<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Hi all,<br> This year's Blue Lobster Bowl (MA regional ocean science bowl) will be at MIT on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT995_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1044_com_zimbra_date">Saturday</span></span> 2/28, or <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT996_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1045_com_zimbra_date">Sunday</span></span> 3/1 if there is a snow delay. Volunteer signups are at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT997_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1046_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015</a></span></span>, and the event and job descriptions are found at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT998_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1047_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.nosb.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.nosb.org">http://www.nosb.org</a></span></span>. In brief, this is a quiz bowl for high schoolers with a focus on marine science, engineering, and policy.<br> <br> We are perennially short of ocean science volunteers, who are essential as science judges and role models in the competition. For example, a small group of Harvard business students has outnumbered all marine science students and professionals for the last few years!<br> <br> A forwarded email with more details is below. Please pass this on to students, postdocs, scientists and other marine science professionals that you think might be interested.<br> </p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">Thank you, Evan Howard</p><p style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">ehoward@whoi.edu<br> <br> PS. Signups include picking a date for one hour of training at MIT. If enough Woods Hole based folks get involved I will try to have a training session there instead of at MIT. Please sign up for an MIT date for now but send me a quick message after you sign up if you are based on Cape Cod.<br> <br> ----- Forwarded message from Lori Tsuruda <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT999_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1048_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:lori@pmd.org">lori@pmd.org</a></span></span>> -----<br> Date: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1000_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1049_com_zimbra_date">Wed, 17 Dec 2014</span></span> 10:07:22 -0500<br> From: Lori Tsuruda <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1001_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1050_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:lori@pmd.org">lori@pmd.org</a></span></span>><br> Subject: Fwd: Help Run the 2015 Blue Lobster Bowl, the high school ocean science competition at MIT on 2/28 with 3/1 snow postponement date<br> To: Lori Tsuruda <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1002_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1051_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:lori@pmd.org">lori@pmd.org</a></span></span>><br> <br> I hope that you will apply to officiate for the 2015 Blue Lobster Bowl at<br> MIT on <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1003_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1052_com_zimbra_date">2/28/15</span></span> with a <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1004_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1053_com_zimbra_date">3/1/15</span></span> snow postponement date.<br> <br> Please feel free to call me if you have any questions.<br> <br> In making a difference,<br> Lori Tsuruda<br> 2015 Blue Lobster Bowl Regional Coordinator<br> PMD Founder & Executive Director<br> MIT '89<br> <br> People Making a Difference (PMD) <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1005_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1054_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.pmd.org/" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.pmd.org/">http://www.pmd.org/</a></span></span>><br> PO Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112<br> *<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1006_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:82,1-781-963-0373" data-mce-href="callto:82,1-781-963-0373">82,1-781-963-0373</a></span> <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1007_com_zimbra_phone"><a href="callto:781-963-0373" data-mce-href="callto:781-963-0373">781-963-0373</a></span>><br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1008_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1055_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:Lori@pmd.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Lori@pmd.org">Lori@pmd.org</a></span></span> <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1009_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1056_com_zimbra_email"><a href="mailto:lori@pmd.