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on <br /> comerence t! <br /> • <br /> CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES WHO SHOULD ATTEND? <br /> U.S. Army Corps of Engineers <br /> ., To present advances in beach preservation, Natural Resource and Environmental Protection AgenciE <br /> research, and real-world-practice. Coastal Engineers and Project Contractors <br /> • To provide a technological transfer from City and County Elected and Administrative Officials <br /> the-scientific and engineering community-to City and County Environmental Resource Managers <br /> -- government-officials=who make the decisions on City and County Beach-Management Coordinato-r-s- <br /> coastal projects and policies. Inlet Districts and other Special Interest Districts <br /> Academic Researchers <br /> CON`FEREN:CE H10H'LIGHTS Legislators and Legislative staff <br /> Coastal Consultants, Businesses, and Services <br /> The Conference Planning Committee was once again Tourist Development Councils <br /> chaltenged.by the number and quality of abstracts Convention and Visitors Bureaus <br /> received this year. The final program reflects an Hotel and Resort Interests <br /> I utstanding,lineup of presentations on topics such:as Environmental Groups and Alliances <br /> hurricane:impacts; regional sediment management, General Government and Coastal/Ocean Associations <br /> hardbottom, beach nourishment, structures, sea.level Coastal Geologists and Biologists <br /> rise, inlet management, and modeling;• Coastal Residents and other Interested Citizens <br /> Some of the presentations.you can=look forward to <br /> • Two sessions devotedi to.thet issue of hardbottom <br /> and mitigation <br /> • An update..on a project involving,permeable <br /> adjustable groins <br /> • A:dredger's perspective on regionalization of beach <br /> projects <br /> • A sand relocation project.in.Miami-Dade, Florida <br /> 41 Introduction to the National Environmental Policy Y b <br /> Act for "newbies" <br /> • Corps' guidance on.incorporating sea level rise into <br /> federal project planning <br /> • Atechnicat review of the Corps FDEP Southeast <br /> Honda Se81-ment Assessment and:Needs. <br /> Deter <br /> • Pro# <br /> Augig�sctt�rero°fFl©knardaor�feerrtacoe ent e}C <br /> sirn11.Mi <br /> o i fo�YPee * �rShorePt; <br /> -• TropualS�orrn�Debby and Hurricane Isaac storm <br /> imPIPacts: <br /> There �s no shortage of exceptional presentations to Jacksonville Beach <br /> attend.and:learn from; so tom us �rr February Tor our. photo courtesy of Olsen Associates, Inc. <br /> 26th annual conference!- <br /> 24 <br />