Public Invited to URI Friends
of Oceanography
Annual Meeting and Lecture
Narragansett, R.I. -- February 6, 2001
-- Friends of Oceanography at the URI
Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) will
hold its Annual Meeting on Thursday,
February 15, at 6 p.m. in the Coastal
Institute Building on the URI Bay Campus
in Narragansett. The public is invited to
attend.
A business meeting will be held at 6
p.m., followed by a presentation on A
New Ship on the Horizon for GSO, given
by Jack Bash, Ship Acquisition
Coordinator. Bash is organizing efforts to
replace the aging research vessel
Endeavor
in the next several years. He will discuss
the steps that have been taken in the
process as well as the necessary
procedures to complete the acquisition of
a new ship for URI. Bash will also
describe the seagoing and scientific
characteristics of the new vessel.
Refreshments will be served following the
presentation.
For more information about the Annual
Meeting or directions to the URI Bay
Campus, call Friends of Oceanography at
874-6602.
Established in 1985 to support and
promote the activities of the URI Graduate
School of Oceanography, Friends of
Oceanography informs and educates the
membership and the general public about
the scientific, technological, and
environmental research that takes place at
GSO. The organization sponsors public
lectures, open houses, marine-related
mini-courses, science cruises on
Narragansett Bay, and an annual auction.
The Friends office is located in the
Coastal Institute building on URI's
Narragansett Bay Campus. For information
about Friends of Oceanography, call
874-6602.
Contact:
Lisa
Cugini, 874-6642
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