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:lori@pmd.org">lori@pmd.org</a></span></span>><br> <br> <br> *Volunteer <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1010_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1057_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml">http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml</a></span></span>>with & Support<br> <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1011_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1058_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.pmd.org/donate.phtml" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.pmd.org/donate.phtml">http://www.pmd.org/donate.phtml</a></span></span>> People Making a Difference<br> (PMD)**View/Like/Share<br> Photos on <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1012_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1059_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg">https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg</a></span></span>>*<br> *PMD's Facebook Page <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1013_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1060_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg">https://www.facebook.com/pmdorg</a></span></span>><br> <<span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1014_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1061_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ltsuruda" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.twitter.com/ltsuruda">http://www.twitter.com/ltsuruda</a></span></span>>*<br> <br> ----------<br> <br> [Please Share Widely]<br> <br> SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION & ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN STEWARDS<br> Apply to volunteer asap before 2/2 at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1015_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1062_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015</a></span></span><br> <br> WHAT Run the 2015 Blue Lobster Bowl (BLB)<br> Foster enthusiasm for learning by officiating:<br> keep score, keep time, run, judge rules*,<br> moderate**, judge science, or grade written<br> team responses***<br> <br> WHEN Competition: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1016_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1063_com_zimbra_date">Saturday</span></span>, 2/28<br> 9:30 AM to 3:30, 4:30, or 6:30 PM<br> <br> Blizzard Postponement Day: <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1017_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1064_com_zimbra_date">Sunday</span></span> 3/1<br> (If the 2/28 competition is postponed to 3/1<br> due to severe weather, the BLB will let<br> you know by <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1018_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1065_com_zimbra_date">Friday</span></span> 2/27.)<br> <br> Commitment for BOTH 2/28 and 3/1 required for<br> volunteers who keep score, keep time, run,<br> and moderate. The 3/1 blizzard commitment<br> is optional for volunteers who judge rules,<br> judge science, or grade.<br> <br> Training/Practice Sessions:<br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1019_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1066_com_zimbra_date">Saturday, February 21</span></span>, 9:30-11:30AM<br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1020_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1067_com_zimbra_date">Tuesday, February 24</span></span>, 6-8PM or 8:30-10:30PM<br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1021_com_zimbra_date"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1068_com_zimbra_date">Wednesday, February 25</span></span>, 6:30-8:30PM<br> <br> WHERE MIT, Cambridge<br> <br> WHY Support students who are interested in<br> and knowledgeable about the natural world<br> by staffing the National Ocean Sciences Bowl<br> "Blue Lobster Bowl" (BLB) regional competition,<br> a fast-paced, one-day competition among<br> 24 teams from MA high schools. Topics include<br> the biology, chemistry, geology, physics,<br> history, and economics of the ocean as<br> well as ocean-related current events. The<br> winning team will compete in the nationals<br> in Mississippi. For more details, visit<br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1022_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1069_com_zimbra_url"><a href="http://www.nosb.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.nosb.org">http://www.nosb.org</a></span></span><br> <br> This is a fun, fast-paced competition which<br> more than 350 PMD volunteers have enjoyed<br> helping in these critical roles since 1999.<br> <br> It takes 80+ volunteers to staff all 12<br> competition rooms for 24 teams, keeping<br> time, keeping score, and judging rules*,<br> moderating**, plus grading*** team responses.<br> <br> For brief descriptions of BLB volunteer roles,<br> see section between questions 7 & 8 at<br> <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1023_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1070_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015</a></span></span><br> <br> Each volunteer will receive a free long-sleeved<br> t-shirt, lunch, swag, and parking if needed.<br> <br> Time-keeping, score-keeping, and runner volunteers<br> need NO science/ocean knowledge, just keen<br> attention to detail, positive attitudes toward all<br> competitors and schools, and attentive patience<br> during down times while questions are being<br> challenged/graded and between rounds.<br> <br> We need 20 experienced volunteers to help until<br> 4:30pm to officiate for the semifinal rounds,<br> and hopefully 10 out of the 20 to stay and officiate<br> for the championships rounds.<br> <br> We really need qualified (i.e., ocean science<br> backgrounds/careers) Science Judges/role models in the<br> competition rooms and as Science Room Graders for<br> the written Team Challenge problem solving responses<br> as well scientific challenge resolution.<br> Qualified = OCEAN science or OCEAN engineering<br> education, career, and/or experience.<br> <br> Most volunteers MUST PREPARE for and PARTICIPATE<br> in at least one, 2015 training/practice<br> session so they are able to function without errors<br> during this high-intensity competition.