Maine Coastal Waters Conference 2009 - Climate, Energy, and our Coastal Communities
Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 9am - 5pm
Point Lookout Resort & Conference Center, Northport, Maine
Overview
Join us for an exciting event – the second “Maine Coastal Waters Conference”. This all-day
event will feature informative talks about issues of concern to those who manage, study and
love the Maine coast. A morning plenary session will introduce attendees to the major
conference themes, while breakout sessions will allow participants to delve into topics of interest
in greater detail. Lunch, a poster session, and a post-conference reception will allow for
important networking time. Please see the links to the right, the brochure below, or scroll down the page for more details.
Conference Brochure - printer friendly, PDF file, 7 pages, 191 kb. May need Adobe Reader (download here free).
Keynote Speakers
- Monica Medina, Senior Advisor to the NOAA Administrator
- Angus S. King, Jr., former Governor, state of Maine
- Susi Moser, Ph. D., Climate Researcher, Susanne Moser Research & Consulting
Registration
- Pre-registration is $35 regular, $20 for students. Includes lunch and conference materials.
- Deadline for pre-registration is October 7. On-site (walk-in) registration ($50) will be possible if space allows. Pre-registration is recommended. Confirmation will be sent by email. Sorry, no refunds or cancellations accepted after October 14. Substitutions are encouraged. Registered noshows
will be billed.
- Register online here (preferred)
- Or see the form on the last page of the conference brochure above, to mail, email, or fax your registration
- For more information, contact Great Gatherings at 207-622-5330 or Susan@GreatGatherings.com
Who Should Attend
- State, federal and municipal coastal managers
- Scientists
- Non-governmental organizations such as land trusts, coastal watershed groups
- Others who use scientific information for coastal decision-making
Agenda (see the conference brochure above, 3rd page, for a printer-friendly copy of the agenda)
7:30 – 9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50 – 9:00 AM Welcome – Paul Anderson, Director, Maine Sea Grant
Introduction – George Lapointe, Commissioner, ME Dept of Marine Resources
Morning Plenary Session
9:00 – 9:30 AM Ms Monica Medina, NOAA Senior Advisor
9:30 – 10:00 AM Former Governor Angus King - Ocean Related Energy
10:00 – 10:30 AM Dr. Susi Moser – Let’s Talk Climate: Communication for Effective Community
Engagement
10:30 - 11:00 AM Morning Break (posters and exhibits available)
11:00 – 12:30 PM Morning Concurrent Sessions (Session A)
I. Climate change impacts to the Gulf of Maine and the industries
and communities that depend on it
II. Impacts of Sea level rise on our coastal communities
III. Ocean energy in Maine: Recent developments and a broad overview
IV. Community participation in the management and conservation of
coastal ecosystems
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch (posters and exhibits available)
2:00 – 3:30 PM Afternoon Concurrent Sessions (Session B)
V. Anticipating sea level rise: Recommendations to the state’s climate
change adaptation Task Force
VI. Where will my next kilowatt come from? Case studies on ocean
energy in Maine
VII. What’s in your toolbox? Tools for understanding, assessing and
managing natural resources and human uses at a community level
VIII. How fishermen are leading the way towards sustainable fisheries
and a successful industry through new innovations in commercial
fisheries management
IX. Green Slime: What nitrogen pollution has done to coastlines around
the world and what we’re doing in Maine to prevent it
X. Making lemonade from the climate change lemon: Business and
community planning in an uncertain future
3:30 - 5:00 PM Wrap up and Closing Reception
(Program subject to change without notice)
- From South: I-295 N to exit 28 for US-1/Coastal Rte toward Bath/Brunswick. Continue to follow US-1 for approximately 70 miles to 67 Atlantic Highway (Rt 1) in Northport
- From Bangor: Follow US Rt 1 for approximately 45 miles to 67 Atlantic Highway (Rt 1) in Northport
- From Augusta: Follow Rt 3 to Belfast (approximately 42 miles). Turn onto Rt 1 South. Follow for approximately 11 miles to 67 Atlantic Hwy (Rt 1) in Northport
Call for Posters
Conference attendees are invited and encouraged to bring a poster highlighting the science or management of Maine’s Coastal waters.
Guidelines:
- Please choose among the following themes: Climate Change; Natural Resource Management; Alternative Energy; or Other
- Please include a one-paragraph abstract of your poster with your conference registration.
- Posters will be hung on the walls using masking tape so please be sure your poster is light enough to do this. Easels & tables are not available.
- To plan the space and prepare a directory of posters for attendees, we would like to know by September 21 if you are bringing a poster.
Conference Steering Committee:
- Coastal Enterprises Inc. – Hugh Cowperthwaite
- Friends of Casco Bay - Mike Doan
- Island Institute – Gillian Garratt-Reed
- Maine Department of Marine Resources - John Sowles
- Maine Sea Grant College Program - Paul Anderson
- Maine State Planning Office, Coastal Program – Theresa Torrent-Ellis and Matthew Nixon
- The Nature Conservancy – Barbara Vickery
- Town of Brunswick – Vanessa Levesque
- US Fish & Wildlife Service - Gulf of Maine Coastal Program – Sandra Lary
- US Geological Survey-Eastern Region - Hilary Neckles
- Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve - Michele Dionne
Sponsored by:
- Maine State Planning Office, Coastal Program
- US Geological Survey - Eastern Region
- Maine Sea Grant Program
- US Fish & Wildlife Service, Gulf of Maine Coastal Program
- The Island Institute
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Maine Department of Marine Resources
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
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