1. OOI Program Update Construction has started! Program timeline Program office staff increases OOI issues

2. Cooperative Agreement (5.5 yrs of construction, 2 years of operations) Cooperative Support Agreements (for each of the 3 types of funding) These are the binding agreements between NSF and Ocean Leadership that set the terms and conditions for managing and implementing the OOI infrastructure.

3. Initial award is for 5.5 years of construction, then another 2 years of full-time operations. System consists of high latitude moorings, coastal moorings, cabled sea-floor systems, all connected via sophisticated cyber- infrastructure.

4. Thanks to ARRA $$, the OOI officially started on September 1. Year 1 Funding ARRA: $105.93 M MREFC: $20.19 M ($5.91 M from FY08 + $14.28 M from FY10 (pending)) O&M: < $400 K Accelerated start

5. Timeline

6. OOI Program Office Director of Science Communication Sarah Saunders Senior management

7. OOI Program Office Director of Science Communication Sarah Saunders Project management

8. OOI Program Office Director of Science Communication Sarah Saunders Project controls O & M

9. OOI Program Office Director of Science Communication Sarah Saunders Science, Environ, EPE

10. Challenges and Opportunities Design changes & funding delays led to considerable cynicism and disillusionment in the community First steps in mitigating misconceptions: Science Workshop Nov 11-12 in Baltimore Science Workshop ~ April, Western US Defined proposal process Science scenarios for future proposals

11. Science Workshop - Baltimore, Nov 11-12 Town Hall meeting - SF AGU, Dec 2009 Town Hall meeting - Ocean Sciences, Feb 2010 Special Observing Session - Ocean Sciences Science Workshop - west, April Enhanced web presence - implementing communciation plan Increased engagement by OOI Program Advisory Committee Connecting to our community

12. Challenges and Opportunities Other steps in generating excitement about ocean observing: encourage dialogue at your institutions, particularly in the context of - long-term implications of facilities - new approaches for conducting research