NOAA MEDIA BFG ON HOW PPPs ADVANCE SCIENCE AND THE ECONOMY, May 17, 2018, DC, 1:00-2:00 pm ET (Webinar)

NOAA will hold a media briefing on May 17, 2018 from 1:00-2:00 pm ET at the offices of the American Geophysical Union, 1 Thomas Circle, NW, 9th floor, Washington, DC.

The topic is “How Public Private Partnerships Advance Science and the Economy.”  Briefing participants are:

• Dan Lindsey, senior science advisor, GOES-R satellite program, NOAA Satellite and Information Service: The next generation of weather observation satellites.

• Kelli Paige, executive director, Great Lakes Observing System: Helping Great Lakes municipal water treatment agencies improve public drinking water quality.

• Diane Kapareiko, microbiologist, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Milford Lab: A natural probiotic that reduces disease in oyster hatcheries.

• Ken Fenton, meteorologist, NOAA Earth System Research Lab: Increased, safe transmission of electric power that can reduce consumer costs.

Media who cannot attend in person may sign up to participate by webinar.

More information is on the event’s website.