IWGOO Support Office FY 11

随着海洋观测界进入IOOS的下一阶段，联邦机构将继续致力于彼此之间的合作以及与整个海洋界的合作伙伴的合作。联邦机构合作伙伴之间的协调仍将由国际地球观测组织(IWGOO)和美国国家海洋和大气局作为IOOS的指定联邦牵头机构负责。IWGOO是一个正式的特许机构，将确保IOOS度过这一过渡期。IWGOO决定，一些Ocean.US活动将在IWGOO的领导下继续进行。这项提议要求为设在海洋领导联盟的机构间海洋观测工作组支助办公室提供部分支持。IWGOO支助办公室就IOOS的所有规划活动向联邦机构提供行政援助。一个平衡的、功能强大的政府间海洋观测组织通过合作支持以下工作：整合沿海和海洋观测资源，为综合海洋观测系统预算规划和资源转移建立有效机制，与其他环境观测工作建立联系，提供综合沿海和海洋数据，促进应用程序和决策支持工具的交付，推进研究，将新技术纳入业务，将海洋观测系统纳入教育和劳动力培训，并协调海洋观测优先事项。一个能够有效支持这些目标的政府间全球组织将对与气候、海洋作业、自然灾害、国家安全、公共卫生、生态系统和自然资源相关的更广泛的社会目标作出有意义的贡献。

As the ocean observing community moves forward into the next phase of IOOS, federal agencies remain committed to cooperating among themselves and with partners throughout the ocean community. Coordination among the federal agency partners will remain the responsibility of the (IWGOO) along with NOAA as the designated lead federal agency for IOOS. The IWGOO is a formal chartered body, and will see IOOS through this transition period. The IWGOO decided that some Ocean.US activities would continue under the leadership of the IWGOO. This proposal requests funds for partial support for the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations (IWGOO) Support Office hosted at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership.Broader ImpactsInteragency collaboration is essential to achieve ocean science and technology priorities and, in particular, for planning and coordination of an ocean observation system. The IWGOO support office provides administrative assistance the federal agencies on all of the IOOS planning activities. A balanced, highly-functioning IWGOO that works through collaboration supports efforts to integrate coastal and ocean observing assets, establishes effective mechanisms for Integrated Ocean Observing System budget planning and transfer of resources, creates links with other environmental observing efforts, provides integrated coastal and ocean data, facilitates the delivery of applications and decision-support tools, advances research, incorporates new technology into operations, integrates IOOS into education and workforce training, and coordinates ocean observing priorities. An IWGOO that is able to effectively support these goals will make meaningful contributions to broader societal goals related to climate, maritime operations, natural hazards, national security, public health, ecosystems, and natural resources.