Tuesday, March 12
8:00-11:45 a.m. ASBPA Board of Directors’ Meeting
10:00 a.m. Registration opens
“ASBPA’s Legacy”
Day Moderator: Brandon Hill
1:00 p.m. Welcome
1:15-1:55 p.m. Keynote
1:55-3:10 p.m. “What’s Up with Regional Planning – A Moderated Discussion on the North Atlantic Coastal Comprehensive Study, South Atlantic Coastal Study and Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Study”
3:10-3:30 p.m. Break – Sponsored by Norfolk Dredging
3:30-4:00 p.m. “The Budget Battle”
4:00-4:40 p.m. “But I Want to Go to the Beach: The Controversies Around Beach Access”
4:40-5:00 p.m. ASBPA’s Science & Technology Agenda and Government Affairs Agenda
5:00-5:15 p.m. “How to Make the Ask – Maximizing Hill and Advocacy Visit Time”
5:15 – 5:30 2019 National Coastal Conference Preview
5:30 p.m. Chill Out Time – Sponsored by CDM Smith
Wednesday, March 13
“Timely Topics”
Day Moderator: Kathleen Riely
7:45 a.m. Continental breakfast/break – Sponsored by Manson Construction
8:00-9:00 a.m. “Stories from the Shoreline: Best Restored Beaches: 2018 BRB award winners”
9:00-9:30 a.m. Break – Sponsored by Manson Construction
9:30-10:25 a.m. “How does NOAA Invest in Resilient Coasts?”
10:25-11:20 a.m. “How One Federal Decision (administration’s regulation streamlining effort) is Working”
11:20-11:30 a.m. “Marine Minerals Information System – live demo”
Wednesday afternoon:
Advocacy visits (advance reservations required) – Times and meeting places to be determined*
4:30-5:30 p.m. “What’s Happening on the Hill: Hill Briefing with Congressional Committee Staff” – Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406
5:30-7:30 pm “Coastal Celebration on Capitol Hill” – Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902
Sponsored by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Additional sponsors: National Wildlife Federation, Ocean Conservancy, Association of National Estuary Partnerships, National Audubon Society, Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Ducks Unlimited, Coastal Strategies, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, The Nature Conservancy, Restore America’s Estuaries, National Estuarine Research Reserve Association
Thursday, March 14
“What’s Next: Climate Change”
Day Moderator: Brian Caufield
8:00 a.m. Continental breakfast
8:00-8:30 a.m. “What we heard from the agencies: A recap”
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. “What we heard from the Hill: A recap”
9:00-9:30 a.m. Break
9:30-10:00 a.m. “What’s Going on with Federal Climate Policy”
10:00-10:30 a.m. “Expected Climate Impacts: Science & Economics”
10:30-11:00 a.m. “The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: A Case Study in Communicating Climate Science ”
11:00-11:30 a.m. “How One Community is Dealing with Climate Change”
11:30-noon “How Rating Agencies Consider Climate Change in Bond Ratings”
Noon Next steps, wrap up, and adjourn
1-5 p.m. Coastal Practitioner® Short Course: Coastal Resilience (Separate registration – not included in Summit registration) – Sponsored by Crowder Gulf
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