The Coastal Society<\/a> invites submissions for papers, panels and posters for its 22nd International Conference, “Shifting Shorelines: Adapting to the Future,” to be held at the Wilmington Riverside Hilton, Wilmington, N.C., from June 13-16, 2010.<\/p>\n Submissions should complement the conference\u2019s theme of adapting to the changing landscape of ocean and coastal resource management and fit one of the five conference tracks:<\/p>\n Preference will be given to presentations, panels and posters that provide solutions relevant to solving contemporary coastal problems, integrate science, management, policy and decision-making, and spark interactive discussion among the conference session attendees.<\/p>\n To view the full Call for Papers, please visit: www.thecoastalsociety.org\/conference\/tcs22\/call.html<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Submission Guidelines<\/strong> Abstracts are due by October 23, 2009.<\/strong> For the guidelines on abstract submission and detailed descriptions of each track, please visit: www.thecoastalsociety.org\/conference\/tcs22\/abstract.html<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n For more information about the 22nd Conference of The Coastal Society, please visit: www.thecoastalsociety.org\/conference\/tcs22\/index.html<\/a> <\/em>or e-mail us at coastalsoc@aol.com<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n Download event brochure<\/strong><\/p>\n The North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center will hold its fourth annual Shape of the Coast program at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern, North Carolina on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 from 9:00 am until 4:15 p.m.<\/strong> Attorneys may earn six (6) hours of continuing legal education credits for attendance at the program. The planned program topics, speakers and schedule are:<\/p>\n 9:00 a.m. <\/strong>– Understanding the Hydrology of Coastal North Carolina 10:00 a.m. – <\/strong>Water Use and Allocations: Legal and Policy Issues 11:15 p.m.<\/strong> -Coastal Resources Commission Annual Update 12:15 p.m.<\/strong> -Lunch<\/p>\n 1:00 p.m.<\/strong> – Panel: Coastal Insurance Issues 2:45 p.m. <\/strong>– The Future for Coastal Water-Based Wind Energy 4:15 p.m. –<\/strong> Closing<\/p>\n For future information or to register for the program, contact the Continuing Legal Education Office at the University of North Carolina School of Law. You may email Susan Szatkow at sszatkow@email.unc.edu<\/em><\/a> or telephone at 919-962-1679. Or register online at the law school’s Web site: www.law.unc.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n This is a joint release with the N.C. Division of Coastal Management<\/em><\n\nA new report - Developing a Management Strategy for North Carolina’s Coastal Ocean<\/a> – reviews emerging ocean policy topics. Presented to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) last week, the report was developed through a two-year partnership that included the N.C. Division of Coastal Management (DCM), North Carolina Sea Grant and the N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center.<\/p>\n “This is a forward-thinking document. It provides the Coastal Resources Commission and Division of Coastal Management with a snapshot of ocean resource issues that will become increasingly important to North Carolina,” explains Lisa Schiavinato, Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist, who also co-directs the Center. “The information contained in the report about the emerging issues, along with the recommendations on how to address them, will put the state in a solid position to develop policy approaches before the issues become critical.”<\/p>\n “The report will be instrumental in helping DCM and the CRC prepare for challenges we may face in managing future environmental, cultural and economic shifts along our coast,” adds Scott Geis, coastal and ocean policy analyst for DCM. “Even as the report was being generated, we began to see emerging issues transform into `here and now’ issues, such as offshore wind energy. The work of the OPSC cannot be commended enough, as they have provided the technical and scientific insight that is crucial to sound policy planning.”<\/p>\n The report’s recommendations include development of a comprehensive plan to protect beaches and inlets, identification of available sand resources, creation of a coastal vulnerability index, and mapping of ocean resources. Emerging issue areas identified by the committee are: sand resource management, alternative energy development, ocean outfalls, marine aquaculture and comprehensive ocean management.<\/p>\n The 14-member Ocean Policy Steering Committee (OPSC) focused on North Carolina’s coastal ocean waters and adjacent federal waters. The panel reviewed current research and held public hearings to review a draft of the report.<\/p>\n The Coastal Resources Commission received the final report at its June meeting. A subcommittee will consider potential next steps in light of the recommendations. Subcommittee members are: Coastal Resources commissioners Joan Weld, Lee Wynns, Bill Peele and David Webster; and Coastal Resources Advisory Council members Dara Royal, Spencer Rogers and Harry Simmons.<\/p>\n\n
\nSubmissions may take the form of an individual paper, presentation or poster, or as a three-person to four-person Panel Session, or as a workshop. Abstract submission is online only.<\/p>\n
\nAbstract acceptance will be provided to principal authors by December 18, 2009.<\/p>\nOct. 23 – Shape of the Coast<\/em>, 9:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., New Bern, N.C.<\/h3>\n
\nDr. Richard Spruill, East Carolina University<\/em><\/p>\n
\nAmy Pickle, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n
\nBob Emory, Chair, NC Coastal Resources Commission<\/em><\/p>\n
\nProfessor Donald Hornstein, UNC School of Law
\nRose Vaughn Williams, NC Dept. of Insurance
\nTyler Newman, Business Alliance for A Sound Economy
\nJennifer Cohen, Insurance Federation of North Carolina<\/em><\/p>\n
\nDr. Charles \u201cPete\u201d Peterson, University of North Carolina
\nProfessor Joseph J. Kalo, UNC School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n
\nJuly 2009<\/h2>\n
July 1 – Report Reviews Emerging Ocean Policy Issues<\/h3>\n