[SEMCO] "Northeast Beaches" Conference Announcement

[Sheri DeRosa]

FIRST CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT --- CALL FOR PAPERS

Conference Title:  Northeast Beaches: A Balancing Act

When:  October 23-26, 2002

Where:  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Mass.

Sponsored by:  WHOI Sea Grant, MCZM, WBNERR, Northeast Shore & Beach
Preservation Association, Urban Harbors Institute, and WHOI Coastal
Ocean Institute. Supporters include the Massachusetts Audubon Society
Advocacy Dept.

Other:  The Northeast Beaches conference will also host the 5th annual
conference of the Northeast Shore and Beach Preservation Association

Conference Web Page:
http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~therring/2002call.html

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The shorelines of our open coasts and bays are not only the dividing
line between land and water but also the interface that generates ideas
and ongoing debate concerning the appropriate use and preservation of
this unique and valuable resource. The sponsors of “Northeast Beaches: A
Balancing Act,” invite you to attend a three-day conference with talks
and panel discussions designed to stimulate discussion among the various
coastal interest groups concerned with the welfare and health of our
coasts.

The conference will be held at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
in Woods Hole, Mass., on October 24-26, 2002, plus a pre-conference
field trip on October 23. The conference will foster a creative and open
dialogue of topical coastal issues presented by researchers, managers,
and coastal stewards.

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CALL FOR PAPERS

The organizing committee is soliciting papers for presentation at the
conference. Interested authors should submit a two-page, single-spaced
abstract (electronic versions preferably in Microsoft Word, 12 pt.),
including figures, by June 14, 2002, to: Diane.Rielinger@state.ma.us

Waquoit Bay NERR
Attn: Beaches Conference
P.O. Box 3092
Waquoit, MA 02536
Fax: (617) 727-5537

TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST:

- Coastal Habitat
- Beach Management
- Coastal Access
- Coastal Processes
- Water Quality
- Dredging
- Beach Nourishment
- Beach Economics

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INTEREST REPLY:

Conference participation is limited and authors of accepted papers will
be given preference. All persons interested in attending or
participating in the conference are requested to forward the following
information by mail, e-mail, or fax to:  Dr. Thomas Herrington, Davidson
Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ 07030,
therring@stevens-tech.edu, Fax: (201) 216-8214.

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