Elise B. Newell Seminars
Request for 2008 Proposals

A Statewide Program to Enhance University Scholarship in Coastal and Ocean Subjects

The intent of the Florida Sea Grant Elise B. Newell Seminar Series is to enhance the capabilities of marine-related academic units in Florida. This is achieved by bringing experts to one or more campuses.

Since 1986 when Florida Sea Grant started this program, over 80 distinguished speakers have delivered formal seminars and been involved in many visits and consultations with Florida's faculty and students. They come from all over the United States and occasionally from another country, and represent numerous outstanding marine-related organizations. Recent presentations included:

1. The topic should be related to current or potential Sea Grant program areas. Preference will be given to seminars that relate to Florida Sea Grant theme areas (i.e., Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Ecosystem Health, Fisheries, Seafood Safety, Coastal Hazards, and Waterfront Communities) and which may stimulate development of new program effort in the theme area (e.g., regional cooperation, student training, research collaboration).

2. New guidelines: Preference will be given to proposals where seminars will be given at two locations, typically one on campus and a second at a management agency, research reserve or similar organization with different audiences than an academic setting.

3. The seminar topic and speaker must be approved by the appropriate academic unit (departmental seminar committee, etc.).

4. Seminars may be limited to two per campus depending on available budget. Multi-university proposals are encouraged.

5. Florida Sea Grant will consider supporting travel and per diem (except for Federal employees). Speaker honorariums will be considered only if absolutely necessary to obtain the speaker. We cannot pay for refreshments. All travel (domestic and foreign) will be handled by Florida Sea Grant.

6. The seminar must be held between January 1 and June 1, 2008.

7. The hosting faculty/department will be responsible for advertising the seminar.

8. A final report from the seminar host/organizer is due two weeks after seminar date.

9. Seminar speakers are invited to send their own comments on the experience.

Please submit your ideas for each seminar by providing the information requested below.

The total number of seminars (usually about five) to be held will depend on the interest level and total cost. After this has been determined, we will work with the hosting faculty to set the dates quickly so that we may prepare a complete brochure announcing all seminar locations, times, and subjects.

2. Seminar speaker and affiliation with complete address, telephone, fax and electronic mail numbers. Add website if available.

3. Seminar location (institution).

4. Date of seminar.

5. Name of host/organizer with complete address, telephone, fax and electronic mail numbers.

6. Budget for speaker’s travel, itemized. (Please economize by using Saturday-night stay over airfare if speaker is amenable, etc.)

7. Brief biography of proposed speaker. Activities in current job, related efforts in professional field and societies, indications of distinguished accomplishments and contributions to scholarship, significant book or work or prize. Use one-half page.

8. Content and significance of seminar topic. Why is this subject important to your institution, and how might it enhance scholarship there? Use one-half page.

9. Description of overall visit. Please give a tentative itinerary, identifying principal contacts and audiences intended. What is its relevance to Florida Sea Grant themes? Use one-half page.

10. Date of application.

11. Signature of host/organizer.