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**November 5-8, 2007\
Lafayette, Louisiana**

*All meeting activities (reception, sessions, breakfasts, breaks and
lunches) will be held in either the Lafayette or Evangeline meeting
rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn Lafayette/Cajundome.*

**Monday, November 5, 2007**

**1:30 - 4:30 PM CZMA Performance Measures System Training\
** *Session Moderator: Laurie Rounds, NOAA OCRM*

-   Guidance on Phases 2 and 3 of the CZMA Performance Measurement
    System

**4:45 - 5:45 PM Gulf of Mexico Alliance Resilience Working Group** --
participants from the Gulf States and any other interested parties are
encouraged to attend to learn more about this group and provide input
about its goals and activities

> *Session Moderators:*
>
> *Todd Davison and Heidi Recksiek, NOAA Gulf Services Center*
>
> *Tina Shumate, MS DMR, Office of Coastal Management and Planning*
>
> *Rod Emmer, Louisiana Sea Grant*

**7:00 - 9:00 PM Welcome Reception and Silent Auction**

> *Silent Auction proceeds will benefit the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
> Foundation. The auction will run through lunch on Tuesday.*

**Tuesday, November 6, 2007**

**7:30 - 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast**

**8:30 - 9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions**

-   Scott Angelle -- Secretary, Louisiana Department of Natural
    Resources

-   Josh Lott -- Gulf of Mexico Team Lead, NOAA Office of Ocean and
    Coastal Resource Management, Coastal Programs Division

**9:00 - 10:30 AM State Updates -** noteworthy accomplishment(s),
lessons learned,

> emerging issues, and future priorities and projects
>
> *Session Moderator: Carleigh Trappe, NOAA OCRM*

-   NC -- Jim Gregson

-   SC -- Elizabeth von Kolnitz

-   GA -- Jill Andrews

-   FL -- Danny Clayton

-   PR -- Ernesto Diaz

-   USVI -- Norman Williams

-   AL -- Carl Ferraro

-   MS -- Mike Walker

-   LA -- Jim Rives

-   TX -- Ben Rhame

**10:30 - 10:45 AM Morning Break**

**10:45 - 12:00 PM Public Access** -- solutions for maintaining or
enhancing public access in

> light of the increasing conversion of public lands, marinas, etc. to
> private
>
> *Session Moderator: Steve Underwood, NC DENR, Division of Coastal
> Management*

-   BlueWays Boating Characterization: Planning for Sustained
    Recreational Use of Florida Waterways - Bill Sargent, Florida Fish
    and Wildlife Conservation Commission 

-   NC Waterfront Access Committee Study Recommendations -- Steve
    Underwood, NC DENR, Division of Coastal Management

-   A Line in the Sand: Balancing The Texas Open Beaches Act and Coastal
    Development -- Eddie Fisher, Texas General Land Office

**12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch**

**1:00 - 2:15 PM Managing Local Growth**

> *Session Moderator: Ben Rhame, Texas General Land Office*

-   Dauphin Island, AL Strategic Planning Effort -- Roberta Swann,
    Mobile Bay National Estuary Program

-   Geohazards Mapping: A Tool for Managing Growth -- Dr. Jim Gibeaut,
    Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

-   A Coastal Plan for Georgia - Lessons Learned -- Jim Frederick, GA
    Department of Community Affairs

**2:15 -- 3:20 NOAA Updates**

> *Session Moderator: Josh Lott, NOAA OCRM*

-   Legislative Atlas (20 min) -- Andrea Geiger, NOAA CSC

-   Envisioning the Future of Coastal Management (45 min) -- Ralph
    Cantral, NOAA OCRM

**3:20 -- 3:45 PM Afternoon Break** (and announcement of Silent Auction
winners)

**[Concurrent Regional Breakouts]{.underline}**

**3:45 -- 4:35 PM South-Atlantic & Caribbean Regional Breakout**

> *Session Moderator: Kris Wall, NOAA OCRM*

-   NOAA Regional Collaboration (30 min)

> *Jeff Payne, NOAA Coastal Services Center*

-   South Atlantic Regional Research Project (20 min)

> *Christine Laporte, Georgia Coastal Research Council, University of
> Georgia, Marine Sciences*

**3:45- 4:35 PM Gulf of Mexico Regional Breakout**

> *Session Moderator: Laurie Rounds, NOAA, OCRM*

-   NOAA Regional Collaboration (30 min)

> *Buck Sutter, NOAA Fisheries*
>
> *Todd Davidson, NOAA Gulf Services Center*

-   Gulf of Mexico Regional Research Plan (20 min)

> *Steve Sempier, Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant*

*Regional breakouts continued: [Gulf States]{.underline} will follow the
agenda below. [South-Atlantic and Caribbean states and
territories]{.underline} are welcome to continue informal discussions.*

