{"id":11011,"date":"2019-06-07T17:55:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T21:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=11011"},"modified":"2024-08-20T13:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:12:28","slug":"public-events-enhance-research-and-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/public-events-enhance-research-and-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Coastal Connections: Public Events Enhance Research and Dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
COMPILED BY KATELYN VAUSE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a> again will host the North Carolina Coastal Conference<\/a> Nov. 19 and 20, 2019, at the Hotel Ballast in downtown Wilmington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Susan White, executive director of North Carolina Sea Grant, anticipates the event will draw a sizeable crowd from a diverse array of groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy funding research and supporting outreach, our program provides information and resources to assist state efforts to respond to, recover from and anticipate urgent and long-term coastal challenges,\u201d White says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drawing upon the success of similar conferences in 2015 and 2017, sessions will include a variety of important topics, such as weather, storms and climate; community and ecosystem health; fisheries and aquaculture; and planning and economics. Experts will lead interdisciplinary sessions designed to bring together a wide range of perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on response from past conferences, this year the event has moved from Raleigh in the spring to the coast in the late autumn. North Carolina Sea Grant also recently issued a call for presentation proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information is available to submit abstracts or to check on registration and other details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ncseagrant.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nSave the Date: North Carolina Coastal Conference Set For November<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
WRRI Conference Draws Record Crowd<\/h2>\n\n\n\n