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GOMA
Session
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Sunday
February 28, 2010
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Welcome Reception, Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
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Monday
March 1, 2010
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Natural Sciences: Physical and Biological Dimensions of the
Problem
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7:00 - 8:00
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Breakfast,
Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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8:00
- 8:15
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Welcome - Larry McKinney,
Director, Harte Research Institute; Flavius Killebrew, President, Texas
A&M University-Corpus Christi; Joe Adame, Mayor, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Technical Session
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Response of Coastal Geologic Systems to Sea-Level Change,
Moderator: James Gibeaut
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8:15 - 8:35
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Geologic
History of Sea Level Change in the Gulf of Mexico; Past, Present and
Future - Richard (Skip) A. Davis, Harte
Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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8:35 - 8:55
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Holocene
Sea-Level Change and the Evolution of Coastal Depositional Systems:
Implications for the Future - Antonio B.
Rodriguez, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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8:55 - 9:15
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Impact of
Rising Sea Level and Reduced Sediment Supply on Deltas: The Mississippi
River Delta Case - Harry H.
Roberts, Coastal Studies Institute, School of the Coast and Environment,
Louisiana State University
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9:15 - 9:35
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Panel
Discussion
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9:35 - 9:50
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Break
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Technical Session
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Measuring Sea-Level Change and Current Trends, Moderator: Jim
Titus
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9:50 - 10:10
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Sea-Level
Rise in the Gulf of Mexico - Gary T.
Mitchum, University of South Florida
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10:10 - 10:30
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Sea-Level
Trends Along Mexico's Coast - Jorge
Zavala Hidalgo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
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10:30 - 10:50
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Sea-Level
Measurement, Determination, and Application in the Gulf of Mexico - Stephen Gill, NOAA/NOS Center for
Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
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10:50 - 11:10
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Update on
Global Sea-Level Projections Since IPCC Fourth Assessment - David Vaughan, British Antarctic
Survey
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11:10 - 11:40
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Panel
Discussion
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ROOM
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NUECES BALLROOM A/B
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12:00 - 1:30
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Luncheon Talk
–Today’s Flood is Tomorrow’s
High Tide. Are you Ready? - Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA
Coastal Services Center
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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Technical Session
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Modeling and Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise I, Moderator:
Michael Orbach
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1:30 -1:50
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Causes,
Rates, and Regional Variability of Sea-Level Rise - Virginia Burkett, National Wetlands Research Center, U.S.
Geological Survey
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1:50 - 2:10
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The Limits of
Salt Marsh Adaptation to Rising Sea Level - James T. Morris, Belle W Baruch Institute for Marine and
Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina
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2:10 -2:30
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Integrating
Sea Level Rise with Hurricane Flood Level Statistics - Jennifer L. Irish, Texas A&M University
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2:30 - 2:50
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Panel
Discussion
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2:50 - 3:05
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Break
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Technical Session
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Modeling and Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise II, Moderator:
John Jacob
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3:05 - 3:25
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The Impact of
Sea-Level Rise on Changing Coastlines - Nathaniel Plant, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies,
U.S. Geological Survey
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3:25 - 3:45
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Sea Level
Rise and Coral Reefs: Predicting Responses - Pamela Hallock-Muller, University of South Florida
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3:45 - 4:05
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Impacts of
Sea-Level Rise on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico - Jorge I. Euan-Avila, Department of Marine Resources at
CINVESTAV IPN, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
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4:05 - 4:30
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Panel
Discussion
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4:30
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Adjourn
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ROOM
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ARANSAS ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM C
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5:30 - 7:00
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Educator Workshop - RSVP Required
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Poster Session and Reception
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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7:00 - 8:30
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Evening Public Session:
Melting Ice and Rising Seas: Perceptions, Risk, and Reality - David Vaughan, British Antarctic
Survey
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Tuesday
March 2, 2010
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Human Dimensions
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7:30 -8:30
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Breakfast,
Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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8:30
- 8:40
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Welcome - David Yoskowitz
- Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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8:40 - 9:00
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NOAA's Role
in Helping Coastal Communities Address the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise - John H. Dunnigan, Senior Policy
Advisor to the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
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Technical Session
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Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being,
Moderator: Gary Mitchum
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9:00 - 9:20
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Sea Level
Rise Impact on Ecosystems and Fisheries - Roger Zimmerman, NOAA/NMFS
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9:20 - 9:40
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Incorporating
Risk and Vulnerability Factors in the Development of Models Used in the
Sea and Land Use Planning of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea - Porfirio Alvarez Torres, United
Nations for Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
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9:40 - 10:00
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Climate
Change and Human Health - Mark Maslin,
