Sea Level Rise 2010 Conference, Harte Research Institute, Corpus Christi, Texas

Day 1
	Welcome and Introductions - Day 1 Introduction - Larry McKinney, Flavius Killebrew & Joe Adame
	Response of Coastal Geologic Systems to Sea-Level Change Richard Davis, Antonio Rodriguez & Harry Roberts
	Response of Coastal Geologic Systems to Sea-Level Change - Q & A Richard Davis, Antonio Rodriguez & Harry Roberts
	Measuring Sea-Level Change & Current Trends - Part I Gary Mitchum & Jorge Zavala Hidalgo
	Measuring Sea-Level Change & Current Trends - Part II Stephen Gill & David Vaughan
	Modeling & Assessing Impacts of Sea Level Rise - Part I Virginia Burkett, James Morris & Jennifer Irish
	Modeling & Assessing Impacts of Sea Level Rise - Part II Nathaniel Plant, Pamela Hallock-Muller & Jorge Euan-Avila
	Evening Public Session Speaker David Vaughan
Day 2
	Welcome and Introductions - Day 2 Introduction - David Yoskowitz & John Dunnigan
	Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Roger Zimmerman, Porfirio Alvarez Torres & Mark Maslin
	Infrastructure & Resilience I Roberto Padilla Hernandez & John Jacob
	Infrastructure & Resilience II Austin Becker
	Economic and Policy Impacts David Yoskowitz, Hipolito Rodriguez & Jim Titus
	Evening Public Session Speaker Michael Orbach
Day 3
	Legal Implications of Innovative Planning Strategies for Sea-Level Rise in the Gulf of Mexico Margaret Peloso, Timothey Mulvaney, James Wilkins & Thomas Ruppert
	International Sea-Level Rise Policies and Comparative Case Studies Tim Reeder, Carlos Welsh Rodriguez & Dan Whittle
	Special GOMA Session on Sea Level Rise Lunch
	Management Strategies for Sea Level Rise in the Gulf Region Special GOMA Session

Link: http://www.sealevelrise2010.org/video/

Conference Schedule

Sunday             February 28, 2010	Welcome Reception, Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Monday             March 1, 2010	Natural Sciences: Physical and Biological Dimensions of the Problem
7:00 - 8:00	Breakfast, Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
8:00 - 8:15	Welcome - Larry McKinney, Director, Harte Research Institute; Flavius Killebrew, President, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Joe Adame, Mayor, Corpus Christi, Texas
Technical Session	Response of Coastal Geologic Systems to Sea-Level Change, Moderator: James Gibeaut
8:15 - 8:35	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
8:35 - 8:55	Holocene Sea-Level Change and the Evolution of Coastal Depositional Systems: Implications for the Future - Antonio B. Rodriguez, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
8:55 - 9:15	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
9:15 - 9:35	Panel Discussion
9:35 - 9:50	Break
Technical Session	Measuring Sea-Level Change and Current Trends, Moderator: Jim Titus
9:50 - 10:10	Sea-Level Rise in the Gulf of Mexico - Gary T. Mitchum, University of South Florida
10:10 - 10:30	Sea-Level Trends Along Mexico's Coast - Jorge Zavala Hidalgo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
10:30 - 10:50	Sea-Level Measurement, Determination, and Application in the Gulf of Mexico - Stephen Gill, NOAA/NOS Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
10:50 - 11:10	Update on Global Sea-Level Projections Since IPCC Fourth Assessment - David Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey
11:10 - 11:40	Panel Discussion
ROOM	NUECES BALLROOM A/B
12:00 - 1:30	Luncheon Talk –Today’s Flood is Tomorrow’s High Tide. Are you Ready? - Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA Coastal Services Center
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
Technical Session	Modeling and Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise I, Moderator: Michael Orbach
1:30 -1:50	Causes, Rates, and Regional Variability of Sea-Level Rise - Virginia Burkett, National Wetlands Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey
1:50 - 2:10	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
2:10 -2:30	Integrating Sea Level Rise with Hurricane Flood Level Statistics - Jennifer L. Irish, Texas A&M University
2:30 - 2:50	Panel Discussion
2:50 - 3:05	Break
Technical Session	Modeling and Assessing Impacts of Sea-Level Rise II, Moderator: John Jacob
3:05 - 3:25	The Impact of Sea-Level Rise on Changing Coastlines - Nathaniel Plant, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U.S. Geological Survey
3:25 - 3:45	Sea Level Rise and Coral Reefs: Predicting Responses - Pamela Hallock-Muller, University of South Florida
3:45 - 4:05	Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico - Jorge I. Euan-Avila, Department of Marine Resources at CINVESTAV IPN, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
4:05 - 4:30	Panel Discussion
4:30	Adjourn
ROOM	ARANSAS ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM C
5:30 - 7:00	Educator Workshop - RSVP Required	Poster Session and Reception
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
7:00 - 8:30	Evening Public Session: Melting Ice and Rising Seas: Perceptions, Risk, and Reality - David Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey

Tuesday             March 2, 2010	Human Dimensions
7:30 -8:30	Breakfast, Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
8:30 - 8:40	Welcome - David Yoskowitz - Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
8:40 - 9:00	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
Technical Session	Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being, Moderator: Gary Mitchum
9:00 - 9:20	Sea Level Rise Impact on Ecosystems and Fisheries - Roger Zimmerman, NOAA/NMFS
9:20 - 9:40	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)
9:40 - 10:00	Climate Change and Human Health - Mark Maslin, University College London
10:00 - 10:20	Panel Discussion
10:20 - 10:35	Break
Technical Session	Infrastructure and Resilience I, Moderator: Nikki Pace
10:35 - 10:55	Early Warning Systems to Extreme Hydro-Meteorological Events for the South Coast of Tamaulipas, Mexico - Roberto Padilla Hernández, Universidad Autonoma de Tamaulipas
10:55 - 11:15	Wetland Transgressions and Human Misdeeds: Topography, Development, and Sea Level Rise on the Gulf Coast - John Jacob, Texas A&M University, Sea Grant
11:15 - 11:35	Coastal States Organization Climate Change Workgroup - Findings and Purpose for Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Legislation - Eddie Fisher, Texas General Land Office
11:35 - 12:00	Panel Discussion
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch
Technical Session	Infrastructure and Resilience II, Moderator: Cuauhtemoc Leon
1:30 - 2:00	Climate Change Impacts on Seaports: A Global Survey of Port Administrators' Perceptions and Plans - Austin Becker, Stanford University
2:00 - 2:30	Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure in the Gulf Coast - Rob Kafalenos, Department of Transportation
2:30 - 2:45	Panel Discussion
2:45 - 3:00	Break
Technical Session	Economic and Policy Impacts, Moderator: Richard (Skip) Davis
3:00 - 3:20	The Socio-Economic Impacts of Sea Level Rise in Galveston Bay - David Yoskowitz, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
3:20 - 3:40	Human, Economic, and Policy Impacts of Sea Level Rise in Mexico - Hipolito Rodriguez, CIESAS-Golfo
3:40 - 4:00	Pick the Response Pathway Now - Jim Titus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
4:00 - 4:20	Panel Discussion
4:20	Adjourn
ROOM	ARANSAS ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM C
5:30 - 7:00	Educator Workshop 2 - RSVP Required	Poster Session and Reception
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
7:00 - 8:30	Evening Public Session: Cultural and Historical Perspectives on Sea Level Rise: Our Migrating Coasts and Human Communities - Michael Orbach, Duke University

Wednesday       March 3, 2010	Law, Policy and Comparative Studies
7:00 - 8:00	Breakfast, Omni Bayfront Hotel Foyer
ROOM	CORPUS CHRISTI BALLROOM A/B
Technical Session	Legal Implications of Innovative Planning Strategies for Sea Level Rise in the Gulf of Mexico
8:00 - 8:10	Moderator - Richard McLaughlin, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
8:10 - 8:30	Introduction to Legal and Policy Issues Associated With Promoting Coastal Resiliency - Margaret Peloso, Vinson & Elkins
8:30 - 8:50	Municipal Exactions at the Water's Edge - Timothy Mulvaney, Texas Wesleyan University Law School
8:50 - 9:10	Governmental Liability for Failing to Protect Citizens from Known or Impending Hazards - James Wilkins, Louisiana Sea Grant Law and Policy Program, Louisiana State University
9:10 - 9:30	Reducing "Investment-backed Expectations" in Coastal Areas - Thomas Ruppert, University of Florida Levin College of Law and Program for Resource Efficient Communities
9:30 - 10:00	Panel Discussion
10:00 - 10:15	Break
Technical Session	International Sea-Level Rise Policies and Comparative Case Studies
10:15 - 10:35	Moderator - Anantha Babbili, Provost, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
10:35 - 10:55	Flood Risk and Sea Level Rise in London and the UK - Tim Reeder, U.K. Environmental Agency
10:55 - 11:15	Sea-Level Rise Planning in the State of Veracruz, Mexico - Carlos Welsh Rodriguez, University of Veracruz
11:15 - 11:35	Sea-Level Rise Policies in Indonesia and the Coral Triangle - Subandono Diptosaptono, Indonesian Department of Marine Resources
11:35 - 11:55	Sea-Level Rise Policies in Cuba - Dan Whittle, Environmental Defense
11:55 - 12:15	Panel Discussion
12:30 - 2:00	Special Gulf of Mexico Alliance Session on Sea Level Rise Lunch - RSVP Required
Technical Session	Management Strategies for Sea-Level Rise in the Gulf Region
2:15 - 4:30	Special Gulf of Mexico Alliance Session on Sea Level Rise
4:30	Adjourn Conference
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Farewell Social Event (South Texas Museum of Art)