[SEMCO] Coastal Restoration Conference about to Begin

[Nicole Maylett]

1,000 coastal and estuarine habitat restoration experts are expected to
attend the 2nd National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat
Restoration, September 12-15 in Seattle, Wash.



Advance registration is closed, but you can register on site for $369 or $99
for one day. The Conference takes place at the Washington State Convention &
Trade Center on the 6th Floor. For more information, visit
http://www.estuaries.org/2ndnationalconference.php.



Conference Highlights . . .



Plenary Addresses by:

·        Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation and coordinator of the first Earth
Day

·        Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission

·        Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., US Navy (Ret.), Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA Administrator

·        James L. Connaughton, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality

·        Scott A. Angelle, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources



More than 40 concurrent sessions featuring the latest advances and best
practices in all aspects and all habitat types of coastal and estuarine
restoration.



18 Field Sessions highlighting the challenges and successes of restoring
Puget Sound to health.



Nearly 100 exhibitors in the Restoration Expo provide a first-hand look at
the products, services and programs available for restoration efforts.
Exhibitors including leading companies, agencies, non-profit organizations,
academic and research institutions, tribes and others who will be showcasing
their wares.



Where are we now? A panel of national experts will discuss the status of the
restoration movement – where we’ve been, where we are now and where we are
heading. Participants include:

·        Curt Spalding, Executive Director, Save the Bay – Narragansett Bay

·        Mark Davis, Executive Director, Coalition to Restore Coastal
Louisiana

·        Terry Williams, Tulalip Tribes and the Northwest Indian Fisheries
Commission

·        Sally Yozell, Vice President, Battelle Memorial Institute

·        Lynne Zeitlin Hale, Director, Marine Initiative, The Nature
Conservancy



Celebrate with the Restoration Community onboard the Royal Argosy during the
Restoration Celebration! event. This 3-hour dinner cruise in Puget Sound
promises to be one of the best parties of the year. It is the cruise with
the views! To purchase tickets, visit
http://www.x-cd.com/estuaries/index.cfm or the Conference registration desk
on the 6th floor of the Convention Center.



Dynamic Closing Plenary panel of national experts discuss how to reach our
goal of restoring one million acres of habitat by 2010. Participants
include:
·        Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center

·        Michael J. Donahue, President/CEO, Great Lakes Commission

·        David Lewis, Executive Director, Save San Francisco Bay Association

·        Steve Mathies, Manager, Ecosystem Restoration, CH2M Hill

·        Todd Miller, Executive Director, North Carolina Coastal Federation

·        Denise Reed, Professor, University of New Orleans, Department of
Geology and Geophysics

·        Michael Weinstein, President, New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium



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