CHOW Partner Day
Engage with official CHOW partners for this dynamic day of networking, collaboration, and promotion!
CHOW Partner Day is a dedicated day during Capitol Hill Ocean Week where partner organizations, NGOs, businesses, and government agencies come together to showcase their innovations and leadership work, network with each other, and discuss collaborative initiatives related to ocean, coasts and Great Lakes.
In coordination with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, official CHOW Partner organizations and individuals plan and host their own events throughout the Capitol region to continue the community’s impact on ocean policy beyond the CHOW Conference.
World Ocean Day at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Celebrate World Ocean Day with the National Museum of Natural History on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Join ocean scientists, researchers, and educators in the Sant Ocean Hall for an exciting series of interactive experiences celebrating our blue planet and exploring all the ways science and community action can connect us to our waterways.
Smithsonian Institution
Careers for Change: Power of Partnership
Interconnected and complex global challenges require coalition building, compromise, and partnership on a global scale to develop holistic solutions. Even at the local level, developing solutions to systemic challenges requires navigating complexity and seeking agreement across myriad stakeholders.
Yet, harnessing the power of partnerships – aligning interests around a core vision – can cultivate change on a systems level.
Join a community of professionals partnering to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Share what drives you and connect with others – peers and seasoned pros – striving to have a positive impact on the world.
Reservoir Center for Water Solutions
Sea Youth Rise Up presents: 2025 Social for the Sea
Presented by Sea Youth Rise Up, a collaborative program coordinated by Big Blue & You and The Ocean Project in celebration of World Ocean Day.
You’re invited to an intergenerational networking event with youth ocean advocates from across the country attending Capitol Hill Ocean Week!
Food & beverage provided.
Rooftop of the American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
Register now to reserve your spot!
Sea Youth Rise Up
Lattes & Lamprey
The Northeast-Midwest Institute and the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, in cooperation with Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s office and the Great Lakes Task Force, are hosting a live sea lamprey encounter on Thursday!
The event will be this Thursday, June 5th, from 2-3 pm, in Cannon 156 in the House of Representatives. Drop in to see lamprey up close, learn more about this Great Lakes invasive species, and enjoy some refreshments, including sea lamprey cookies.
Northeast-Midwest Institute