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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Registration is open</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> for the tenth biennial
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative (NEOSEC) Ocean Literacy Summit: Knowing the Ocean: 20 Years of Ocean Literacy.
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The event will take place in Freeport, ME, on October 27 – 28, 2025 at the Harraseeket Inn. We will increase understanding and dialogue in New England around the Ocean
Literacy Principles. The Summit will focus on connecting scientists, educators, and community leaders to critically think about equitable collaboration, share best practices, and provide networking opportunities. Early bird registration is open through September
22! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We hope to see you there! </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Learn more and register at
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Monday, October 27</span></h4>
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9-11:30 am: Field trips*</p>
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Noon: Lunch</p>
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1-5pm: Workshops** </p>
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6-8 pm: Trivia night and reception at<a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.mastlandingbrewing.com/freeport" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA3bd67819-5f19-4f3a-fd01-3b4e12105d83" href="https://www.mastlandingbrewing.com/freeport"> </a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://www.mastlandingbrewing.com/freeport" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA43cd51b6-e6c1-edb6-ba7f-cf36ebe66b8c" href="https://www.mastlandingbrewing.com/freeport">Mast
Landing Brewery</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Tuesday, October 28</span></h4>
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8 am: Registration and coffee</p>
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9 am: Welcome and Keynote Presentation from Diana Payne, CT Sea Grant</p>
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10:45 am: Exhibitors & Posters</p>
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Noon: Lunch</p>
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1-4 pm: Concurrent sessions</p>
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4:15-5 pm: Wrap up and Raffle</p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">*Scroll down on the registration page to add one of the many interesting field trips to your registration</span></p>
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<b><a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7afad02f5324a4b15845?view=list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6064ab65-e3b3-25ae-db9e-a47452b3a8ce" href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7afad02f5324a4b15845?view=list">Falmouth
Audubon Field Trip</a><br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7d61602bad539213adcf?view=list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA76e47e53-69dd-8dcf-461a-9ead6e40dcc0" href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7d61602bad539213adcf?view=list">LabVenture,
Gulf of Maine Research Institute Field Trip</a><br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7faac5159d6c6fd0f80c?view=list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA55b7f73b-880a-ff59-6ddd-7a309ad0da81" href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/689f7faac5159d6c6fd0f80c?view=list">Wolfe's
Neck Center - Regenerative Farm Tour</a><br>
<a data-auth="NotApplicable" originalsrc="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/68a730865e506e1df2313eea?view=list" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA7635075e-6073-09f1-ea51-d92bcba1dba8" href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/68a730865e506e1df2313eea?view=list">Sea
Farm to Table</a><br>
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Maritime Museum</a></b></div>
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**Monday workshop offerings- </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1.You Can't Be Scientifically or Environmentally Literate Without Being Ocean Literate: Empowering Educators in Ocean Literacy (Diana Payne, CT Sea Grant)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2. Coastal Flooding Community Science: Getting Started (Abby Long, GMRI)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">3. Best Practices in Experiential Learning (Meg Strand, NESS)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4. Addressing Equity in Ocean Science and Education (Kerri Wilkins-Yel, UMass Boston)</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5. Seaweed Science, Art, and Cooking: Building Ocean Literacy and Career Aspirations in K-12 Audiences (Keri Kaczor, Maine Sea Grant</span></p>
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