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MACOORA's Fifth Annual Meeting and Exhibition

October 28 and 29, 2010
Hoboken, NJ

From Observation to Forecast: Tools for Understanding the Changing World

 

 

MACOORA, the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association is proud to host From Observation to Forecast: Tools for Understanding a Changing World. Inundation, offshore energy, fisheries management, maritime security -- issues of utmost importance in our changing world. Our meeting will focus on outcomes, products, and solutions to the many complex issues that face our coastal ocean community.

Venue: The venue will be the beautiful Stevens Institute of Technology campus overlooking the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey, easily accessible by car, train and air. The Hoboken PATH is conveniently located within a few blocks of the campus.

Hotels: There is a MACOORA meeting roomblock at the W Hotel in Hoboken, just a short walk to the meeting. There are a number of local, upscale hotels as well as a full range of moderately priced hotels near public transportation. Click here for more hotel information. .

Transportation and directions: For information on public transportation, click here.

For more information, please contact Anne West-Valle, westvalle@gmail.com or call (352) 379-4637.  

Please note: registration fees for the meeting and meals are waived, but you must register to attend. Due to the high cost of meals, we request that cancellations be made no later than October 21.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Time AGENDA--
Oct 27 5:30-9pm MACOORA Board Meeting and Dinner

Oct 28

7:30-8:30am

 Registration and Continental Breakfast. Bissinger Room, Howe Center

 

8:30-9

9:00-10:00

Welcome from George Korfiatis, Interim President, Stevens Institute

Plenary Observations in Times of Need
Moderator: Carolyn Thoroughgood
University of Delaware

 

       
       
       

 

10-10:30

BREAK: Exhibition and Networking

  • MACOORA (www.macoora.org) – Judith T. Krauthamer
  • YSI, Inc (www.ysi.com) -- Chris Heier
  • RDI Teledyne
  • IOOS
  • USGS

Others pending
Some tables still available

 

10:30-11:30

Panel #1:   Maritime Safety and Security

Moderator—Ed Kelly, Maritime Assocation of the Port of NY/NJ
Executive Director

Observations and their importance to security, commerce, safety and transportation

       
       
       
       
       
     

  

11:30-12:30

Panel #2 : Fisheries

Moderator: Joh Kohut, Rutgers University

Observations and Habitat, Fisheries Management, and decision making

       

12:30-1:30

Lunch, Skylight Room buffet

1-1:30

Dr. Carolyn Thoroughgood
Chair, MACOORA Board of Directors

State of the Association Message and Business Meeting
Election

 

 1:30-2:30

Panel #3 TBD: Offshore Energy/Inundation 

       
       
       

3:15-3:30 pm

BREAK: Exhibition and Networking

3:30-4:45

Breakout Conversations (Along MACOORA Business Lines, coastal inundation, water quality, maritime safety/Search and Rescue, ecological decision-making, offshore energy)
What Can MACOORA Do?  What are the pressing observational/modeling needs? 

  Breakout Session 1A Doug Wilson

Coastal Inundation/Climate Change Issues
  Breakout Session 1B

Rob Ragsdale, Eric Vowinkel, Bob Connell

Water Quality
  Breakout Session 1C Tom Herrington, Art Allen, Ed Kelly

Maritime Safety/Search and Rescue
  Breakout Session 1D

Josh Kohut, Jeff Yapalater, John Manderson

Fisheries
  Breakout Session 1E Larry Atkinson
Walter Johnson 		Offshore Wind Power/Alternative Energy

4:45-5:15

Breakout moderators report back to Plenary with specific recommendations to MACOORA.
Coastal Inundation/Climate Change; Water Quality; Maritime Safety/Search and Rescue; Ecological Decision Making; Offshore Wind

6PM-9 PM

Dinner, Bissing Room

     
     

Oct 29

7:30-8:30am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30-9:00

Plenary  Mid-Atlantic Ocean Observations: Future Directions
Moderator –Judith T. Krauthamer
Executive Director, MACOORA

    Zdenka Willis, NOAA IOOS Program Office Director U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System
    Josie Quintrell,
Executive Director, NFRA 		National Federation of Regional Associations
    Scott Glenn Rutgers University

   9:00-10:00

The super-regional testbed. Liz Smith, Don Wright

10:00-10:30

Break:   Networking

 

10:30-12:00

Ocean Governance Roundtable Discussion. Join colleagues in a discussion of Mid-atlantic governance bodies, such as MARCO, MA Ocean Partnership and others that you may be involved with. How can we strengthen our relationships?

 

10:30-12:00

Visualization Roundtable Discussion. Join colleagues and share your wares: maps, GIS, Google earth, and more.

Noon

Carolyn Thoroughgood. Meeting Close and Final Comments

An Exhibition in Association with the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA)

The Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA) is proud to announce its second exhibition in conjunction with this year's annual meeting. There are a limited number of exhibit tables available at no cost but you must respond quickly.

This is a great opportunity to showcase your organization the ocean observing community. We anticipate an attendance of over 100 of our colleagues from the military, industry, academia and government. There will be ample networking opportunities throughout both days, and during the evening dinner on campus.  

Space is extremely limited, so please confirm your table now. For more information, please contact Anne West-Valle, westvalle@gmail.com (352) 379-4637.

 

 

Registration

Opens September 7, 2010

Presentations

See workshops/presentations from last year