2014 Coastal MRC Summit

Dates

    October 23rd-25th
Location
   Pacific Beach, Washington
Venue
   Pacific Beach Resort and Conference Center

Agenda

Dates

    October 23rd-25th

Location

   Pacific Beach, Washington

Venue

   Pacific Beach Resort and Conference Center

Agenda

Thursday, Oct 23rd

• 1:00    Communications Workshop - Liz Banse, Eric Delvin, Tom Bugert
• How to Communicate with Elected Officials
• Message Development
• 4:30    Field Trip to Point Grenville - Joe Schumacker

• Meet in Lobby for Departure
• 7:00    Happy Hour Socializer

Friday, Oct 24th

• 8:00    Breakfast & Socializing
• 9:00    Welcome - Casey Dennehy & Garrett Dalan
• 9:15    Marine Resource Committee (MRC) Updates
• North Pacific Coast MRC - Tami Pokorny
• Grays Harbor County MRC - Garrett Dalan
• Pacific County MRC - Jeni Makaad
• Whakiukum County MRC - Carrie Backman
• 10:15  Break
• 10:30  2015 Washington State Legislative Session - Brice Boland & Garrett Dalan
• Oil Transportation Safety Act (OTSA)
• MSP & WCMAC Funding
• Other Legislation to Watch - Group Discussion
• 11:30  Blue Vision Strategy and Marine Spatial Planning - Dale Beasley
• 12:00  Lunch
• 1:00    Voice of the Coast at Last (VOCAL) - Doug Kess
• Washington Coast Restoration Initiative (WCRI), Ocean Acidification
• Crude by Rail, Coal Trains
• 1:30    Washington Coast Restoration Initiative (WCRI) - Eric Delvin
• 1:40    Washington Coast Works Sustainable Business Competition
• Mike Skinner, Pinchot University, Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
• 2:15    Break
• 2:30    How to Make MRCs More Effective - Kelly Rupp & Bev Arnoldy
• 4:30    Wrap up and Adjourn
• 6:00    Dinner

Saturday, Oct 25th

• 8:00    Breakfast and Socializing
• 8:30    Razor Clam Management in Washington State - Dan Ayres
• 9:30    Break
• 9:45    Razor Clams and Their Relationship to Hypoxia - Joe Schumacker
• 11:00  Managing Climate-Related Changes - Brad Warren
• Ocean Acidification, Hypoxia, Algal Blooms, Sea Level Rise and More
• 12:00  Lunch
• 1:00    Climate Resilient Communities: Opportunities for Action - Kara Cardinal
• 1:30    Plenary Discussion - Paul Dye
• 1:50    Breakout Group Discussion
• 3:00    Large Group Discussion and Conclusions - Paul Dye
• 3:30    Wrap Up and Adjourn