Flatfish Biology Conference 2022

The 17th Flatfish Biology Conference will be held November 15 to 16, 2022, at Water's Edge Resort and Spa in Westbrook, Connecticut.

The Flatfish Biology Conference is a forum where a diverse community of national and international scientists, researchers, and students present research findings, and share their knowledge in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Presentation and poster title submissions have been extended until July 15, 2022. Abstracts are due by September 12, 2022.

Presentations will last around 15 minutes with 5 minutes for questions.

For more information, visit: 17th Flatfish Biology Conference | NOAA Fisheries

Tall Ships America Conference 2020

47th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships
Tradewinds Island Resorts
St. Pete Beach, Florida
February 17 - 20, 2020
www.tallshipsamerica.org

Tall Ships | credit USCG

The 47th Annual Conference on Sail Training and Tall Ships will be held February 17- 20, 2020 at the Tradewinds Island Resorts in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

At the conference, hundreds of ships’ masters, crew members, program administrators, educators, environmentalists, port representatives, festival managers, and others will gather for an information-packed three day conference.

Conference sessions will address vessel operations, regulatory issues, coast guard licensing, administration and management, educational programming, safety at sea, media relations, marketing, funding, and port event organization.

For more information and to register for the conference, visit:

https://www.tallshipsamerica.org/event/47th-annual-conference-on-sail-training-and-tall-ships/

2017 North Carolina Coastal Conference

2017 North Carolina Coastal Conference
April 4 - 5, 2017
McKimmon Center
Raleigh, NC

North Carolina Sea Grant will host North Carolina’s Coastal Conference, April 4 - 5, 2017, at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The 2017 Coastal Conference will energize partnerships to develop solutions that can benefit the state’s coastal communities, economies, and ecosystems.

“Many communities from central North Carolina to the coast found their resilience tested in 2016,” notes Susan White, executive director of North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina system. “They continue to need information and resources to respond to, recover from and anticipate both urgent and long-term coastal challenges.”

Coastal Conference sessions will include:

weather, storms and climate;

community and ecosystem health;

fisheries and aquaculture; and

planning and economics.

Experts from the fields of economics, transportation, energy, environment, industry, and health will lead interdisciplinary sessions designed to bring together diverse perspectives.

The program includes a networking reception on April 4 at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences’ Nature Research Center in Raleigh.

Registration and other details are available at ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/nc-coastal-conference.

source: North Carolina Sea Grant

2017 Maine - New Hampshire Beaches Conference

The Beaches Conference 2017 (Maine - New Hampshire)
July 14, 2017
Wells High School, Wells, ME
seagrant.umaine.edu/maine-beaches-conference

The Beaches Conference 2017 will be held July 14, 2017 at Wells High School in Wells, Maine. Participant registration will begin in May.

The Beaches Conference works to provide continuing opportunities for exchange of the most current information among beach and coastal stakeholders with diverse interests, and to present the findings from Maine and New Hampshire beach monitoring programs.

Conference Themes:

Management approaches in our coastal habitats
Implementing successful projects in beach communities
Preparing for and adapting to our future
The nature, and culture of our beaches
Monitoring, research, and emerging issues on the coast
Respecting stakeholder needs and values
Coastal development and regulation

The Beaches Conference Steering Committee includes:
Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust
Maine Coastal Program
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Maine Geological Survey
Maine Healthy Beach Volunteers
Maine Sea Grant
New Hampshire Sea Grant
Rockingham Planning Commission
Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission
Town of Damariscotta
Town of Kennebunkport
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Walsh Engineering
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve


For more information, visit: seagrant.umaine.edu/maine-beaches-conference


source: Maine Sea Grant

2016 State of the Coast Conference

2016 State of the Coast
June 1-3, 2016
New Orleans, LA
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
stateofthecoast.org

The 2016 State of the Coast conference is a interdisciplinary forum where participants can exchange timely and relevant information on the dynamic conditions of Louisiana’s coastal communities, environment, and economy.

The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL), The Water Institute of the Gulf, and the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) partner to produce this forum, the need for which grows with every acre of land lost to the Gulf.

SOC16 will consist of three full days of presentations by leading experts in concurrent sessions, keynote presentations, poster sessions, and networking opportunities.

More than 1,000 scientists, landowners/managers, federal and state agency personnel, local officials, industry and business leaders, resource users, and interested citizens will be in attendance at the 4th iteration of this biennial conference.

source: stateofthecoast.org

Delaware Wetlands Conference 2016

Delaware Wetlands Conference
February, 3-4, 2016
Chase Center
Wilmington, DE

Delaware's DNREC will host the 2016 Delaware Wetland Conference which focuses on advancing wetland science and conservation through its theme “Educate, Connect, Protect.”

One of the largest gatherings of wetlands professionals on the Atlantic Coast, the conference takes place Feb. 3 and 4 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. This year's agenda includes two full days of presenting and sharing wetlands expertise.

The conference brings together nearly 300 wetlands professionals, students and environmental policy makers. They will take advantage of 43 diverse presentations, along with interactive workshops, abundant networking opportunities and an exhibition hall with nearly two dozen displays showcasing programs and products available to attendees.

DNREC’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program and the Coastal Training Program organized the conference.

Registration closes Jan. 27. Interested parties can access online registration and the conference agenda at http://de.gov/dewetlandsconference. Interested parties may register for one or both days.