<br> <br> Even if you have volunteered for or participated in<br> NOSB, BLB, or another quiz bowl, you must actively<br> participate in training in order to familiarize yourself<br> with the rules & regulations and to demonstrate<br> your mastery of the moderator, science judge,<br> rules judge, timekeeper, and/or scorekeeper role(s).<br> <br> Training Exceptions:<br> -New/potential moderators must do two sessions on 2/21&24.<br> -We prefer runners who cross-train as time-<br> and scorekeepers, but will accept dedicated<br> runners available on both 2/28 and 3/1 but<br> unable to attend a training/practice session.<br> <br> The 2015 Blue Lobster Bowl is hosted by<br> MIT Sea Grant, and PMD is now in charge of the<br> entire competition, competitors and volunteers alike.<br> <br> *Only experienced volunteers, past competitors,<br> and volunteers with legal backgrounds serve<br> as primary rules judges, given the complexity of<br> the rules and fast pace of this competition.<br> **Only experienced volunteers and past competitors<br> who have volunteered at least one year in another<br> capacity generally serve as moderators given the<br> complexity of this role. New moderators<br> must participate in two training/practice sessions<br> on 2/21and24 in order to be considered for this role.<br> ***We particularly need and encourage past competitors<br> and ocean science and engineering educators and<br> graduate students to work as a team to grade<br> written team responses and to resolve scientific<br> challenges rapidly.<br> <br> HOW Get involved! Volunteers run this entire competition.<br> Please sign up only when you can definitely commit to<br> the competition day(s) and a training session.<br> Apply ASAP before 2/2 at <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1024_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1071_com_zimbra_url"><a href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015" target="_blank" data-mce-href="https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015">https://s.zoomerang.com/s/blb2015</a></span></span><br> Role assignments will be made accordingly to who<br> is best qualified, with preference to the earliest<br> applicants.<br> <br> We welcome high school volunteers considering<br> forming their own, future BLB teams, but we<br> cannot accommodate groups, in that each individual<br> member of a group/family must register<br> him-/her-self separately.<br> <br> Incomplete submissions cannot be honored,<br> even if you have previously volunteered.<br> <br> No partial participation can be accommodated<br> for this competition. This means that we<br> canNOT accommodate any late arrivals or earlier-<br> than-scheduled departures.<br> <br> After you sign-up, you will see a confirmation screen.<br> Then PMD will email your role(s) and specific details<br> the week before training, including directions to MIT<br> by public transit and by car, checklist and homework<br> on how to prepare, map, and a waiver.<br> <br> Then a few days before the competition, PMD will<br> email final details about the competition day.<br> <br> WHO People Making a Difference (PMD) is a<br> nonprofit organization that promotes informed<br> and responsible volunteerism by involving<br> people in meaningful, hands-on work that<br> meets local needs and by assisting companies<br> and charities in building successful community<br> involvement programs that:<br> - Produce appreciable results while<br> conserving recipients' limited resources,<br> - Educate volunteers about broader issues,<br> - Bring people together to make a difference.<br> <br> "Preparation through steady practice is the only<br> honest avenue to achieving your potential."<br> --Chi Chi Rodriguez<br> <br> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1041_com_zimbra_url"><span href="http://www.nosb.org" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.nosb.org" class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1087_com_zimbra_url"></span></span><br></p><pre>_______________________________________________<br>Broaderimpactsgroup mailing list<br><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1042_com_zimbra_email"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1088_com_zimbra_email">Broaderimpactsgroup@mit.edu</span></span><br><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1043_com_zimbra_url"><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1089_com_zimbra_url"><a target="_blank" href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/broaderimpactsgroup" data-mce-href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/broaderimpactsgroup">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/broaderimpactsgroup</a></span></span><br data-mce-bogus="1"></pre></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div><span name="x"></span><div>Diana Kenney<br>Science Writer/Editor, Communications<br>Administrative Director, Logan Science Journalism Program<br>Marine Biological Laboratory<br>7 MBL Street<br>Woods Hole, MA 02543<br>508-289-7139<br>dkenney@mbl.edu<br><a href="http://www.mbl.edu" data-mce-href="http://www.mbl.edu">MBL Homepage</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mblscience" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/mblscience">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MBLScience" data-mce-href="https://twitter.com/MBLScience">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://blog.mbl.edu/" data-mce-href="http://blog.mbl.edu/">Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUBiBDXmMg" data-mce-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUBiBDXmMg">Video</a><br></div><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>