Meeting resources and Awards

2017 Communicators Network Awards

• Communications Product Award: USC Sea Grant for a sea level rise visualization tool, the owl.
• Communications Service Award: Margaret “Peg” Van Patten, retired from Connecticut Sea Grant.

Assembled resources from the Communication Network

• "Expanding Your Reach with Facebook Live and Bite-sized Videos" - Becca Burton, Florida Sea Grant
• National Office Communications Showcase - Christopher Katalinas, NSGO
• "Helping Communities Visualize Rising Seas" - Holly Rindge, University of Southern California Sea Grant
• "Got Video?" - Erin Knowles, Illinois/Indiana Sea Grant
• "Virtual Reality Field Trips" - Chris Petrone, Delaware Sea Grant
• "Using partner & stakeholder testimonials in communications" - Caitlin Coomber, California Sea Grant

Planning for and Reacting to Crises

• Lessons Learned from the Budget Situation
• Survey Results
• Jim Hurley's presentation