**4:35 -- 5:30 PM Updates on Gulf of Mexico Regional Initiatives**

-   **Gulf of Mexico Alliance Team Updates**

> *Laurie Rounds, NOAA OCRM*
>
> *Todd Davison, NOAA Gulf Services Center*

-   **Gulf Coastal Services Center Needs Assessment**

> *Todd Davison and Heidi Recksiek, NOAA Gulf Services Center*

-   **Department of Homeland Security/SERRI**

> *Todd Davison, NOAA Gulf Services Center*

-   **Coastal Storms Program Pilot Projects**

> *Keelin Kuipers, NOAA OCRM*

-   **Ocean Research Priority Plan**

> *Keelin Kuipers, NOAA OCRM*

-   **Fisheries Supplemental Funding**

> *Buck Sutter, NOAA Fisheries*

-   **Northern Gulf Institute**

> *Dr. Michael Carron, Northern Gulf Institute*

**7:30 -- 10:30 pm Optional Evening Event:** traditional south Louisiana
French music at the Blue Moon Saloon *(an additional fee is associated
with this event)*

**Wednesday, November 7, 2007**

**7:30 - 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast**

**8:30 - 9:45 AM Valuation of Wetlands -** nonmaterial value of
wetlands, including

> valuation of how much storm protection they provide
>
> *Session Moderator: Greg DuCote, LA DNR, Coastal Management Division*

-   Uncounted Resources of the Louisiana Coast -- Dr. Ray Brassieur,
    University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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-   Protective Role of Coastal Wetlands during Hurricanes in Southern
    Louisiana -- Dr. Hassan Shahid Mashriqui, Louisiana State University
    and the LSU Agricultural Center

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-   Linking Wetland Alteration to Coastal Flooding in Texas and Florida:
    Predictors, consequences, and policy implications -- Dr. Sam Brody,
    Texas A&M University

**9:45 - 10:15 AM Morning Break**

**10:15 - 12:00 PM Hazards Preparedness in the Context of Recovery**

> *Session Moderator: Liz Mountz, NOAA OCRM*
>
> What changes have been made to building codes and land use plans to be
> more prepared for future hurricanes? What information do states wish
> they had before the hurricanes, and if states had to do it all over
> again, what would they do to prepare?

-   Louisiana's Experience:

> Brian Fortson, St. Tammany Parish, Local Coastal Program
>
> Pam Mattingly, Calcasieu Parish, Local Coastal Program

-   Mississippi's Experience: Tina Shumate, MS DMR, Office of Coastal
    Management & Planning

> What are the lingering issues 5-10 years after a hurricane, and what
> efforts have been undertaken to be more prepared?

-   Florida Post Disaster Redevelopment Planning -- Hank Erikson, CSA
    International

-   Hurricane Hugo: The after affects and the road back to normalcy --
    Curtis Joyner, SC DHEC, Ocean & Coastal Resource Management

**12:00 - 6:00 PM Lunch and Field Trip to Avery Island**

> Avery Island is located in Iberia Parish, about three miles inland
> from Vermilion Bay. The island is actually a huge dome of rock salt
> surrounded by wetlands, which is three miles long and two and a half
> miles wide and covers about 2,200 acres. It is one of five salt dome
> islands that rise above the flat Louisiana Gulf coast, reaching 163
> feet above mean sea level at its highest point. Avery Island is famous
> as the home of Tabasco sauce, which has been manufactured on the
> island by the McIlhenny Company since 1868. The island is also home to
> Jungle Gardens and a well-known bird sanctuary called Bird City, where
> each spring thousands of snowy white egrets and other migratory water
> birds return to nest. It offers a unique and diverse opportunity to
> experience coastal Louisiana.

**6:00 PM Dinner on your own**

**Thursday, November 8, 2007**

**7:30 - 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast**

**9:00 - 11:00 AM Climate Change --** role of CZM programs and
adaptation strategies

> *Session Moderator: Sarah van der Schalie, NOAA OCRM*

-   The role of coastal zone management programs in adaptation to
    climate change -- Braxton Davis, SC DHEC, Ocean & Coastal Resource
    Management

-   The Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise:  Success through
    Partnerships -- Carol Auer, NOAA Center for Coastal Ocean Research

-   The role of the  Puerto Rico Coastal Management Program in
    addressing the current and potential impacts of climate change --
    Ernesto Diaz, Puerto Rico DNER

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-   Coastal Climate Extension and What it Means to Coastal Managers --
    Dr. Greg Zielinski, South and North Carolina Sea Grant Extension
    Programs

**11:00 - 11:15 AM Final Wrap up**

**11:15 AM Adjourn**