PRiMO conference
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Pacific International Training Desk (PITD) joined 300+ people April 3-6, 2023 at the Honolulu Convention Center to celebrate 20 years of the Pacific Risk Management ‘Ohana – PRiMO. This year’s theme is Equity and Resilience in a Changing World.
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![Some of the national, regional and local participants in this year’s PRiMO conference included: Dr. Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator (third from right) pictured here with Ray Tanabe, Regional Director NOAA/NWS Pacific Region Headquarters and outgoing Chair of PRIMO; Genevieve Miller, Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) WFO Guam; Elinor Lutu-McMoore, MIC WSO Pago Pago; Eric Lau, Chief, Environmental Scientific & Services Division; H. Gingerlei Porter, Director, Pacific International Training Desk; and Atuatasi Lelei Peau, Superintendent National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa. [courtesy photo] Some of the national, regional and local participants](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/primo_group.jpg?itok=6ylFJBbc)