Thank you to all the participants who were part of the largest national gathering of the
coastal restoration and management community in 2016!
The Program booklet is available here!
"Filling Oyster Sacks." (2013) © Marian Brister Martinez. www.marianbristermartinez.com
2016 Summit Schedule At-A-Glance
This schedule is subject to change. 2016 Summit Schedule
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Saturday, December 10, 2016 |
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| 8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Community Service Project: Tree Planting in the Caernarvon Delta (Pre-registration required) Sponsored by: RAE, TCS, CRCL, Dewberry, and The Scott's Miracle-Gro Company |
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Sunday, December 11, 2016 |
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| 8:00 am – 4:00 pm | Field Sessions (Pre-registration required) |
| 10:00 am - Noon | The Coastal Society Annual Business Meeting |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Careers on the Coast – Tips, Tricks, and Industry Insights (Pre-registration required) |
| 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Community Resilience Building Training Workshop (Pre-registration required) |
| 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Registration Open |
| 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Presidents’ Opening Reception and Opening of the 8th National Restoration and Management Expo |
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Monday, December 12, 2016 |
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| 7:00 am – 6:30 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:00 am – 7:40 am | Morning Yoga |
| 7:30 am – 8:15 am | Coffee |
| 8:30 am – 10:30 am |
Welcome and Marc J. Hershman Opening Plenary Sponsored by: Walton Family Foundation |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Morning Coffee Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions I |
| 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm | The Coastal Society Job Fair (Pre-registration required) |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions II |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm | Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions III |
| 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm |
Poster Session Happy Hour Sponsored by: Environmental Services, Inc. |
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016 |
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| 7:30 am – 6:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:00 am – 7:40 am | Morning Yoga |
| 7:30 am – 8:15 am | Coffee |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Concurrent Session IV |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions V |
| Noon – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Brown-Bag Lunch Session: Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico |
| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions VI |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:40 pm – 3:50 pm | Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Concurrent Sessions VII |
| 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Coastal Networking Reception |
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016 |
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| 7:30 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Open |
| 7:00 am – 7:40 am | Morning Yoga |
| 7:30 am – 8:15 am | Coffee |
| 8:30 am – 10:00 am | Concurrent Sessions VIII |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions IX |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Concurrent Sessions X |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:10 pm – 3:20 pm | Afternoon Yoga Mini-Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Closing Plenary |
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Thursday, December 15, 2014 |
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| 8:30 am – 3:00 pm | Living Shorelines Workshop (Pre-registration required) |
| 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Application of Quality Assurance and Quality Control Principles to Ecological Restoration Workshop (Pre-registration required) |
| 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Managing Invasive Species in Coastal Wetland Restoration Projects: A Participatory Workshop to Identify Trends, Innovative Approaches, and Research Needs (Pre-registration required) |
| 9:00 am – Noon | Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flood Web Tools Workshop (Pre-registration required) |