EBC 2ndAnnualOcean Management Conference
Managing Ocean Resources with Innovative Technologies
Friday, July 13, 2007 Lenox Hotel
AGENDA
7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast – Visit Exhibitors
8:00 a.m. Welcome- Daniel Moon, President, EBC
Moderator – Jack Wiggin, Director, Urban Harbors Institute, University of MassachusettsBoston
8:15 a.m.Setting the Stage: The Role that New Technology Will Play in Managing Ocean Resources
This session will provide national and regional perspectives on the role that technology plays in the sound management of ocean resources.
Session Moderator—Mark Curran, Vice President, Battelle Memorial Institute
Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States for the Next Decade (An Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy)
Richard Spinrad
Assistant Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)PRESENTATION
Regional Implementation of the Integrated Ocean Observing Systems Concept
Philip Bogden
Chief Executive Officer, Gulf of MaineOcean Observing SystemPRESENTATION
9:15 a.m.Technology Tools
This session will feature a panel of presenters representing a range of technology tools focused on environmental data measurement, management, presentation, and interpretation.
Session Moderator--Don Gunster, Senior Research Scientist, Battelle Memorial Institute
Application of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Littoral and DeepOcean Scientific Exploration and Monitoring
Scott Willcox
Bluefin Robotics Corporation
Recent Technology Tools for Data Fusion and Visualization
Craig Swanson
Senior Principal Applied Sciences Associates, Inc.PRESENTATION
Developments in Water Quality Sensor Technology
Dr. George B. Gardner
Research Associate and Adjunct Associate Professor, Environmental Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of MassachusettsBoston
10:15a.m.Coffee Break – Visit Exhibitors
10:45 a.m.Management Applications
This session will focus on current ocean resource management examples that are utilizing new, innovative technologies to make decisions and manage ocean resources.
Session Moderator—John Duff, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of MassachusettsBoston
Current and Future Technology Applications for Coastal Zone Management"
Bruce Carlisle
Acting Director, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone ManagementPRESENTATION
Putting Technology to Work: Managing the Resources of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Benjamin D. Cowie-Haskell, Assistant Superintendent
Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Ocean Monitoring and Technology in the BostonHarbor Cleanup
Andrea Rex, Director of Environmental QualityPRESENTATION
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
11:45 a.m.Closing Remarks
12:00 NoonAdjourn