November 21, 2003

The Rising Tide: Emerging Coastal Issues"
13th Annual SW Florida Water Resources Conference 
     Florida Gulf Coast Univ.
     Fort Myers, Florida

This year's focus will be on Coastal Issues:  Implications of rising water levels, Policies, Trends, Water Resources Issues, Land Planning, Flooding, and Water Quality.    Program Chairs, Dr. Tom Missimer, CDM Missimer and Dr. Win Everham, FGCU, have a variety of speakers who will address local issues, statewide and national issues.

Attendees will include scientists, federal, state and local regulatory professionals, environmental professionals, engineers, geologists, ecologists, biologists, archaeologists, planners and other interested persons. Students are also welcome to attend and two scholarships will be awarded at the conference to student attendees.  Students must be present to win.

Schedule 

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.        Registration / Breakfast

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.        Welcome

9:30 – 11:30 a.m.      Morning Sessions (with break)

·        Sea Level History of the Florida Platform: Natural Cycles vs. Anthropogenic Affects – Tom Missimer, CDM

·        Historical Sea Level Rise – Hal Wanless, University of Miami

·        Impact of Sea level Rise on Pre-Columbian Cultures in South Florida – Corbett Torrence, Florida Gulf Coast University

·        Suwannee River Project – Jim Ladner, Florida Geological Survey

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.   Lunch – Networking 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.        Afternoon Sessions (with break)

·        Recent Sea Level Changes in the Gulf of Mexico and Future Trends – Joe Donoghue, Florida State University

·        Sea Level Rise and Water Resources in South Florida – Andy Tilton and Archie Grant, Johnson Engineering

·        Implications of Seal Level Rise on Past and Future Ecology of Reef Systems in South Florida – Mike Savarese, Florida Gulf Coast University

·        Impact of Sea Level Rise on Terrestrial Ecosystems in South Florida – Mike Deuver, South Florida Water Management District

·        Land Use Impacts and Solutions to Sea Rise in SW Florida – Dan Trescott, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council

3:00 – 4:30 p.m.        Panel Discussion:  The Rising Tide: Where Will We Be?  -  Win Everham, FGCU with Panelists

4:30 – 6:00 p.m.        Sunset Social Session – FGCU Patio

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