Registration is now open for the Best Management Practices Workshop for Atlantic Offshore Wind Facilities. Registration, hotel, and other workshop information can be found in the announcement below. https://www.boem.gov/note01102017/ Note to Stakeholders *January 10, 2017* Good afternoon, Mark your calendars for a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) workshop on Atlantic offshore wind activities and marine protected species. BOEM's Office of Renewable Energy Programs is hosting a three-day "Best Management Practices Workshop for Atlantic Offshore Wind Facilities" on March 7-9. The workshop will discuss best management practices for preventing, reducing, and monitoring impacts to marine protected species from the development of offshore wind on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf. The workshop will take place at: NOAA Fisheries Building 4 (Science Building) 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 A government rate is available for a block of rooms at the Courtyard Silver Spring Downtown, a 10-15 minute walk to the workshop. Reservations for the hotel must be made no later than February 13. Courtyard Silver Spring Downtown 8506 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 You can reserve a room through this link: Group Rate for BOEM Workshop <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vpSirbtwNZQFW7KetPLp6akjb2E888kRbXsIT1chItUIkEnbtSSQ3lcMC-0EZ3ESqE0goPRX_aXGHskZBbtzZcfZZRq7z-_d-cDhPdPRbT3bO42At4LiUaBgRw4B7f0kZGEB7bYD3ELbeuTet45ZY0GaCMPr5JXBoCx5qFiGICQwH6SCHdb_kC39_1djluON-dVVtWC5OWbNI0OIwJS56loMAb04V_ooaV7jb42lKWR4nR2NXiDOmtrK8rE83SK1QNPutESst8NrlZ4WdpmbXA9O8KKfUeAxrO4RDRjT4EXyv8kbBiGI3MjDkY6u_Cwz3qoWaDEBSgpN_wv9Axc0agmsQF6VUJNZ3IZZEsZSpPUZ2NQrJ--AGhlYz-uq7-c9EozEgdg6Wv8ICByJO2hSJ1DOehAdtUiQqlGoRtZCZQ_L6IMhfOo7SWv-fceXxj-AUF6ONc7GWhZbIa6Xo3iGDicX8AWsbHcBuwthBCNleuQ1C-AkNTW9jRkeJ2Bh_DEegSJ6PLe-lo_dmwKRr74bPYGzNgLPIjX3fDG5JzLKL9I9o--fdVmAeZb6VvUtBisl0RibsGosIAV2mly7rkemQTb8YEi0JVkyhe_iiDuVmTu1z693ZyQJjLoKKzaS57FYUSYTSyN6jMSF-_rNgDBRJKAGB5JX2b9moApV0GDCYyIBElE9QLDE-HJ1jNlt3FozLjqKdWBhWeIWbLKSTuafcmHf4XmrxJRu-yfJ-sg4035KZ407WJ55EubF9dY5kA2w1I31fjzJ5KDXBTkYBICfYg==&c=7oy1uN_XmOhZOKQ8xvR_3W7FqYHQ5Di3d1ud9eDWyZjPEYXRAETlBQ==&ch=hoDHj_jphH5N0BW9joD7vLqaVwj4LrblbGwbbCBwFUXMm0RBppIEDw==>. Please register for the workshop here*: * BOEM_BMP_Workshop <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vpSirbtwNZQFW7KetPLp6akjb2E888kRbXsIT1chItUIkEnbtSSQ3lcMC-0EZ3ESRCBi37Os0XK-A_PF6TjR_Y4oH1_CzSJw2bT2ZeZ8-Ifw8VBcPwqQBp1EaqZHT-_9SxB7XdLGtnmBRIWyj7fVTvVFq4weZF9BUGRKeqR8rIa1vPx3957g_NuWwXuM8u-oaOi_x7nag67mr4yBWMOxdxExxWCYBJwstshLNnzFPZCxBmCP5NPlNhzBIFGSARKk2eja2H1b13zLH88GmzfZkUin33X98TIlQx4Ym1LNTSVVg8EGwqcftN-akzI1qx9L9lehAGsG4_K2hLDqQX6u6-f6ro56V-_MxivAmIn-3h36cAYaL038VS7G0It0Y4m_N12XNf-c7VshQ6L_c-23ZHaT97QYsSG2NpNPp_KfPL712H_0UY2rvQ7DRX_QHzjmgMjXEnvqhSJtmibPwcV6YUn2PsKq5b0-WUSfQLu6BzB5b3hFDmxdO9L4S6vAiuIyoYnnYXBYNUpHB0XE7Mni3ubFB7AaESXK6qbBfJU0NCTN4HO_ffcpxmiYgq6bb1sF9-mOdjqRwVz4729jAYF8oclkfymnbRnULdq54qxM9uobasOJy82ArQ==&c=7oy1uN_XmOhZOKQ8xvR_3W7FqYHQ5Di3d1ud9eDWyZjPEYXRAETlBQ==&ch=hoDHj_jphH5N0BW9joD7vLqaVwj4LrblbGwbbCBwFUXMm0RBppIEDw==> . While the workshop is free, space is limited. Additional workshop information, including a draft agenda, will be made available at: https://www.boem.gov/BOEM-Stakeholder-Engagement/ <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vpSirbtwNZQFW7KetPLp6akjb2E888kRbXsIT1chItUIkEnbtSSQ3gleKekMWG4RjemS93g7bJNa7lyC3ywScM04XvPANIy_p5ffhzKlZq4xb56SgkNbS6dvCdb8lx-FzrW6FFPKI-pR_BSz2GFVj7uAVjx-3pP0Z2gEVVxxeIe8U7VZ7VDDQYj8SupoR7yN9pATCrk3Z4bfVoFGTIuhmWjCjwxCKpC79TQr2OOi8lBGCNmNOgXQGSWCqSxWPKIe7CDlLrnBY2RzrakGhuDwamSQ-NezAya7gZbjm-uE8N-7RCNpYnCapXhbtPN0RSX9habxshbWiXFpPDVtGrE3z6BGt2amKWgLzAgtT6MXzDVGuCXs6kxPM8BvP1vdx_rvxS9SAIX63GBQxJCSO15Hr9-wcj2vtUdnpNrlhd6zE7Lnt4Ena9Fkov76RhK9Yo_2m-RMADSZDC0H7Oxipnl7mYtmdh5KhV6syuyAb7Fh8p4LS6YOvE1ACQ==&c=7oy1uN_XmOhZOKQ8xvR_3W7FqYHQ5Di3d1ud9eDWyZjPEYXRAETlBQ==&ch=hoDHj_jphH5N0BW9joD7vLqaVwj4LrblbGwbbCBwFUXMm0RBppIEDw==> . *About the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management* The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) promotes economic development, energy independence, and environmental protection through responsible, science-based management of offshore conventional and renewable energy development. *For More Information: * Stephen Boutwell Office of Public Affairs Tel: (703) 787-1531 *Please visit us at www.BOEM.gov <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001vpSirbtwNZQFW7KetPLp6akjb2E888kRbXsIT1chItUIkEnbtSSQ3sTFI88FhHAor4R0_3jDCLNmQ2nv5tz-9V1o9EPK90ro7WAVZztgCWZUoNYmKjeKBNYbmjjhsuhHxZ9OD8PHhJlUSdthwe82Agk_mS304COr_ILvmSCDcvwvSIFbj_v7cUBbo69k8iwkFr4oC9xVMYpwMkrmqvebDqfFl3MAkkcyk8V8g__tZSrajP7yfqt1kOmzZ2VB11ZOXuRAw5blzjCwVe2QzEpuq44QFul76PHgiGikKo-YdM1EoyvJzKU7VP3uxwG7ixs__OyeNk6ZjLhn5Hbs_LCG3LKUDatn5fk1zhhgB-y8Bn3WnAeNXhxDVuzw3p-tn7jljPBEBZcfYhOIhfE7hv3p6BlYWFO8DAt2vJWOczPB9OjnezX5jIRaTohbmbfremo4Jd5zVPMHOt-DziB6k_x30A==&c=7oy1uN_XmOhZOKQ8xvR_3W7FqYHQ5Di3d1ud9eDWyZjPEYXRAETlBQ==&ch=hoDHj_jphH5N0BW9joD7vLqaVwj4LrblbGwbbCBwFUXMm0RBppIEDw==> * -- Kyle Baker Marine Biologist Bureau of Ocean Energy Management <http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/index.aspx> Office of Renewable Energy Programs Mail Stop VAM-OREP 45600 Woodland Road Sterling Virginia 20166 703-787-1741