Governance

The ISAC’s role is to guide, advise, and integrate the planning of Canadian and international research activities and direction. The ISAC identifies strategic scientific and funding opportunities and supports the development of collaborative research initiatives that align with OTN’s mandate.

• Steve Cooke (Chair), Carleton University
• Rod Bradford, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Paul Cowley, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity and the Acoustic Tracking Array Platform
• Glenn Crossin, Dalhousie University
• Aaron Fisk, University of Windsor & Real-Time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network
• Michelle Heupel, Integrated Marine Observing System
• Scott Hinch, University of British Columbia
• Nigel Hussey, University of Windsor
• Robert Lennox, Norwegian Research Centre and European Tracking Network
• Megan McKinzie, Animal Telemetry Network
• Joanna Mills Flemming, Dalhousie University
• Jean-Marc Nicolas, Emera
• Vivian Nguyen, Carleton University
• Chris Vandergoot, Michigan State University and Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System
• Kim Whoriskey, ideasOTN

The Deployment Committee provides scientific and technical evaluations to project proposals in which the request for OTN loan equipment exceeds five units. It consists of the Scientific and/or Executive Director, Senior Operations Manager, a representative from both the Project Management and Field Operations team, and a minimum of three external reviewers. External reviewers are selected by the project management team in consultation with the Scientific and Executive Directors, based on their expertise in the proposed area of research. These reviewers provide feedback to OTN on the proposal’s scientific objectives and relevance to advancing the global network. Evaluations from the deployment committee determine if a proposal is successful, conditionally approved pending revisions, or declined.

The Project Facilitation Committee’s purpose is to ensure that the OTN is properly supported and facilitated by OTN’s host institution, Dalhousie University, and that it is managed responsibly in accordance with funding agency guidelines and Dalhousie regulations and policies. The committee meets on a quarterly basis and is comprised of the following individuals or designates: Associate Vice President Research, Oceans (chair); Dean of Science; Associate Vice President Research; Assistant Vice-President, Research Services; Director, Finance and Operations (Research Services); Associate Director, Research Accounting; Manager, Institutional and International Programs (Research Services); Executive Director, OTN; Scientific Director, OTN; Senior Operations Manager, OTN; and the Finance Manager, OTN.