ASBPA launched its 2025-2027 Strategic Plan in June, focused on expanding our mission and vision statements to include the broader values of the organization and more specific goals including:
- Promoting the integration of best-available scientific knowledge into U.S. coastal policies;
- advocating for funding for federal shore & beach restoration programs and studies;
- advancing and translating innovative, impactful research addressing key scientific challenges;
- supporting students and new professionals;
- and inspiring and mobilizing coastal practitioners from various geographies and areas of coastal expertise.
ASBPA views students and new professionals as the solvers of tomorrow’s complex coastal problems. Coastal management challenges are changing in complex ways due to the effects of climate change and our communities, states, and nation need skilled workers from different backgrounds to create and improve solutions.
The Young Coastal Scientists and Engineers Conference – Americas has been bringing together the next generation of the coastal workforce to network, present their research, and learn about new technologies. This year the University of North Carolina at Wilmington hosted over 70 participants and keynote speakers.
Students and New Professionals Chapter (SNP) Vice President, Delaney Doran, was there to kick off the conference with a short presentation about the SNP, what events they offer, and how to join. ASBPA staff was also there to answer questions and share all of the initiatives we work on that benefit students.
