A presenter from the Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research (OAR) within the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discusses NOAA's mission goals of ecosystems, climate, weather and water, and commerce and transportation. The presentation provides an overview of OAR, its vision of conducting societally relevant research to improve human relationships with the environment, and its mission to conduct research, develop products and provide scientific leadership to support NOAA's environmental and economic objectives.