DataStreme Ocean Schedule

Fall 2008 - Spring 2009

Weekly Schedule: The dates shown are the Monday of the given week.

*Week*	*Fall 2008*	*Week*	*Spring 2009*
Preview	August 25	Preview	January 19
1	September 1	1	January 26
2	September 8	2	February 2
3	September 15	3	February 9
4	September 22	4	February 16
5	September 29	5	February 23
6	October 6	6	March 2
Break I	October 13	Break	March 9
7	October 20	7	March 16
8	October 27	8	March 23
9	November 3	9	March 30
10	November 10	10	April 6
11	November 17	11	April 13
Thanksgiving Break	November 24	12	April 20
12	December 1

Note: There are 2 break weeks in the fall term.

DataStreme Ocean Course Meeting Dates:

The dates shown below are the suggested windows for course meetings. The dates coincide with course materials.

Fall 2008 Semester
Recommended Informal Orientation Meeting: August 4 - 18
First Formal Course Group Meeting (required): August 25 - September 6
Second Formal Course Group Meeting (required): September 29 - October 5
Final Formal Course Group Meeting (required): December 1 - 8

Spring 2009 Semester
Recommended Informal Orientation Meeting: December 29, 2008 - January 12, 2009
First Formal Course Group Meeting (required): January 19 - 31
Second Formal Course Group Meeting (required): February 23 - March 1
Final Formal Course Group Meeting (required): April 20 - 27

DataStreme Ocean Materials:

Electronically-delivered learning materials will be transmitted beginning on Tuesday and Thursday of each week for downloading and printing by each participant. The DataStreme Ocean Weekly Ocean News and Supplemental Information files are also available by noon Eastern Time Mondays. The Weekly Ocean News file is also updated during the week as additional ocean news items occur. Additional environmental data relevant to ocean issues are linked from the homepage and always available.

Preview Week and Week 1:

A two-week start-up period is incorporated into the schedule to practice downloading and printing of electronically-delivered course materials. The same Investigations Manual activities will be delivered for both weeks, however only one week needs to be completed.