AOOS Governance

Board and Executive Committee

The AOOS Board is composed of the heads of federal and state agencies, academic and research institutions, and private entities (or their designees) that are party to the Memorandum of Agreement. The Board provides policy guidance, ensures sustained support by the Parties, and approves implementing documents. All attempts will be made to make decisions by consensus; however, in the event of a vote, decisions shall be by majority vote of those members present.

Board Officers	Chair: Ed Page Vice-chair: Ed Fogels Secretary: Glenn Sheehan Treasurer: Amy Holman
State agency representatives	AK DEC: Larry Hartig AK DF&G: Cora Campbell AK DNR: Ed Fogels
Federal agency representatives	NOAA: Amy Holman USCG: Shane Montoya USGS: Leslie Holland-Bartels BOEMRE: James Kendall
State/federal representatives	AK Sea Grant Program: David Christie
Research entities	UAF SFOS: Mike Castellini NPRB: Cynthia Suchman BASC: Richard Glenn (Glenn Sheehan) PWSSC/OSRI: Katrina Hoffman NOAA AFSC: Doug DeMaster US Arctic Research Commission: Cheryl Rosa AK SeaLife Center: Tara Jones
Nonprofit-NGO representative	Marine Exchange of AK: Ed Page

Governance Documents

• Memorandum of Agreement – approved by founding members on Nov 2009
• AOOS Operating Procedures – adopted Sept 2011
• AOOS Conflict of Interest policy – adopted May 2010
• IOOS Authorizing Legislation – passed by Congress 2009
  

Board Meeting Materials

Date	Materials
Jan 2012	Executive Committee summary
September 2011	Meeting Summary AOOS Standard Operating Procedures, adopted 9/11
June 2011	Executive Committee summary
September 2010	Meeting summary
August 2010	Meeting summary (AOOS Executive Committee)
May 2010	Meeting summary
March 2010	Meeting summary Appendix A: proposed Year 3 options Appendix B: Year 3 approved
January 2010	Meeting summary (AOOS Executive Committee)
November 2009	Meeting summary
July 2009	Meeting summary
June 2008	Meeting summary
October 2007	Draft Meeting Summary FY2008-2010 AOOS Conceptual Design Comprehensive AOOS Conceptual Design
June 2007	Meeting Summary AOOS Status Report (McCammon) Overall Conceptual Design (McCammon) Conceptual Design (Johnson) Conceptual Design (Smith) Conceptual Design (Foy + Wilson/ISER)
March 2007	Meeting Summary Executive Committee Meeting Summary
June 2006	Agenda Meeting summary AOOS status report National and international update | Altalo Strategic plan memo with comments Prince William Sound pilot project | Schoch AOOS activities at UAF | Johnson Alliance for Coastal Technology | Atkinson National Weather Service expansion update Alaska ocean research priorities Army Corps coastal erosion proposal Marine Exchange of AK | Page Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment | Brigham OTN and POST | O’Dor
November 2005	Agenda Meeting Summary National Activities Alaska Activities AOOS Status Report Prince William Sound pilot project – Schoch Data Management – Johnson Bering Sea + Southeast moorings – Stabeno Arctic ice radar – Eicken Coast Guard Search + Rescue – Webb Barrow cabled observatory – Coakley Barrow Arctic Climate Change facility – Sheehan North Slope Science Initiative – Taylor Auke Bay lab contributions – Mundy HF Radar pilot projects – Johnson Developing data systems – Cermak Education plan – Wettstein and Sitzler AOOS Strategic Plan – McCammon and Johnson FY 2006 Funding Proposal
May 2005	Meeting summary
November 2004	Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D Attachment E Attachment F Attachment G Presentation on PWS Observing
May 2004	Meeting summary National Data Buoy Center Gulf Ecosystem Monitoring PWS Ocean Observing System Kachemak Bay Research Reserve May 2004 AOOS report Appendix A Appendix D Appendix F