To: NOAA Outreach Organizers

From: Patrick Meyer

Subject: Developing More Outreach Programs

Hello Outreach Organizers,

I hope that you are having a good day. I am writing on behalf of the NOAA’s ocean acidification research
team to discuss potential outreach programs could be developed to raise awareness for this problem. A
problem we are encountering is the lack of awareness of ocean acidification and even if people know
what it is, they are usually not aware of the problems it could pose. I believe that the best ways to raise
awareness would be to create outreach programs that target younger people. The most efficient way to
reach the younger audience would be to create these programs in conjunction with schools. By
coordinating with schools, we will have a varied demographic to spread our information with.

Multiple programs could be created with focuses on different age groups. I believe that these programs
must remain engaging and if not, they will be a waste of money. I think the key to keeping students
engaged is to make the programs somewhat interactive. This could be accomplished by bringing samples
around to show the changes the acidity is causing. This would be effective if we decide to go the way of
going to the students. Another potential outreach program would be to create permanent science
centers that could have aquariums that show a healthy marine ecosystem and keep students engaged
with live creatures.

Please let me know your availability in the coming days so we can set up a meeting to discus these ideas
further in person.

Thank you for your time,

Patrick Meyer

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration