ASBPA's National Coastal Conference: Chicago 2008 "Sustainable Shorelines"
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:00 pm - Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 pm

Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
350 West Mart Center Drive
Chicago, IL 60654
USA

Join us for three days of coastal science, policy, technology and politics in Chicago. A full list of speakers and papers will be available June 20. A half-day field trip of the Chicago shoreline is included in the conference fees.

• Conference and Sponsor Registration
• Draft Program
• Call for Awards
• Exhibitor Information
• Sponsorship Opportunities
• Hotel Reservations
• Plane Tickets
• ASBPA Short Course – Fall 2008: Sustainable Beach Restoration-Adaptive and Structural Solution: A half day class (12:30 to 5:00), October 14, 2008 (Tuesday), designed for beach managers, coastal scientists, community decision makers, and beach enthusiasts.
  

Subject areas include:

Global coastal issues

• Impacts of increasing rates of sea (and lake) level rise
• Adaptation of coastal environments and ecosystems
• International perspectives on coastal preservation
• Sustainable beaches: Structural and non-structural solutions
• Effects of extreme storms and tsunamis on the coast
• Regulatory policy changes to adapt to climate change

Federal, state, and local coastal policy

• The process of federal funding: Congress, OMB, and U.S. Army Corps
• Economics: Advantages of beaches
• ASBPA mission: Sustaining the federal partnership
• Integration of coastal science and policy for improved management

Coastal Protection & Structures

• State-of-the-art of coastal structures
• Combining hard and soft shore protection
• Management of coastal inlets: Dredging and/or bypassing
• Modeling sediment transport and coastal processes
• State and local policies: Coastal structures

Management, monitoring and mitigation

• Surfing: Great Lakes and marine beaches
• Remote Sensing
• Coastal ocean and weather observation systems
• Advances in environmental mitigation
• Education and public awareness