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ABCs of Digital Marketing

Richard Berger will be doing a Q&A format with members of the Executives Association of Long Beach on the topic of digital marketing.

Berger is co-founder of the Integrated Media Services Organization ASTRALCOM, LLC. With over 20 years experience, Richard is responsible for all aspects of client management and business relations and is an excellent listener and communicator who works hard to ensure complete client satisfaction.

The Zoom presentation will be Monday noon, June 15, and is open to non-members as well. To receive an invitation, send your name, company and e-mail address to: longbeachexecs@gmail.coAEm.

AOP World Ocean Day

The Aquarium of the Pacific will celebrate World Ocean Day on Monday, June 8, and invites the public to join in with special online programming. Take a virtual journey under the waves and meet some animals as you find out what you can do to help the world ocean, which covers 70 percent of earth’s surface and remains almost entirely unexplored.

The aquarium’s Online Academy will feature special classes for students in Pre-K to eighth grade in celebration of World Ocean Day. The classes will include ocean art and behind the scenes bonus features, streamed live from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the aquarium’s YouTube channel and available on demand after on the aquarium’s website.

What are you doing to help the ocean? The aquarium encourages you to draw a picture, make a collage, chalk your sidewalk, post it on social media, tag the Aquarium and use the hashtag #AOPWorldOceanDay. Some ideas include art of your favorite ocean animal, marine habitat or ocean conservation action.

For more information, please visit the aquarium’s website: aquariumofpacific.org.

Aquarium Lectures in June

Join Dr. Randi Rotjan as she discusses her work with temperate and deep-sea corals in her lecture on June 10 at 7 p.m. Dr. Rotjan is a research assistant professor at Boston University in the Biology Department and in the Boston University Marine Program. She is also the co-chief scientist of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area Conservation Trust, where she leads the science program for the worlds’ largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site.

On June 17 at 7 p.m., Julie Lesnik will present a lecture on edible insects and human evolution. In her lecture, Lesnik will explore the value and potential of insects as food and examine our aversions through various cultural lenses. Lesnik is an assistant professor of anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Her research has been supported by the American Association of University Women and the Leakey Foundation.

The Guest Speaker Series is part of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Online Academy, which offers free live and on-demand educational resources for both kids and adults.

Info: (562) 590-3100 or visit aquariumofpacific.org/news/lectures