27th Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference

2008 Conference

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2007 Conference

October 26-29, 2008
Northwestern Michigan College Hagerty Center in Traverse City, Mich.

Program (with links to PDF presentations)

Sunday, October 26

5-7:00 P.M.

Opening Reception (Rotary Hall)

Monday, October 27

8:00 A.M.	Registration
8:30	Welcoming Remarks
	Tim Nelson, President, Northwestern Michigan College
9:00	Session 1
	Cables, Pipelines and Turbines: The Great Lakes Perspective on Offshore Energy Facility Siting Moderator: Andrea Geiger, Coastal States Organization
	Siting Offshore Wind Energy in the Great Lakes - John Cherry, Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Decision Support for Great Lakes Wind Farm Siting - Minako Kimura, University of Michigan Public Outreach on Lake Erie Energy Infrastructure - Tanya Cabala, Great Lakes United
10:30	Break
10:45	Session 2
	Federal Resources and Regulations for Energy Facility Planning and Siting Moderator: Brian Smith, NOAA Coastal Services Center
	The Role of the Corps in Energy Siting in the Great Lakes - Gina Nathan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District The Role of MMS in Alternative Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf - William Waskes, Minerals Management Service Working Toward a Multipurpose Marine Cadastre - A Spatial Data Framework for the Outer Continental Shelf and State Waters - David Stein, Coastal Services Center, NOAA & Jim Fulmer, U.S. Minerals Management Service
12:00 P.M.	Lunch (provided)
	Keynote Speaker: Chris A. Shafer, Professor of Law, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing - The Public Trust Doctrine and Offshore Energy Facilities: Modern Application of an Ancient Doctrine
1:30	Session 3
	Tools of the Trade: Protecting Underwater Natural Resources Moderator: Jennifer Nalbone, Great Lakes United
	Private Marine Conservation Agreements - Jay Udelhoven, The Nature Conservancy Private Conservation of Submerged Land in Connecticut - Jules Opton-Himmel, The Nature Conservancy Advocating 'Restoration for Restoration’s Sake': Challenges to Marine Restoration and Submerged Lands Leasing in Massachusetts - Kate Killerlain Morrison, The Nature Conservancy Preserving the Maritime Landscape Through Access - Jeff Gray, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
3:00	Break/Exhibits
3:30	Session 4
	Preserving Submerged Cultural Resources Moderator: Elaine Sterrett Isely, Grand Valley State University
	Underwater Cultural Heritage: Opportunities for Community Engagement and Private-Public Partnerships - Kenneth Vrana, Center for Maritime & Underwater Resource Management Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve - The Untold Story - Greg MacMasters, Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve Counci Shipwrecks Cultural Resources and NOAA’s Maritime Heritage Program - Timothy Runyan, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration New Methods of Rapid Underwater Archaeological Survey - Dr. Mark Holley, Northwestern Michigan College
5:00	Hospitality Suite (Bayshore Resort)
6-9:00	Banquet with silent auction (Room C)

Tuesday, October 28

8:30 A.M.	Session 5
	Ebb and Flow: Lake Level Dynamics along the Lake Michigan Shore: Implications for Shoreline, Management Policy and Law Moderator: Tom Graf, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
	Introduction Lake Level Dynamics and the Ordinary High Water Mark - Guy Meadows and Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan Shoreline Management, Planning and Regulations at the Local Level - Richard Norton, University of Michigan Implications and Challenges for State-Level Shoreline Management, Policy and Law - Matthew Warner, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
10:00	Break
10:15	Session 6
	Dredging and Coastal Protection Moderator: Jim Fulmer, Minerals Management Service
	Wetland Restoration using Dredge Material: the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island - Doldon Moore, Maryland Board of Public Works Wetland Administration Great Lakes Shoreline Protection in Illinois - Joel Brammeier, Alliance for the Great Lakes The Uncertain Future of Coastal Protection Infrastructure on the Great Lakes - David Knight, Great Lakes Commission
12:00 P.M.	Lunch (provided)
	Keynote Speaker: Joseph L. Sax, Professor Emeritus, Berkeley Law University of California - A Public Trust Alert: Implications of Climate Change at the Water’s Edge
1:00	Break/Exhibits
1:30	Field Trip - Old Mission Peninsula Winery & Lighthouse Tour or On Your Own
5:00	Hospitality Suite (dinner on your own)

Wednesday, October 29

7:30 A.M.	Working Breakfast for '09 Conference Planning
8:30 A.M.	Session 7
	Working Waterfronts and Coastal Tourism: Preserving Maritime Heritage and Improving Coastal Access and Health Moderator: Jay Udelhoven, The Nature Conservancy
	Re-emergence of Type E Botulism: Issues and Implications for Great Lakes Shoreline Communities - Hans Van Sumeren, Northwestern Michigan College and Mark Breederland, Michigan State University Tourism Development and Promotion: Utilizing Shipwrecks, Coastal Tourism & Maritime Heritage as an Economic Development Tool - David Kelch and Joe Lucente, Ohio Sea Grant College Program Modifying Florida’s Process to Promote Public Access and Working Waterfronts - Kelly Samek, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water Dependent Uses and Coastal Development - Jesse Solis, Jr., Texas Coastal Program
10:00	Break
10:15	Session 8
	Regional Reports on Submerged Lands Management Moderator: Becky Pearson, Great Lakes Commission
	Great Lakes Region - Tom Graf, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Gulf Coast Region - Kelly Samek, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Pacific Coast Region - David Schade, Alaska Department of Natural Resources Atlantic Coast Region - Doldon Moore, Maryland Board of Public Works; Randy Owen, Virginia Marine Resources Commission and Melanie Ryan, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
11:45	Wrap-up & Concluding Remarks

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