The SOC conference is designed to bring together interdisciplinary experts developing the latest science and engineering with those utilizing the information to develop plans and implement projects. The State of the Coast will focus on three overarching themes: (1) Science and Engineering, (2) Coastal Planning and Management, and (3) Coastal Policy. Individuals interested in coastal landscapes, planning and management activities or coastal uses are all encouraged to attend.
Specific interest groups will include:
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- federal, state and local governments/agencies
- non-governmental organizations
- engineers (civil, structural, geotechnical, water resource, systems)
- natural resource scientist/researchers (ecology, fisheries, wildlife)
- social scientist and researchers/ culthural interest (sociologist, anthropologist, archaeologist, architectural historians)
- hydrologist and hydrodynamic researchers
- earth scientist (meteorology, geology)
- flood protection and natural resource managers
- risk analysis and reliablity researchers
- economist (including business and natural resources)
- planners (community, coastal)
- private consultants
- academic researchers and students
- public and private land owners and managers
- private interest (navigation, oil and gas, fisheries, etc.)
- Coastal policy makers
- environmental designers (architects, landscape architects)
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