NFRA Board of Directors

Board Meeting/Call Materials

November 15, 2011 | NFRA Annual Board Meeting

• Agenda
• HFR Report (PDF | PPT)
• COI Statement
• Financial Policies (draft)-Download PDF
• Travel Policies (Draft)- Download PDF
• Officers and Committee Members- Download slate
• RA Certification: Review of Criteria, Response to Process- Draft NFRA issue paper
• Key Congressional Members
• One pager template
• New Name for NFRA- Presentation

August 16, 2011 | Board Call Minutes

July 21, 2011 | Board Call Summary

April 19, 2011 | Board Call Minutes

February 9, 2011 | Board Minutes

January 18, 2011 | Board Call Summary

November 15, 2010 | Annual Meeting Minutes

September 21, 2010 | Conference Call Minutes

February 17, 2010 Washington, DC| Board Meeting Minutes

August 24, 2009 | Annual Meeting Minutes

May 21, 2009 | Board Call Minutes

March 3, 2009 | Board Minutes

December 2008 |

June 19, 2008 | Board Meeting Minutes

March 2, 2008 Orlando, FL| Board Retreat Summary

October 24, 2007 St. Petersburg, FL| Annual Meeting Minutes

September 18, 2007 | Board Call Minutes

March 8, 2007 Washington, DC| Spring Meeting Minutes

November 6, 2006 Chicago, IL| Annual Meeting Minutes

September 28, 2006 | First Board Meeting, conference call

 

Policies

• Bylaws | Adopted September 2006
• Articles of Incorporation
• Membership Terms and Conditions
• Conflict of Interest
• Fiscal Year Establishment
• Funding Policy
• Honorary Director Terms of Reference

 

The NFRA mission

• Develop Regional Associations for coastal and ocean observing to deliver scientific data and information on the nation’s oceans;
• Promote the integration and coordination the regional systems into a integrated national system to enhance observational and predictive abilities in ocean science;
• Develop regional programs through capacity building, exchange of technical information, and sharing of facilities and infrastructure; and
• Educate the public about ocean observing and its importance to the nation.

 

Committees

NFRA Board of Directors

Contact Information for the NFRA Board of Directors 2010-2011 pdf *2011-2012 version will be available for download after November 15, 2011

Officers to be updated after November 15, 2011

• AOOS | Molly McCammon, Ed Page
• CaRA | Jorge Corredor, Roy Watlington
• CeNCOOS | Heather Kerkering, Leslie Rosenfeld
• GCOOS | Ann Jochens, John Dindo
• GLOS | Jen Read, Frank Kudrna
• MACOORA | Carolyn Thoroughgood, Bill Boicourt
• NANOOS | David Martin, Jan Newton
• NERACOOS | Malcolm Spaulding, Ru Morrison
• PacIOOS | Brian Taylor, Chris Ostrander
• SCCOOS | Julie Thomas, Eric Terrill
• SECOORA | Debra Hernandez, Dick Dodge
• Non-Voting Board Members (Honorary)| Mark Luther, ACT; Nancy Colleton, Alliance for Earth Observations; Braxton Davis, Coastal States Organization; Admiral Paul Gaffney (retired), Monmouth University; Scott Rayder, Computer Systems Corporation; Emily Woglom, The Ocean Conservancy