Objectives of the Fundamentals Workshop

• Create a network of Sea Grant professionals within the Mid-Atlantic region that is better able to plan and implement impactful presentations, programs, and workshops.
• Create a cohort of Sea Grant professionals within the Mid-Atlantic region that can brainstorm ideas, partner on projects, and someday lead/mentor new Sea Grant staff.
• Share best practices, skills, lessons learned, and ideas that will lead to impactful Sea Grant extension, education, communication, and research projects, and administrative efficiency.

Deliverables

• Two pre-workshop videoconference sessions. 
• One, 2-day workshop focused on fundamental Sea Grant skills. This workshop will enhance content learned in home-program onboarding and training, teach new skills, and grow participants’ professional networks.
• Follow-up videoconference session(s) to reconvene the participants, discuss workshop content application, current/ongoing hurdles, etc.

Outcomes

After completing the Fundamentals workshop, participants will be able to:

• Immediately apply valuable Sea Grant content and skills learned at the workshop
• Share content, skills, and resources from the workshop with their Sea Grant coworkers through conversations and local trainings
• Utilize a cohort of regional Sea Grant professionals to brainstorm new project ideas and situations, and with whom to collaborate on future projects
• Better understand the structure of Sea Grant and be a more impactful Sea Grant professional

Note: The Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Fundamentals Workshop is NOT meant to be a replacement for Sea Grant Academy (currently on hiatus).