Draft Meeting Outline*

All meetings are open and will be held at the Hyatt House Charleston/Historic District (560 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403).

Tuesday May 22, 2018

SECOORA Board Meeting: 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Please email abbey@secoora.pactmedia.org for information.

Welcome Social: 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Join SECOORA to kick off the meeting at the Pour Tap Room (560 King St, Charleston, SC 29403) from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Light apps and drinks will be provided.

Wednesday May 23, 2018

SECOORA Members Business Meeting: 8:00 – 9:20 AM

8:00 – 8:15 AM	Registration, Coffee and Continental Breakfast
8:15 – 8:25 AM	Welcome Michael Crosby, Mote Marine Laboratory, SECOORA Chair
8:25 – 8:50 AM	IOOS Association Update and Congressional Outlook Josie Quintrell, IOOS Association Director
8:50 – 9:20 AM	SECOORA Members Business Meeting (Vote)
9:20-9:45 AM	Coffee Break

Stakeholder Meeting: 9:45 – 4:30 PM

9:20 – 9:45 AM	Registration and Coffee (provided)
9:45 – 9:55 AM	Welcome Michael Crosby, Mote Marine Laboratory, SECOORA Chair
9:55 – 10:20 AM	IOOS Program Office Updates Carl Gouldman, U.S. IOOS Director
10:20 – 10:40 AM	SECOORA Project updates Jennifer Dorton, SECOORA RCOOS Manager
10:40 – 12:00 PM	Blue Economy Panel I: Perspectives on Offshore Resource Use and Management Objective: Discuss offshore resources in the SE and research and modeling needs for safe and efficient infrastructure siting, beach nourishment, and inlet management. Panelists (TBD): Doug Piatkowski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Division of Environmental Assessment Ruth Perry, Shell (invited) Patrick Halpin, Duke University (invited) Nicole Elko, South Carolina Beach Advocates
12:00 – 1:15 PM	Lunch (provided)
1:15 – 2:30 PM	Blue Economy Panel II: Fisheries Collaboration – Stories from the Field Objective: Highlight integrated physical oceanographic and biological research that supports fisheries management. Panelists (TBD): Lad Akins, REEF Environmental Education Foundation
2:30 – 2:45 PM	Coffee Break
2:45 – 4:00 PM	Blue Economy Panel III: Local Perspectives Objective: Discuss major business and public sector marine-related economic activities and priority gaps in data and research that are needed for management and decision support. Panelists (TBD): Paul Gayes, Coastal Carolina University
4:00 – 4:30 PM	Wrap up and Adjourn

Public Forum: 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Extreme Events and the Blue Economy: Living in Hurricane Alley

Join us for a public forum on coastal hazards in the southeast hosted from 6:30 – 7:30 PM.

Thursday May 24, 2018

SECOORA Data Management Workshop: 8:00 – 12:00 PM

Please email jdorton@secoora.pactmedia.org for information.