ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter Subscriber Feedback
The ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter highlights news, resources, events, and opportunities related to integrated coastal and ocean management, coastal mapping and geomatics. To receive the free monthly Coastal Update via email, contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Feedback from subscribers re the Coastal Update is posted below in chronological order. To provide feedback, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The ACZISC Secretariat is interested in the Coastal Update readers' opinions and comments on their interest in and the usefulness and value of the Coastal Update. The Secretariat is equally interested in committee member’s opinions.
Results of a ACZISC Coastal Update e-Newsletter Survey conducted in 2011 are available in a PDF presentation file.
"Although not a coastal management specialist – my interest stems from representing the maritime sector (users) – I have found your newsletter fascinating and stimulating. There is always something of interest and relevance, and I have recommended it to several colleagues. Please carry on. John Hepburn, Secretary with Maritime Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
"Thanks for compiling and sending this. I find it a very interesting summary, fascinating and valuable! Keep up the good work." Pat Hunter, Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning & Outreach, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
"Your newsletter is the best I receive and it’s really informative. Well done." Mike Phillips, Professor, Faculty of Applied Design and Engineering, Swansea Metropolitan University
"Thank you for producing such a timely and important newsletter!" Dawn Wright, Professor, Department of Geosciences, Oregon State University
"I value the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter very much as it encapsulates so many research and action threads that I have no capacity to follow by any other means." Irene Novaczek, Director, Institute of lsland Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
"I am very grateful to receive the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletters. I find them extremely informative and useful. Thank you for your continued excellent service." Ann McCrone, Research and Development Group, New Zealand Department of Conservation
"Thank you very much for including me in your distribution list. I am very interested in receiving further communications regarding Coastal Management. In fact, NBCC is in the early stages of developing a Coastal Management Program for students wishing to further their studies in this field. Looking forward to learning more about what's happening in the world." Nelson Alward, Department Head, Trades, Technology and Marine, New Brunswick Community College
"Many thanks for sending me the monthly ACZISC Coastal Updates! I circulate them widely here in Cork to our taught masters’ degree students and also to researchers at the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre. I know from feedback received that the Update has become a very useful resource on a number of fronts." Darius Bartlett, Department of Geography, University College Cork
"Just a short note to say how much I appreciate receiving the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter. It is an invaluable source of up-to-date information on current activities in ocean science and policy. Keep up the good work!" Tony Berger, Honourary Fellow, National University of Malaysia
"I teach in the Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. I have learned so many new ideas and information from the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter. It provides many useful teaching resources for my coastal resource management class. Thank you very much." Somrudee (Meprasert) Jitpraphai, Marine Science Department, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
"I find the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter jam-packed with relevant information, and I forward it to others when I receive it !" Tracy Gill, Biogeography Branch, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
"I'm amazed at the wealth of information that you have in the Coastal Update e-newsletter. There is always something useful to help me with my work. Thank you." Cindy Fowler, GIS Integration and Development Program Manager, Coastal Services Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
"I find the Coastal Update to be a great resource and a wonderful snapshot. I appreciate the effort!" Gary Sonnichsen, A/Subdivision Head, Marine Environmental Geoscience, Geological Survey of Canada - Atlantic, Natural Resources Canada
"Each time I receive the ACZISC Coastal Update e-newsletter, I am struck at what a valuable time-saving tool it is in terms of raising awareness of the wealth of reports and activities occurring in the coastal and ocean environments. Thank you for doing this." Lucia Fanning, Director, Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University
"I found this issue (July 2007) of the ACZISC Coastal Update of great interest with helpful links." Peter Burbridge, Emeritus Professor for Coastal Management, University of Newcastle, England
"I appreciate the information I receive through the Coastal Update e-newsletter. Thank you for many good resources." Peggy Crawford, Municipal Sustainability Coordinator, Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities
"The ACZISC Coastal Update has been incredibly valuable for projects that my colleagues and I are working on. Many thanks for a very useful exercise - please keep it up!" Hamish Rennie, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Management Group, Lincoln University, New Zealand
"I find the Coastal Update newsletter very useful, especially since I am from outside the Atlantic region, but involved in coastal issues. The newsletter is very helpful to my efforts to stay informed concerning Atlantic activities and connecting these activities to national initiatives." Barb Buckland, Indicators and Reporting Specialist, Knowledge Integration Strategies Division, Environment Canada
"I find the Coastal Update to be very helpful in keeping up to date on Atlantic coastal-related issues, whether they are projects, events or other initiatives. The level of detail in the paragraphs is just right, enough to tell me whether they are of interest but not too onerous to read. The descriptive headings are also very helpful. I also appreciate the fact that the newsletter is in an easy-to-access format (plain text in an email rather than an attachment)." Pamela Kertland, Research Program Manager, Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Directorate, Natural Resources Canada
"Excellent newsletter. I always find something in the Coastal Update that I was completely unaware of." Brian Whitehouse, President, OEA Technologies
"Thank you for the Coastal Update! It is concise, covers a range of information and I always appreciate receiving it." Ishbel Munro, Executive Director, Coastal Communities Network
"I consider the Coastal Update to be the best newsletter.... balanced, straight forward summary of the information, broad coverage of the topic, authoritative." Wayne Barchard, Clean Air, Environmental Protection, Environment Canada
"I want to thank you for the production of the Coastal Updates....they really are informative, timely, and most useful for my research and teaching!" James Boxall, Director and Curator, GIS Centre and Map Collection, Killam Memorial Library, Dalhousie University
"The Coastal Update is very useful. I always find interesting and useful documents and information in it." Robin Mahon, Professor of Marine Affairs and Director, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies, Barbados
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Last Updated on Saturday, 17 March 2012 22:36
