You are invited to an evening of ocean exploration
The evening will feature an armchair discussion with ocean champions,
Dirk Rosen, MARE and Mattie Rodrigue, OceanX,
moderated by Filmmaker Mark Benjamin.
Thursday November 14th, 6-8pm, New York City
At the home of filmmaker Mark Benjamin, Director of Chasing the Thunder
The evening will feature an armchair discussion with ocean champions,
Dirk Rosen, MARE and Mattie Rodrigue, OceanX,
moderated by Filmmaker Mark Benjamin.
Thursday November 14th, 6-8pm, New York City
At the home of filmmaker Mark Benjamin, Director of Chasing the Thunder
Mark Benjamin, Filmmaker
Mark has been a multi-award winning filmmaker for 45 years. His films were recently awarded the 2017 Best Series at Jackson Wildlife Film Festival for "Ocean Warriors," a six-hour crimes-against-the-ocean series broadcast in 50 countries. "Chasing the Thunder" has screened in 200 cities globally and played at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, at INTERPOL in Lyon, France, was a finalist at the United Nations for World Wildlife Day and has been winning additional awards on the festival circuit. Mark is the founder of Brick City TV.
Mark has been a multi-award winning filmmaker for 45 years. His films were recently awarded the 2017 Best Series at Jackson Wildlife Film Festival for "Ocean Warriors," a six-hour crimes-against-the-ocean series broadcast in 50 countries. "Chasing the Thunder" has screened in 200 cities globally and played at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, at INTERPOL in Lyon, France, was a finalist at the United Nations for World Wildlife Day and has been winning additional awards on the festival circuit. Mark is the founder of Brick City TV.
Dirk Rosen, Founder & Executive Director of Marine Research & Exploration
Dirk founded Marine Research & Exploration, a non-profit organization that supports intelligent ocean management with unique technology and the largest deepsea databank on the West Coast. Prior to MARE, Dirk ran Deep Ocean Engineering where he built and test-piloted manned submersibles and remotely operated vehicles. He also worked for NASA on the International Space Station helping implement robotic standards used today. Dirk founded MARE to fill a critical data gap below SCUBA depth.
Dirk founded Marine Research & Exploration, a non-profit organization that supports intelligent ocean management with unique technology and the largest deepsea databank on the West Coast. Prior to MARE, Dirk ran Deep Ocean Engineering where he built and test-piloted manned submersibles and remotely operated vehicles. He also worked for NASA on the International Space Station helping implement robotic standards used today. Dirk founded MARE to fill a critical data gap below SCUBA depth.
Dr. Lida Teneva, Science Officer OceanX
Dr. Lida Teneva manages the research and operations behind the science program for OceanX. She is trained as a geologist, ecologist, oceanographer, and conservation scientist. Before joining OceanX, Lida travelled the world on expeditions as a guide for National Geographic expeditions in Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and the South Pacific. Prior to that she built marine conservation and science programs for coral reef stewardship with Conservation International and worked extensively in Pacific Islands, including Hawaii and Fiji.
Dr. Lida Teneva manages the research and operations behind the science program for OceanX. She is trained as a geologist, ecologist, oceanographer, and conservation scientist. Before joining OceanX, Lida travelled the world on expeditions as a guide for National Geographic expeditions in Alaska, Canada, Mexico, and the South Pacific. Prior to that she built marine conservation and science programs for coral reef stewardship with Conservation International and worked extensively in Pacific Islands, including Hawaii and Fiji.
RSVP by Nov. 1st for an Evening of Ocean Exploration
For more information contact Natasha Benjamin, MARE Policy & Outreach Director
“The future is in the hands of those who explore... and from all the beauty they discover while crossing perpetually receding frontiers,
they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love.”
- Jacques Yves Cousteau
they develop for nature and for humankind an infinite love.”
- Jacques Yves Cousteau
