Field Notes: Volume 3, Issue 1
Dear Friends,
We have two pieces of exciting news to share with you as we kick off this new decade! First, we’ve chosen our 2020 Women of Discovery and set the date for the Awards Gala: October 7, 2020.
Second, WINGS WorldQuest has a new management team. It’s going to be a big year of impact for WINGS, and we can’t wait for you to be part of it.
Introducing our 2020 Women of Discovery, Featuring Lifetime Achievement Recipient: Dr. Sylvia Earle
We are proud to announce that Dr. Sylvia Earle will receive the 2020 Women of Discovery Lifetime Achievement Award at our Awards Gala on Wednesday, October 7th, at Tribeca 360 in New York City. A pioneering oceanographer and explorer, Dr. Earle has been dubbed "Her Deepness" by the New York Times and The New Yorker, a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress, and the first "Hero for the Planet" by Time Magazine. The first woman to serve as chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1990, she continues to break barriers, explore underwater habitats, and be a leading voice for the world’s oceans.
Inaugural Award for Innovation in Technology: Liz Taylor
Liz Taylor and her team at DOER Marine, Inc. will receive our inaugural Award for Innovation in Technology. Under Liz’s leadership as president and CEO, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research (DOER) has grown to a full-service engineering solutions company that designs and builds subsea robotic and manned systems for a variety of applications, including deep-ocean exploration and critical infrastructure inspection.
Sea Award Winner: Diva Amon
Dr. Diva Amon will receive the Sea Award. Diva is a Trinidadian deep-sea biologist who has traveled the world exploring previously unknown ocean habitats from Antarctica to the Mariana Trench. Diva has ventured 1.6 miles below the ocean surface, taken part in more than 15 research expeditions, and discovered six deep-sea species.
Our 2020 honorees will give presentations on their work at a Forum on the morning of the Gala. We’ve invited our past Fellows and Flag Carriers to participate as well.Mark your calendar, invite your friends, and REGISTER NOW to reserve your seat at the Gala. Join us for an unforgettable and inspiring evening celebrating our 2020 Women of Discovery pioneers in ocean research and conservation. See you in October!
Meet the WINGS Management Team
To position WINGS WorldQuest for our next stage of growth, we are proud to announce our partnership with the Association Development Group, Inc. (ADG) for management, event planning and other services. ADG is a certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise with more than 20 years’ experience working with nonprofits, charities, trade associations, medical societies and other organizations to deliver superior outcomes with results-oriented strategies, creative business solutions, and exceptional management and marketing approaches.Kelly Cartwright is WINGS WorldQuest’s new Managing Director and the person with whom we are working most closely. Kelly has a wealth of experience in event management, project management, business development, and internal and external communications.
Our WINGS contact information remains the same. You can still reach us by mail at 205 East 42nd Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10017, by phone at 917.763.9914, and by email at info@wingsworldquest.org.
Thank You For Your Support
Thank you for supporting women on the forefront of change and history. Because of your generosity, three WINGS Flag Carriers spent the first month of the new decade in the field conducting important original research that will become WINGS Flag Carrier Reports on their return. Breaking the “ice ceiling,” Flag Carrier Sunniva Sorby, with co-explorer Hilde Falun Strom, represents the first all-female team to overwinter in the High Arctic of Svalbard. They are gathering data on rapid climate change escalation. Read Sunniva’s latest blog here.
Yours in discovery,
Beth Nixon
Chair, Board of Directors