{"id":10847,"date":"2019-03-01T11:45:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=10847"},"modified":"2019-03-01T11:45:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:45:55","slug":"save-the-date-north-carolina-coastal-conference-set-for-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/save-the-date-north-carolina-coastal-conference-set-for-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Save The Date: North Carolina Coastal Conference Set for November"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/em>
\n<\/a><\/u><\/em>Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069,\u00a0<\/em>
kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

This news release was updated on May 20, 2019.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a><\/u>\u00a0again will host the\u00a0North Carolina Coastal Conference<\/a><\/u>. The event will be held\u00a0Nov. 19 and 20, 2019<\/strong>, at the\u00a0Hotel Ballast in downtown Wilmington.<\/p>\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 notes Susan White<\/a>, Sea Grant executive director. \u201cFor example, many North Carolina communities that were still feeling effects from Hurricane Matthew in 2016 were hit again last year by Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storm Michael.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drawing upon the success of similar conferences in 2015 and 2017, the sessions will include a range of important topics\u00a0relevant to North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Researchers and students, along with community, nonprofit and industry representatives are encouraged to submit proposals for coastal topic discussions. Proposal submissions can have various formats: oral presentation, poster presentation or an alternative presentation style.<\/p>\n

Subjects can range from science and education to arts and humanities, incorporating both research and outreach. Topics can include but are not limited to:<\/p>\n