Morse B105
Morse Building
426 Van Buren St
Monterey, CA 93940
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Free
Open to the Public

the cover of the graphic novel on left, and author Nick Tomb leaning against rail at wharf on right
Nick Tomb, Security Governance Functional Lead; Women, Peace, and Security Senior Faculty at Institute for Security Governance; Author, Adventures of Maritime Domain Awareness Man (MA International Policy Studies, Certificates in Commercial Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution, 2002)

What is better than policy briefs and government websites to communicate complex maritime strategies?  A graphic novel with great characters and an interesting plot.

Talk with Nick Tomb, Author of Adventures of Maritime Domain Awareness Man
Thursday, October 2, 2025
6:00pm to 7:30pm Pacific Time
In-person event (recorded but not live-streamed)
Morse Building, room B105
426 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940

About the Topic 

TBD (here is a Monterey County Weekly article about Nick and his graphic novels, and here is more about Nick and the first issue)

About the Speaker

TBD

Recommended Reading

Adventures of Maritime Domain Awareness Man, by Nick Tomb

Location:  Morse Building, Room B105

The Morse Building is located at 426 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA, 93940, on the campus of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. The Morse building usually has flags hanging from it, and is located next to the MIIS Our Green Thumb garden.  B105 is located toward the back of the building on the first floor.  There is a wheelchair lift in the Holland courtyard, and stairs can be avoided by circling the back of the Holland Center and back to Morse.   Restrooms are located in the Holland Center.  View the campus map.

Parking

Parking is available in any Middlebury Institute campus lot after 5 p.m., no parking permit required, no fee.  View the campus map. (be sure to not confuse city lots with campus lots—city lots do charge a fee).   Free parking is also available on the street (time limits on surrounding streets end at 6 p.m.).

About the Hosts

The Center for the Blue Economy is a research center at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, that provides economic and policy analysis to support the development of a robust and equitable blue economy for the 21st century. The Center uses the World Bank’s definition of the Blue Economy: the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs, and ocean ecosystem health.   We must maintain ocean health to maintain human health, economic health, and the health of the planet.  Climate change is linked, inextricably, to a healthy ocean.  Consider joining our movement for Ocean Climate Action Now.    Consider joining our Center for the Blue Economy Newsletter List (3-4x per year by email).

Gratitude to Our Sponsors

We thank the Loker Hicks Foundation and the Nancy Eccles and Homer M. Hayward Family Foundation our sponsors.  

Questions

Contact Rachel Christopherson at the Center for the Blue Economy at cbe@miis.edu or (831) 647-4183.

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