Editorial Outreach, Impact, and Earthzine

Discusses the need for the OES to launch various outreach programs to promote the industry and encourage interest in the field of oceanic engineering. Outreach can be undertaken in many ways. Authors could offer public talks on thework done, conduct laboratory visits,write blog articles about interesting research findings, publish short videos illustrating key ideas, organize nonspecialist workshops and events, or even publish popular science magazine articles or books. Talks, workshops, and similar events are excellent for personal engagement, but the number of people that they reach is typically small. The impact created is limited. On the other hand, popular science magazine articles, books, blog articles, and online videos reach a much larger audience. One outreach avenue for authors to consider is Earthzine, a magazine of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society. Earthzine aims to provide up-to-date information on science and technology related to Earth observation, with the hope to educate and inspire. It accepts short-to-medium length articles for publishing, with a simple editorial process for quality control and improved readability.