forum
<CONS-WPST-COASTOCEAN-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org>
To: CONS-WPST-COASTOCEAN-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org

>> Dear Colleague:
>>
>> We are seeking your assistance in creating a new Strategic Plan for the
>> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
>>
>> As one of NOAA's constituents, you contribute considerable value to NOAA's
>> operations.  As NOAA embarks on a major reconstruction effort, I am
>> requesting your assistance to ensure that our transformation results in
>> better products and services for our customers and the American public.
>>
>> Over the next several weeks, NOAA will hold a series of "strategy and
>> performance" dialogues with stakeholders from industry, non-profit
>> organizations, academia, state and local governments, and others.  These
>> sessions will survey perspectives and solicit feedback on four key
>> questions related to science, management improvement, and overall agency
>> integration, specifically:
>>
>> * What is "success"-that is, what outcomes should NOAA seek to achieve?
>> * What strategies should be pursued?
>> * What programs have the biggest impact and how should performance be
>> measured?
>> * What is the constituents' role in implementing the strategies and
>> measuring success?
>>
>> I would like to invite you to attend any of our dialogue sessions on the
>> dates below from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  These sessions are open to all
>> members of the public with an interest in NOAA's programs.  Each session
>> will be presented with the results from previous sessions so that the input > process is cumulative, and all results will be available on the NOAA Office
>> of Strategic Planning Web site at http://www.osp.noaa.gov.  The specific
>> location of each of the meetings may be found on the website.  You may
>> register on-line through the Strategic Planning website by going to the
>> calendar and then scrolling down to the specific date and location.
>>
>> If you or any of your colleagues are in or near one of these cities,please
>> attend the public meeting.
>>
>> General Stakeholder sessions will be held in six regions around the country:
>>
>> Seattle - Westin Downtown Seattle Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue -Tuesday, Aug.27
>> New Orleans - Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St. -Thursday, Sept. 5
>> Boston - Hilton Logan Airport - 85 Terminal Road -Weds., Sept. 18
>> Washington, DC - Ronald Reagan/International Trade Ctr-Monday, Sept. 23
>> Boulder, CO - Omni Interlocken Hotel (Broomfield, CO), 500 Interlocken
>> Blvd. -Thursday, Sept. 26
>> Cleveland -TBD in October
>>
>> Following these sessions, NOAA will mold its Strategic Plan to serve as a
>> blueprint for managing its programs, as well as to guide future
>> programmatic, budgetary and policy decisions. When a draft of the plan
>> becomes available, it will be made available to you and your comments will
>> be solicited.
>>
>> I do hope you will participate in one of the dialogue sessions.  Please
>> refer to the website for any news or additional information.
>>
>> Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued interest in the work
>> of NOAA.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.
>> Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
>> Under Secretary of Commerce
>> for Oceans and Atmosphere
>>
>  
>


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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: NOAA Regional Stakeholder Meetings
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 17:57:22 -0400
From: vivian newman <newviv@erols.com>
Reply-To: CoastOcean Forum
<CONS-WPST-COASTOCEAN-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org>
To: CONS-WPST-COASTOCEAN-FORUM@lists.sierraclub.org


  > Dear Colleague:
>
> We are seeking your assistance in creating a new Strategic Plan for the
> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
>
> As one of NOAA's constituents, you contribute considerable value to NOAA's
> operations.  As NOAA embarks on a major reconstruction effort, I am
> requesting your assistance to ensure that our transformation results in
> better products and services for our customers and the American public.
>
> Over the next several weeks, NOAA will hold a series of "strategy and
> performance" dialogues with stakeholders from industry, non-profit
> organizations, academia, state and local governments, and others.  These
> sessions will survey perspectives and solicit feedback on four key
> questions related to science, management improvement, and overall agency
> integration, specifically:
>
> * What is "success"-that is, what outcomes should NOAA seek to achieve?
> * What strategies should be pursued?
> * What programs have the biggest impact and how should performance be
> measured?
> * What is the constituents' role in implementing the strategies and
> measuring success?
>
> I would like to invite you to attend any of our dialogue sessions on the
> dates below from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  These sessions are open to all
> members of the public with an interest in NOAA's programs.  Each session
> will be presented with the results from previous sessions so that the input 
> process is cumulative, and all results will be available on the NOAA Office
> of Strategic Planning Web site at http://www.osp.noaa.gov.  The specific
> location of each of the meetings may be found on the website.  You may
> register on-line through the Strategic Planning website by going to the
> calendar and then scrolling down to the specific date and location.
>
> If you or any of your colleagues are in or near one of these cities,please
> attend the public meeting.
>
> General Stakeholder sessions will be held in six regions around the country:
>
> Seattle - Westin Downtown Seattle Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue -Tuesday, Aug.27
> New Orleans - Hilton Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St. -Thursday, Sept. 5
> Boston - Hilton Logan Airport - 85 Terminal Road -Weds., Sept. 18
> Washington, DC - Ronald Reagan/International Trade Ctr-Monday, Sept. 23
> Boulder, CO - Omni Interlocken Hotel (Broomfield, CO), 500 Interlocken
> Blvd. -Thursday, Sept. 26
> Cleveland -TBD in October
>
> Following these sessions, NOAA will mold its Strategic Plan to serve as a
> blueprint for managing its programs, as well as to guide future
> programmatic, budgetary and policy decisions. When a draft of the plan
> becomes available, it will be made available to you and your comments will
> be solicited.
>
> I do hope you will participate in one of the dialogue sessions.  Please
> refer to the website for any news or additional information.
>
> Thank you for your time, consideration, and continued interest in the work
> of NOAA.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr.
> Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
> Under Secretary of Commerce
> for Oceans and Atmosphere
>
  

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