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DESCRIPTION:CHEERS OCEANEERS! March 11th 2026\n\nReading the Water: What En
 vironmental DNA Taught Me About Making Decisions in the Dark\n\nOur main p
 resenter this month is Bilgenur Baloğlu\, PhD — the scientist who learn
 ed to make\ndecisions in the dark\, then taught others to do the same.\n\n
 In this presentation\, Bilgenur traces her journey from detecting species 
 in Singapore&#39;s reservoirs\nusing environmental DNA\, to co-founding Wild G
 enomics\, to building an executive advisory practice —\nand reveals why 
 the judgment required to run a field experiment and the judgment required 
 to run a\ncompany are not as different as you&#39;d think. The presentation wi
 ll cover:\n\n● Dirty Data\, Real Deadlines: What happens when your repli
 cates disagree\, your season is ending\,\nand you have to decide anyway 
 — and why that&#39;s the best training ground for leadership.\n\n● Buildin
 g Wild Genomics: How she co-founded an atmospheric eDNA company that reads
  biodiversity\nfrom the air itself — hardware\, molecular biology\, bioi
 nformatics\, and all the chaos in between.\n\n● When the Fog Is Human: W
 hat changes when uncertainty stops being biological and starts being\nabou
 t people\, capital\, and governance.\n\n● The Framework: The structured 
 judgment method she now uses with founders\, investors\, and senior\nopera
 tors who can&#39;t afford to wait for clean data — because no one\never has 
 it.\n\n***\n\nWelcome to the monthly event for the IEEE Oceanic Engineerin
 g Society (OES)\, San Diego Chapter\, which is hosting this meeting jointl
 y along with TMA BlueTech (The Maritime Alliance)\, and MTS (Marine Techno
 logy Society).\n\nPlease join us for the main presentation and also plenty
  of time for networking and friendly conversation about everything oceanic
 \, engineering\, science\, Blue Tech\, and more. No need to be an IEEE or 
 OES member\, or TMA\, or MTS. Everyone is invited.\n\nThis month\, we will
  be at Quantum Brewing again\, a cool science-themed brewery founded by a 
 biochemist.\n\nNo ticket required\, but please order something for yoursel
 f from the brewery.\n\nPlease grab a bite from a nearby restaurant\, which
  is okay to bring into the brewery per the owner.\n\nThe food and drinks a
 re not being funded by the hosts. Please open your own tab.\n\nSpeaker(s):
  Bilgenur Baloğlu\n\nAgenda: \nAgenda:\n\n5:30pm: Arrival and networking\
 , order food/drinks for yourself.\n\n6:15pm: OES and other hosting group a
 nnouncements.\n\n6:20pm: Main Presentation\n\n6:40pm (approximately): “o
 pen mic” for any other attendees to present anything they like (ocean-re
 lated\, of course).\n\nExamples: employers presenting opportunities for em
 ployment\, job seekers presenting a quick bio\, internship program opportu
 nities\, promoting other events\, seeking funding\, “show and tell” of
  any cool technology you are working on\, etc.\n\n*For the open mic portio
 n of the event\, please observe a time-limit of 3 minutes maximum per pers
 on. If you want to give a longer presentation\, please ask to be the main 
 presenter for an upcoming monthly event.\n\n7:00pm to close: enjoy some dr
 inks and chatting with fellow oceanic engineering enthusiasts.\n\nRSVPs ar
 e appreciated for planning purposes.\n\nBldg: Quantum Brewing\, 5375 Kearn
 y Villa Rd\, #116\, San Diego\, California\, United States\, 92123
LOCATION:Bldg: Quantum Brewing\, 5375 Kearny Villa Rd\, #116\, San Diego\, 
 California\, United States\, 92123
ORGANIZER:greg_laugle@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:CHEERS OCEANEERS! March11th\, 2026
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/544139
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 tion\, please ask to be the main presenter for an upcoming monthly event.&lt;
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