From the press release:
State of the Coast: Implementing a Sustainable Coast for Louisiana
June 8-10, 2010, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana and many others have partnered together to host the State of the Coast (SOC) Conference.
The conference will consist of three full days of presentations by leading experts in concurrent sessions, café and beignet sessions, keynote speakers, coastal policy plenary session, poster sessions and social networking opportunities.
The SOC conference will provide a forum for those interested in the future of coastal Louisiana to: 1) Learn from recent advances in science and engineering as they relate to hurricane protection and ecosystem restoration, 2) Encourage the application of such knowledge to current and future coastal restoration and protection efforts, and 3) Effectively inform policy and decision making.
MARK YOU CALENDARS FOR THIS EVENT!A request for abstracts will be circulated shortly. Sponsorships and exhibit space are available.
Visit www.stateofthecoast.org regularly for more information and updates or sign up for updates by emailing: coalition@crcl.org.