{"id":6284,"date":"2016-01-15T17:04:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T22:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/?post_type=news&p=6284"},"modified":"2016-01-15T17:04:26","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T22:04:26","slug":"shape-of-the-coast-set-for-february-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/shape-of-the-coast-set-for-february-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shape of the Coast Set for February"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/h3>\n

Contact:
\nLisa Schiavinato, 919-515-1895,\u00a0lisa_schiavinato@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Updated Thursday, February 11, 2016 due to a change of one of the speakers. Originally posted Friday, January 15, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 2016 Shape of the Coast is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 12, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. This event is part of the\u00a0University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u2019s School of Law Festival of Legal Learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The coastal session is co-sponsored by the\u00a0N.C. Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center<\/a>;\u00a0North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a>; and the\u00a0UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The program for the State of the Coast will include updates from the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission, the legislature and the court. Photo by Roger Winstead.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s program includes a set of timely and robust coastal law topics. Participants will learn how attorneys can most effectively work with scientists as expert witnesses, and about recent and ongoing litigation related to our public trust beaches,\u201d notes Lisa Schiavinato, center co-director and Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether you\u2019re an attorney, business owner, scientist, regulator or policymaker, you\u2019ll have a chance to learn about coastal law issues that are relevant to you as a professional.\u201d<\/p>\n

The discussions will include:<\/p>\n