NEAMGLL Biennial meeting, UMass Boston
Registration opens soon and will be announced via email.  Save the dates – October 1-2, 2026.

Marine labs as workforce development centers for the blue economy

Marine laboratories serve as the centers for innovation in marine technology, marine operations, aquaculture, coastal resiliency practices and the broader blue economy. Our laboratories provide value-added programming to their institutions, including topic-specific workshops, micro-credentialing programs, and technology innovation.  We will have breakout sessions and panels around this general theme of workforce development and the blue economy, as well as other topics including financial sustainability in the face of the current enrollment and support challenges of our higher education members.

In an effort to get your lab staff to join, registration will be just $100 for up to 3 lab members so please share this invite with your teams.

Highlights of the meeting will include;

• Keynote address by our own Dr. Deborah Bronk to speak on Research and Development in the Blue Economy
• Update on NAML’s new website and resources
• NOAA NEFSC and NSF FSML program overviews
• Student lightning talks
• A series of talks on marine operations and marine technology training programs and microcredentials
• A break out session for marine operations staff
• An update from Federal Science Partners and a “finances at marine labs” discussion and break out
• An evening social
• Day two field and lab tours to Boston Harbor and Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, MA

There will be a virtual option but in-person attendance is of course strongly encouraged – face to face networking is one of the greatest benefits of these meetings.