2017 Coastal Summit Program

ASBPA Coastal Summit 2017

“A New Commitment to Our Coast”
Dates: Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Thursday, March 2

ASAE Conference Center ● 1575 I Street NW, Washington, DC

2017 Coastal Summit Draft Program PDF Version (PDF ~150 kb)

— Tuesday, Feb. 28 —

8:00-11:45 a.m. ASBPA Board of Directors’ Meeting

10:00 a.m.    Registration opens

“Understanding the New Normal”

Day Moderator: Joan Pope

1:00 p.m.      Welcome

Bill Hanson, Joan Pope and Michael Walther, Summit co-chairs

Derek Brockbank, ASBPA Executive Director, Kate Gooderham, Managing Director

1:15-1:45      Keynote: “A New Commitment to Coastal Resilience”

Collin O’Mara, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

1:45-2:15      Keynote: “BOEM’s Sand Resource Vision to Support Coastal Communities”

Renee Orr, Chief, Office of Strategic Resources, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)

2:15 – 3:00   Keynote: “The Corps, Civil Works and the Coastal Engineering Research Board”

Major General Donald (Ed) Jackson Jr., Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

3:00 – 3:20    Break

3:20-4:20      “Rising Seas and Lowering Expectations — The lay of the land with DC Lobbyists” Moderator: Phill Roehrs, City of Virginia Beach, VA

Panel:

• Julie Minerva, Carpi & Clay
• Greg Burns, Van Scoyoc Associates
• Nancy Prowitt, Alcalde & Fay
• Howard Marlowe, Warwick Consultants

4:20-4:40      “News You Can Use: Science and Technology Committee Activities” (Restored Shoreline) – Nicole Elko, ASBPA Vice President for Science & Technology

4:40-5:00      Government Affairs and Congressional Agenda – Michael Walther

5:00-5:30      Making Your Best Case for the Coast: Optimizing Hill and Advocacy Visit Time — Derek Brockbank, ASBPA Executive Director, and Mark Osler, Michael Baker International

5:30 p.m.      Adjourn.

5:30 p.m.      National Coastal Conference organizational meeting — Ken Craig, Mike McGarry, Pete Seidle, conference co-chairs

5:45 p.m.      Happy Hour at BlackFinns

— Wednesday, Mar. 1 —

 “Tools for the Future”

Day Moderator: Mike Walther

7:45 a.m.      Continental breakfast/break

8:00-9:00      Best Restored Beaches: Sharing Best Practices. (2016 BRB award winners)

Moderator: Lee Weishar, Best Restored Beaches Chair

Panel:

•         Babes Beach Galveston, TX — Reuben Trevino, Director of Operations, Galveston Park Board
•         Rosewood Park, IL — Gordon Thomson, Senior Coastal Engineer and Client Program Manager, Baird
•         Seabrook Island, SC — Ed Jones, President, Seabrook Island Property Owners’ Association
•         Topsail Beach, NC — Howard Braxton, Mayor, City of Topsail Beach
•         Redondo Beach, CA — Cesar Espinosa, Planner, Los Angeles County

9:00-9:45      Keynote

James Dalton, Director of Civil Works, USACE, “Update on the Corps’ Civil Works and Coastal Program”

9:45-10:15    Break

10:15-11:00 Collaborative Science: Creating a National Coastal Research Program

Moderator:  Nicole Elko, ASBPA Vice President for Science & Technology

•     Jeff Lillycrop, Technical Director, USACE
•     Hilary Stockdon, Research Oceanographer, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, USGS
•     TBD, Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

11:00-11:30 “Capitalizing on the Strength and Resilience of Natural and Coastal Infrastructure” Norma Jean Mattei, President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Wednesday afternoon:

Advocacy visits (advance reservations required) – Times and meeting places to be determined

1.      USACE
2.     FEMA
3.      USFWS
4.      NOAA/NMFS
5.      BOEM

4-5 p.m.        Hill Briefing with Coastal States Organization — “The 2017 Congressional Agenda.” Senate Russell Office Building, Room 253

Moderator: Bradley Watson, Coastal States Organization

With staff from:

• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
• Senate Commerce Committee

5:30-7 pm     Coastal Celebration Reception — 9th floor reception, Hart Senate Office Building (Hart 902)

— Thursday, Mar. 2 —

 “Moving Forward”

Day Moderator: Bill Hanson

8:00 a.m.      Continental breakfast

8:30-9:00      What we heard from the agencies: A recap

• Michael Walther, ASBPA Govt. Affairs Co-Chair
• Mark Osler, ASBPA Advocacy Chair

9:00-9:30      What we heard from the Hill: A recap

• Tony Pratt, ASBPA President
• Derek Brockbank, ASBPA Executive Director

9:30-9:45      Break

9:45-10:15    Coastal Champion Former Senator Mary Landrieu, ASBPA Friend of the Coast

10:15-11:30 Stakeholders Perspective: Getting Sand on the Beach, Cheaply, Quickly and Regionally:

Moderator: Bill Hanson, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company

• Tom Payne — Marinex Construction
• Ken Goldberg – Philadelphia District, USACE
• Joseph Seebode — New York District, USACE
• Gary Jones — Los Angeles County, California
• Nicole Sharp — Broward County, Florida

A conversation with beach stakeholders that we invite all attendees – particularly local officials – to participate in.

11:30-Noon “Moving Backward:  Planning for Retreat”  — Sandra Knight, University of Maryland

Noon            Adjourn

1-5 p.m.        *Short Course: Communications Module — Kate Gooderham, APR, CPRC, and Francesca Dolan, APR

 Communicating with the myriad people involved is critical to the success of any project. The communications module, one of ten modules that comprise the Certified Coastal Practitioner certification, provides the basics of communication whether you are the primary communicator for your project or working with public relations or public information professionals. Professional development certificates will be awarded to those who successfully complete the module.

* Separate fee, not included in conference registration

Program as of Feb. 6, 2017 — subject to change