PCOR Partnership Outreach – Over a
Decade of Activity
10th CO2GeoNet Open Forum
Venice, Italy
May 11–12, 2015
Charles Gorecki
Senior Research Manager
with Dan Daly, Charlene Crocker, Janet Crossland, Edward Steadman, and John Harju
© 2015 University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center.
Regional Carbon Sequestration
Partnership Program
Southwest Partnership
CO2 Sequestration
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Many Projects and Many Players
The Range of Project Outreach Roles
General'Informa,on''
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The Range of Project Outreach Roles
General'Informa,on''
Outreach'Manager'
5
The Range of Project Outreach Roles
General'Informa,on''
Outreach'Manager'
Advisory'Panel'Member'
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The Range of Project Outreach Roles
General'Informa,on''
Outreach'Manager'
Advisory'Panel'Member'
Site'Outreach'Materials''
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All Team Members Have a Role
in Outreach
Media'Rela,ons'
All Team Members Have a Role
in Outreach
Educator'Liaison'
All Team Members Have a Role
in Outreach
Stakeholder'Rela,ons'
All Team Members Have a Role
in Outreach
Landowner'Rela,ons'
And They Need to Play Their Role
Stakeholder'Rela,ons'
Media'Rela,ons'
Landowner'Rela,ons'
Educator'Liaison'
Match the Approach to the Audience
Public
Outreach
Project
Information Dissemination Methods
Public Web site
Decision maker sessions
Community information sessions
Project-specific materials
Project outreach advisory groups
Bell Creek CO2 EOR Project
Enhance
Existing Project Efforts
Provide Project Specific Materials
That Help Project Partners
Tell Their Story
Water and Soil Gas Monitoring
Landowner Outreach
Go Beyond the Project
Information Dissemination Methods
Regional
Public Web site
Broadcast Documentaries
Teacher workshops
Libraries
Decision maker sessions
Collaborations
Public
Outreach
Project
Public Web site
Decision maker sessions
Community information sessions
Project-specific materials
Project outreach advisory groups
Make Products to Fit Audiences
www.undeerc.org/PCOR
Get Feedback
•  Technical peer review
–  Internal
–  External/Technical Advisory Board
•  Master teachers collaborations and focus group
•  Public focus groups
Feedback'improves'
informa,on'dissemina,on!'
Track the Effort
•  750 Broadcasts on public
television
•  213 libraries in 7 states
and Alberta, CA
•  1205 teachers in 8 states
10,000 Visits in FY2014
www.undeerc.org/PCOR
Contact Information
Energy & Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota
15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9018
World Wide Web: www.undeerc.org
Telephone No. (701) 777-2822
Fax No. (701) 777-5181
Charles Gorecki, Senior Research Manager
[email protected]
Acknowledgment
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory under Award No. DE-FC26-08NT43291.
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