Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) Administrative Support Office

罗得岛大学海洋学研究生院将主办海洋观测站倡议设施委员会（OOIFB）行政支助办公室（阿索）。OOIFB阿索将协助OOIFB通过网络研讨会，研讨会和主要海洋学会议上的会议吸引研究人员和教育工作者，以便科学发现和OOI教育方法可以广泛共享，优化OOI设施的能力。教育和推广计划包括早期职业科学家的航海经验，建立早期职业科学家网络，创建OOIFB教育委员会和URI内部空间中心的参与。海洋观测站计划（OOI）正在为海洋社区提供新的机会，使其能够从位于关键沿海和全球站点的有线和无线阵列获得连续的数据流。OOI计划是由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）资助的主要研究设备和设施建设（MREFC）项目，包括一个具有近实时数据访问的交互式全球分布式传感器网络。OOI数据将增强我们解决生态系统变化、海洋酸化和碳循环等关键问题的能力。2017年，NSF成立了OOI设施委员会（OOIFB），为海洋观测站计划（OOI）的管理和运营提供独立的社区意见和指导。在该奖项的支持下，罗得岛大学海洋学研究生院将主办OOIFB行政支持办公室（阿索）。OOIFB阿索将协助OOIFB通过网络研讨会、研讨会和主要海洋学会议的会议吸引研究人员和教育工作者，以便科学发现和OOI教育方法可以广泛共享，优化OOI设施的能力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为值得通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估来支持。

The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography will host the Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board (OOIFB) Administrative Support Office (ASO). The OOIFB ASO will assist the OOIFB in engaging researchers and educators through webinars, workshops, and sessions at major oceanographic conferences so that science discoveries and OOI educational approaches can be shared broadly, optimizing the capabilities of the OOI facility. The Education and Outreach program includes seagoing experience for early career scientists, building an early career scientist network, creation of an OOIFB education committee and involvement of the URI Inner Space Center.The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) is providing new opportunities to the ocean community with access to a continuous stream of data from its cabled and un-cabled arrays located at critical coastal and global sites. The OOI program is a Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that includes a network of interactive, globally distributed sensors with near real-time data access. The OOI data will enhance our capabilities to address critical issues such as ecosystem variability, ocean acidification, and carbon cycling. In 2017, NSF formed the OOI Facilities Board (OOIFB) to provide independent community-based input and guidance regarding the management and operation of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). With support from this award, the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography will host the OOIFB Administrative Support Office (ASO). The OOIFB ASO will assist the OOIFB in engaging researchers and educators through webinars, workshops, and sessions at major oceanographic conferences so that science discoveries and OOI educational approaches can be shared broadly, optimizing the capabilities of the OOI facility.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.