SOC2023 Side meetings
Side meeting ANNOUNCEMENTS
State of the Coast conference is excited to collaborate with local partners to host these special side meetings. Side meetings will include the Gulf Coast Carbon Research Working Group’s kickoff meeting hosted by Restore America’s Estuaries, The Water Institute, CPRA and Stantec; a Sustainable Coastal Funding Workshop hosted by Restore the Mississippi River Delta; a Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting hosted by CRCL; a Parishes Advancing Coastal Endurance meeting; a meeting of the Harmful Algal Bloom Task Force, Working Group hosted by Pontchartrain Conservancy and more. These meetings are not part of the conference program and may require registration.
Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting
hosted by CRCL
For More information, see below.
Gulf Carbon research working group kickoff
For More information, see below.
PARISHES ADVANCING COASTAL ENDURANCE
for more information contact Meg Bankston.
coastal wetland restoration collective
(CWRC) kickoff
For More information see below.
Harmful
Algal Bloom
Task Force
A closed Working Group hosted by Pontchartrain Conservancy
Sustainable Coastal funding workshop
For More information, see below.
Gulf carbon research working group kickoff meeting
Open- must register in advance
Join Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Restore America’s Estuary, Stantec, The Water Institute, and other Gulf experts for an organizational meeting with a goal to establish a blue carbon research working group for the Gulf Coast. Contact info@thewaterinstitute.org for more information.
This meeting will be held in the Rivergate room.
Sustainable Coastal funding workshop with Restore the Mississippi River Delta
Open- must register in advance
Restore the Mississippi River Delta will be hosting a workshop to review a finalized report centered on sustainable coastal funding solutions through the state via securitization of debt, revolving loan funds, taxes/tax credits and other opportunities. We will also review the outcome of a jointly-led report by the ULL Blanco Public Policy Center on focused on the potential revenues offshore wind could generate for Louisiana’s Coastal Trust Fund. Finally, the group will brainstorm action items to follow as a result of the discussions.
We will gather on Wednesday, May 31, from 8:30am to 11:30am at the New Orleans Convention Center prior to the start of the bi-annual State of the Coast Conference. If you would like more information on the event, please contact Simone Maloz (smaloz@mississippiriverdelta.org) or Katie Gruzd Daniel (kgruzd@edf.org) with Restore the Mississippi River Delta.”
Parishes advocating for coastal endurance
9:15 – 10:00 – CLOSED
10:00 – 11:00 am – OPEN must register in advance
For more information contact Meg Bankston.
Future Coastal Leaders networking meeting
Open- must register in advance
CRCL is hosting a networking event showcasing its Future Coastal Leaders (FCL) program. The event will consist of an introduction to the program and State of the Coast, as well as FCL testimonials from some of the 76 alumni on the program’s impact on their academic and professional journeys. This event is open to anyone who would like to learn more about FCL, please reach out to Brett Pickett at brett.pickett@crcl.org if you’d like to attend.
The meeting will be held in room 207.
The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective (CWRC) kickoff
The Central Wetlands Reforestation Collective (CWRC) is a group of organizations collaborating on ecosystem restoration projects located in the Central Wetlands Unit. CWRC was recently awarded funding through CPRA and NOAA. The partners in the collective are: Common Ground Relief, CRCL, CSED of the Lower 9th Ward and Pontchartrain Conservancy, with the support of the Arlene & Joseph Meraux Foundation. The collaboration is also supported by the St. Bernard Wetlands Foundation and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT MIKE BIROS.
