The Hydrographic Surveys Division has an opening for a Supervisory Physical Scientist (ZP-1301-4) which is posted on USAJobs. The announcement (NOS-OCS-2021-0019) is open from Friday, September 10 to Monday, September 20. The position is advertised in Silver Spring, Maryland.
NOAA Ocean Podcast: Marine Protected Areas – Conserving America’s Ocean and Coasts
From protecting kelp forests and corals to inspiring international collaboration with a common goal, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a vital role in conserving our Earth’s special marine places. In this episode, we speak with Lauren Wenzel, director of NOAA’s National Marine Protected Areas Center, about the importance of MPAs, NOAA’s role in managing them, and what the future might look like for these special places.
9/13-9/16 – U.S. Hydro 2021
9/15-10/15 – Hispanic Heritage Month
9/17 – UN Ocean Decade Predicted Ocean Laboratory satellite activity hosted by NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey – Hydrography and Mapping for the Ocean Decade
9/17 – UN Ocean Decade Predicted Ocean Laboratory satellite activity hosted by NOMEC – Mapping, exploring, and characterizing U.S. waters
9/18 – International Coastal Cleanup
9/18-9/25 – National Estuaries Week
9/24 – World Maritime Day
9/29-10/1 – Lakebed 2030 conference "Lets all Dive In".
NOAA Esri Central Support – contact for GIS software issues.
OCS GIS Portal & NOAA Geoplatform – data access
NOAA GIS Community – information on GIS projects, software, and geospatial initiatives
ArcGIS StoryMaps – Discover our stories
Submit issues with ArcGIS-based applications to the help desk with the subject line "URGENT - GIS Server Issue."
September is National Recovery Month. Our Employee Assistance Program offers many tools in understanding addiction, and seeking help. Please see the recent presentation on the difference between a habit and an addiction. Here is a list of resources if you or a loved one decide it is time for help.
Coaching Through Conflict, sponsored by the NOS Equal Employment Opportunity Office and Diversity Program, is a training session for helping team members engage more productively. Through discovery sessions participants will learn to step back and reflect on how their ways of interacting are contributing to the synergy of the team process.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Session 1 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (EDT)
Session 2 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (EDT)
Class size is limited to 40 participants per session. Please sign up on this form and select one session.