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T e Blue Tech Economy and the “View from the Top” rom November 12-13, 2014 the McMillin Companies Dinner and Awards Ceremony, complete with a keynote ad-

Event Center in sunny San Diego, CA played host to dress by Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA Chief Scientist, deliv-

FThe Maritime Alliance’s 6th Annula Blue Tech & Blue ering a talk entitled “Blue is the new Green – Promoting

Economy Summit, an event which has grown stronger year- OceanSTEM, Maritime Workforce Development and a Na- on-year. This year’s two-day event, of which Marine Tech- tional Blue Voice.” 2014 Award Winners included: nology Reporter served as a media sponsor, was packed with • many leading executives from industry, academia and govern- Alliance Building: MiraCosta Community College • ment, local, regional and national. Educational Outreach: Brand Architecture •

The conference highlight of day one was “Panel 5: View Environmental Leadership: Paci