University College London
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10:00 - 10:20
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Panel
Discussion
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10:20 - 10:35
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Break
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Technical Session
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Infrastructure and Resilience I, Moderator: Nikki Pace
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10:35 - 10:55
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Early Warning
Systems to Extreme Hydro-Meteorological Events for the South Coast of
Tamaulipas, Mexico - Roberto
Padilla Hernández, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas
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10:55 - 11:15
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Wetland
Transgressions and Human Misdeeds: Topography, Development, and Sea Level
Rise on the Gulf Coast - John Jacob,
Texas A&M University, Sea Grant
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11:15 - 11:35
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Coastal
States Organization Climate Change Workgroup - Findings and Purpose for
Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Legislation - Eddie Fisher, Texas General Land Office
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11:35 - 12:00
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Panel
Discussion
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12:00 - 1:30
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Lunch
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Technical Session
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Infrastructure and Resilience II, Moderator: Cuauhtemoc Leon
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1:30 - 2:00
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Climate
Change Impacts on Seaports: A Global Survey of Port Administrators'
Perceptions and Plans - Austin Becker, Stanford University
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2:00 - 2:30
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Impacts of
Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and
Infrastructure in the Gulf Coast - Rob
Kafalenos, Department of Transportation
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2:30 - 2:45
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Panel
Discussion
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2:45 - 3:00
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Break
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Technical Session
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Economic and Policy Impacts, Moderator: Richard (Skip) Davis
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3:00 - 3:20
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The
Socio-Economic Impacts of Sea Level Rise in Galveston Bay - David Yoskowitz, Harte Research
Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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3:20 - 3:40
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Human,
Economic, and Policy Impacts of Sea Level Rise in Mexico - Hipolito Rodriguez, CIESAS-Golfo
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3:40 - 4:00
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Pick the
Response Pathway Now - Jim Titus,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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4:00 - 4:20
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Panel
Discussion
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4:20
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Adjourn
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ROOM
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ARANSAS ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM C
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5:30 - 7:00
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Educator Workshop 2 - RSVP Required
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Poster Session and Reception
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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7:00 - 8:30
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Evening
Public Session: Cultural and Historical
Perspectives on Sea Level Rise: Our Migrating Coasts and Human Communities
- Michael Orbach, Duke University
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Wednesday
March 3, 2010
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Law, Policy and Comparative Studies
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7:00 - 8:00
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Breakfast,
Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
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ROOM
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CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
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Technical Session
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Legal Implications of Innovative Planning Strategies for Sea
Level Rise in the Gulf of Mexico
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8:00 - 8:10
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Moderator -
Richard McLaughlin, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M
University-Corpus Christi
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8:10 - 8:30
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Introduction
to Legal and Policy Issues Associated With Promoting Coastal Resiliency - Margaret Peloso, Vinson & Elkins
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8:30 - 8:50
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Municipal
Exactions at the Water's Edge - Timothy
Mulvaney, Texas Wesleyan University Law School
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8:50 - 9:10
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Governmental
Liability for Failing to Protect Citizens from Known or Impending Hazards
- James Wilkins, Louisiana Sea Grant
Law and Policy Program, Louisiana State University
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9:10 - 9:30
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Reducing
"Investment-backed Expectations" in Coastal Areas - Thomas Ruppert, University of
Florida Levin College of Law and Program for Resource Efficient
Communities
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9:30 - 10:00
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Panel
Discussion
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10:00 - 10:15
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Break
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Technical Session
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International Sea-Level Rise Policies and Comparative Case
Studies
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10:15 - 10:35
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Moderator -
Anantha Babbili, Provost, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
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10:35 - 10:55
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Flood Risk
and Sea Level Rise in London and the UK - Tim Reeder, U.K. Environmental Agency
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10:55 - 11:15
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Sea-Level
Rise Planning in the State of Veracruz, Mexico - Carlos Welsh Rodriguez, University of
Veracruz
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11:15 - 11:35
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Sea-Level
Rise Policies in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle - Subandono Diptosaptono, Indonesian
Department of Marine Resources
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11:35 - 11:55
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Sea-Level
Rise Policies in Cuba - Dan Whittle,
Environmental Defense
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11:55 - 12:15
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Panel
Discussion
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12:30 - 2:00
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Special Gulf
of Mexico Alliance Session on Sea Level Rise Lunch - RSVP Required
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Technical Session
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Management Strategies for Sea-Level Rise in the Gulf Region
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2:15 - 4:30
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Special Gulf
of Mexico Alliance Session on Sea Level Rise
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4:30
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Adjourn
Conference
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6:00 - 8:00 pm
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Farewell
Social Event (South Texas Museum of Art)
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