America’s Coast:
Becoming an Administration Priority
March 9-11, 2010
Location: The Center for Association Leadership
Concourse Level, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC
Honorary Host Committee
The Congressional Coastal Caucus
Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), co-chair
Congressman Walter Jones, Jr. (R-NC), co-chair
Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-CA), co-chair
Congressman Henry Brown (R-SC), co-chair
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Tuesday, March 9
Location: Center for Association Leadership, Reagan Trade Center
| Time |
Session |
Presenter(s) |
| 8:00– 12:00 p.m. |
ASBPA Board of Directors’ breakfast and meeting |
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| 10:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Conference Registration |
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| 1:00-1:10 p.m. |
Welcome
Tony Pratt, ASBPA vice president and Summit 2010 chair |
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| 1:10-1:40 p.m. |
“Coastal stewardship in the 21st century"
John Anderson, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment, House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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| 1:40-2:10 p.m. |
“New opportunities for ASBPA”
Howard Marlowe, ASBPA Government Affairs Director
Tony Pratt, Summit chair
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| 2:10-3:10 p.m. |
New tools for managing coastal processes and
planning for hurricanes
Donald E. Cresitello, Coastal Engineer, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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| 3:10 -3:30 p.m. |
Break - sponsored by the Dredging Contractors of America |
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| 3:30-4:30 p.m. |
Partnering at the federal, state and local levels
to promote coastal community sustainability
- John Haines, Coastal and Marine Geology Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey
- Donna Wieting, Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Resource Management, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Julia Anastasio, Director of Sustainability, American Public Works Association
- Charles Chesnutt, Coastal Engineer, Institute of Water Resources, U.S. Corps of Engineers
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| 4:30-5:00 p.m. |
Corps PCX: What it is, what it does, and wow it can be
(and has been) helpful.
Larry Cocchieri, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Planning Center of Expertise
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Wednesday, March 10
Location: Capitol Hill
| Time |
Session |
Presenter(s) |
| 8:00-9:00
a.m. |
Breakfast on the Hill ― B339 Rayburn House Office Building
Sponsored by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. |
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| 9:00-9:30
a.m. |
“Lobbying 101” ― B339 Rayburn House Office Building
Cameron Perry and Christina Dunsmore
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| 9:30 a.m.-5:30
p.m. |
House and Senate lobbying on your own |
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| 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. |
State delegation meetings on Capitol Hill |
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| 5:30-7:30 p.m. |
"A Toast to the Coast!"
Congressional reception and awards ceremony
2167 Rayburn House Office Building
(House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee hearing room)
Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.
Refreshments sponsored by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.
Food sponsored by Weeks Marine
Presentation of awards:
- Friend of the Coast Award
- Congressional Staff Award
- Corps of Engineers Award
- Friend of the Beaches Media Award
2009 Best Restored Beaches Awards
Fire Island, New York
South Padre Island, Texas
Marine Park – Bellingham, Washington
St. Joseph Peninsula, Florida
Encinitas (Pacific Station) California
Lido Key, Florida
Duval County, Florida
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Thursday, March 11
Location: Center for Association Leadership, Reagan Trade Center
| Time |
Session |
Presenter(s) |
| 8:00-8:30 a.m. |
Reports from Thursday’s Capitol Hill Visits
Moderated by Mayor Harry Simmons, ASBPA President
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| 8:30-9:00
a.m. |
“Where do we go from here?”
Kristen Fletcher, Executive Director, Coastal States Organization
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| 9:00-10:00
a.m. |
Shore protection systems
Donald E. Cresitello, Coastal Engineer, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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| 10:00-10:20
a.m. |
Break ― sponsored by South Padre Island, Texas
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| 10:30-11:30 a.m. |
“The mid-life crisis of projects: How to sustain funding
and political will”
Tony Pratt will kick off this discussion about the difficulty of maintaining political enthusiasm to secure project funding. How do we address this and what are the dangers of falling into this lull?
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| 11:30 a.m.-noon |
Wrap up and Adjourn
Mayor Harry Simmons, ASBPA President |
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*Draft as of 26 February 2010 – Subject to change
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