ORAP Meetings

The ORAP meets regularly to advise on policies and procedures to implement NOPP and provide recommendations to the National Ocean Council on interagency activities as considered appropriate. Its Sub-panels meet as needed. All meetings are open to the public. Documents from these meetings can be found through the links listed below.

FUTURE MEETINGS

The ORAP is scheduled to meet May 21-23, 2013 in Washington D.C.

PAST MEETINGS

January 2013 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Materials
• Presentations
• Actions
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents:
  • Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13081
  • 2011 Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research Infrastructure

August 2012 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Documents
• Presentations
• Actions
• Minutes (Final)
• Additional Documents: Other In-Session Meeting Documents

April 2011 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book
• Presentations (9.5 MB)
• OATF Report
• Actions
• Minutes (Final)
• Additional Documents and Recommendations:
  • To view the National Research Council report on Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030, please click here
  • Input on the National Ocean Council Strategic Action Plans (April 2011)
  • Input on the National Ocean Council Strategic Action Plans (May 2011)

March-May 2011 ORAP Conference Calls on the National Ocean Council Strategic Action Plans

• 15 March Conference Call Summary
• 6 April Conference Call Summary
• 2 May Conference Call Summary

December 2010 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book
• Presentations (6.4 MB)
• Action Items
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents and Recommendations:
  • Arctic Findings 2009-2010 Recommendation Letter

July 2010 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book
• Presentations (14.0 MB)
• Handouts (5.4 MB)
• Action Items
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents and Recommendations:
  • Recommendation letter
  • Report of the ORAP Ocean Acidification Task Force, resulting in ORAP recommendations to IWGOA

March 2010 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• All Briefing Materials (2.6 MB)
• Presentations (19.1 MB)
• Handouts
• Action Items
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents:
  • Recommendations (three letters)

November 2009 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Materials (3.4 MB)
• Presentations (9.9 MB)
• Handouts
• Framework for a revised Education Strategy
• Action Items
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents and Recommendations:
  • Letters containing ORAP recommendations

August 2009 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book (1.24 MB)
• Presentations (23.3 MB)
• Handouts (1.4 MB)
• Actions
• Minutes (final)

April 2009 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book (736 KB)
• Presentations (16.9 MB)
• Handouts (4.2 MB)
• Minutes (final)
• Additional Documents and Recommendations:
  • Census of Marine Life program in the U.S.
  • Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy (ORPPIS)

December 2008 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Materials (6.2 MB)
• Presentations
• ORAP and Sub-panel membership material
• Minutes (final)

October 2008 and November 2008 ORAP conference calls

• Summary

August 2008 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book
• Presentations (13.3 MB)
• Minutes (final)

June 2008 ORAP Ocean Observing Sub-panel meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book (8.64 MB)
• NOAA-NASA satellite observing presentation and animations

April 2008 ORAP Meeting

• Agenda
• Briefing Book (3.91 MB)
• Other Presentations (107 KB)
• Minutes (final)

Please click here for meetings prior to 2008.