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This is a mixed-breed Ponogram. It
starts out introducing Oceans Amidst a Global Shutdown, a seminar hosted by my son Stuart Sandin with
participants Jessica Meir, Nancy Knowlton, Brad Nahill, Heather Zichal, and
Emanuel Gonçalves. You are then offered
the opportunity to see and hear the approximate one hour event with views from
these people outstanding in their fields.
The final twist is the Genealogy Kick in the
Afterword that tends to prove we are all related – hang on!
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Background -- Salty Cinema Livestream
As communities around the world adjust in response to a global pandemic,
our oceans are also responding to change. With the help of a handful of marine
experts, Salty Cinema LIVEstream presented a digital screening and discussion
about our coasts and oceans in the unusual present moment. Salty Cinema is a
marine science themed film event grown out of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography’s (SIO) Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC).
Typically a quarterly event at SIO, Salty Cinema seeks to foster community-based
discussion, through creative communication and film, in celebration and
conservation of our oceans.
Here are the participants.
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Stuart Sandin
Dr. Stuart Sandin is the Oliver Chair in Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation Science and professor of marine ecology at Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, UC San Diego. He serves as the director of the Center for Marine
Biodiversity and Conservation, a program based at Scripps promoting
interdisciplinary research and educational approaches to maintain the integrity
of ocean ecosystems and manage their use in the face of rapid and inevitable
global change. Sandin is a community ecologist with interests in understanding
how ocean ecosystems are structured and how they are changing through time. |
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Jessica Meir
Jessica U. Meir was selected by NASA in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of
Arts in Biology from Brown University, a Master of Science in Space Studies from
the International Space University, and a Doctorate in Marine Biology from
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD). From 2000 to 2003, Dr. Meir worked
for Lockheed Martin’s Human Research Facility, supporting human physiology
research. During this time, she also participated in research flights on NASA’s
reduced gravity aircraft and served as an aquanaut in an underwater habitat for
NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO). Meir most recently served
as flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 61 and 62. |
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Nancy Knowlton
Dr. Nancy Knowlton is the Sant Chair for Marine Science at the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and a scientific leader of the
Census of Marine Life. She wrote the book, Citizens of the Sea, to celebrate
the ten years of the Census. She founded the Center for Marine Biodiversity and
Conservation at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of
California, San Diego. Knowlton has devoted her life to studying, celebrating,
and striving to protect the multitude of life-forms that call the sea home. |
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Brad Nahill
Brad has worked in sea turtle conservation, ecotourism, and environmental
education for 20 years with organizations including Ocean Conservancy, Rare,
Asociacion ANAI (Costa Rica), and the Academy of Natural Sciences
(Philadelphia). He has been director of SEE Turtles since its founding and
became President after the organization became an independent non-profit
organization in 2016. He has also consulted for several ecotourism
companies and non-profits, including EcoTeach and Costa Rican Adventures.
For these efforts, Brad received the prestigious Changemakers Award from the
World Travel and Tourism Council in 2019 on behalf of SEE Turtles. Brad is
a co-author of the Worldwide Travel Guide to Sea Turtles, was awarded the
President’s Award for his work as the chair of the Awards Committee of the
International Sea Turtle Society.
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Heather Zichal
Heather Zichal has joined the Waitt Foundation as Executive Director of
the Blue Prosperity Coalition, a global network of governments, NGOs, academia,
scientists, and ocean experts working to advance ocean conservation goals by
balancing sustainable use of marine resources with economic growth. Most
recently, she served as the Vice President of Corporate Engagement for The
Nature Conservancy (TNC), coordinating engagement with multi-lateral
corporations to advance innovative approaches to some of the world’s most
complex sustainability challenges. Previously, she ran Zichal Inc., a DC-based
energy and environmental advisory consultancy, working with companies to improve
environmental performance. Prior to that, Zichal served as Deputy Assistant to
the President for Energy and Climate Change. |
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Emanuel Gonçalves
Emanuel Gonçalves is the associate professor at ISPA (Institute of Applied
Psychology) and vice-president of MARE. Director of the Biosciences
Department and member of ISPA, CRL cooperative. His research includes
marine ecology and conservation, having been involved in the creation,
monitoring and implementation of marine protected areas in several regions,
including the high seas. Previously he was deputy-head of the Portuguese
Task Force for the Maritime Affairs, which established the National Ocean
Strategy. Emanuel is also a member of the Board of the Oceano Azul
Foundation.
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SUMMARY
After a brief look at the participants here, I
urge you to spend an hour listening to their views of Oceans Amidst Global
Shutdown! The link below should be valid for a long time.
I don’t pretend to be a voice in this subject,
but I have views from the seminar that I will share.
Thinking of the pandemic as a massive
experiment is interesting.
I was awakened to learn that the pandemic may
actually be having positive impact on parts of the environment!
A question on the environment of “What can we
do?” was answered “Talk about it!” An obvious and certainly positive
approach!
I tried to imagine how it would be to leave
Earth before Covid-19 and return in the midst of it – I can’t.
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Do experience the one hour seminar to see and
hear new views of the world. I’m not sure whether you’ll find the video or
the discussions more valuable. Skip over the first 9 minutes to get to the
start of the seminar.
Click
here
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AFTERWORD |
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When Stuart alerted me to this seminar, I forwarded the invitation to my
vast audience of friends and family in the hopes that others might be interested
in hearing the views of persons outstanding in their fields.
I have no knowledge of how many of my contacts actually joined the live
event, but I received a few responses.
One person on my distribution list is Michael Persson, a Swedish 8th
cousin once removed of mine and 9th cousin of Stuart. He
responded “Thanks for the link. Very nice to see not only 1 but 2
relatives to me. Jessica Meir is also a relative to me but not to you and
Stuart. Hope you´re all well. /Mike”
It’s a small world – we are all related!
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