The Ocean Health Index: Live Q&A with Ben Halpern, OHI lead scientist
Date: 31 October 2012
Time: 5 pm GMT / 1 pm US EDT / 10 am US PDT
To join the chat: http://openchannels.org/chat/ebm-tool-office-hour-ocean-health-index-ben-halpern
Background: The Ocean Health Index (www.oceanhealthindex.org) is a new measure of the ocean's overall condition. It assesses the benefits that a healthy ocean provides through 10 diverse goals for a healthy, coupled human-ocean system. Indices were calculated for all coastal countries with an optimal sustainable state having a score of 100. Individual country scores ranged from 38 to 86. The analysis was published in Nature.
The "Office Hour" Series is co-hosted by OpenChannels and the EBM Tools Network, and features live Q&A sessions about tools and resources for marine conservation, management, and governance. The chats are conducted via typed text; there is no audio component nor formal presentation. Please note that it is not a webinar. All participants are able (and encouraged) to post questions and comments, and all are able to view all posts. It is an opportunity for multi-directional flow of information.
Participants do not need to be logged into the OpenChannels.org site to participate in the chat, but they are encouraged to create a user account and log in because this will eliminate the need to type their name in each of their posts.
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For those who cannot make the live office hour chat, the chat will remain for viewing at the link above. If you have questions about the office hour chats, please contact Sarah Carr, the EBM Tools Network Coordinator, at sarah_carr@natureserve.org. To sign up for announcements of future EBM tool office hour chats, sign up for EBM Tools Network updates atwww.ebmtools.org/contact.html or check announcements on OpenChannels.org
