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Wednesday, November 3,2010
7:00 am
Registration/Check-In/Continental Breakfast - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL
8:30 am
Welcoming Remarks - PGA BALLROOM A
Susan Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
8:45 am
Keynote Address - PGA BALLROOM A
Robert LaBelle, U.S. Department of the Interior
9:10 am

Plenary Session

PGA BALLROOM A

Renewable Ocean Energy: The Big Picture

Current state of renewable ocean energy and its environmental challenges
10:10 am
Break - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL
10:40 am
PGA BALLROOM A

Regulatory and Policy Concerns (panel discussion)

Environmental Regulatory and policy concerns related to renewable ocean energy

Chair: James Murley, Florida Atlantic University and Chair, Florida Energy and Climate Commission
  • Robert LaBelle, U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Stephen Bowler, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • Kerry Kehoe, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Mark Robson, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
  • Alejandro Moreno, U.S. Department of Energy  

Noon
Lunch - BELLA LAGO
1:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

PGA BALLROOM A

Blue Water: Physical Oceanography and the Pelagic Environment

Although single prototype generating systems are unlikely to have significant effects on the physical environment, large, commercial-scale arrays could have an impact. Additionally, marine life in the water column and its interactions with marine hydrokinetic deployments is a concern for all locations. This session is designed to explore how testing platforms and facilities can be used for observations of local effects that can be scaled up to future arrays and to explore related issues, monitoring and mitigation strategies.

Moderator: Howard Hanson, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
Speakers: 		PGA BALLROOM B

Stakeholders: Societal, Economic and Policy Issues

Although marine hydrokinetic installations are likely to be some distance offshore, lessons from the wind-power industry suggest that social and economic issues are important. Further, other impacts of renewable ocean energy technologies (positive and negative) need exploration for prudent planning. This session will discuss how those lessons can be applied in the marine environment.

Moderator: Flaxen Conway, Extension Community Outreach Specialist, Oregon State University, Department of Sociology, Oregon Sea Grant
Speakers:
5-7pm
Reception - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL & VERANDA
Thursday, November 4, 2010
7:00 am
Continental Breakfast - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL
8:00 am
Welcoming Remarks - PGA BALLROOM A
Karl Stevens, Florida Atlantic University
8:10 am
Keynote - PGA BALLROOM A
Suzana Gueiros, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro  
State of the Art of Renewable Marine Energy and the Environment in Brazil
8:40 am

Plenary Session

PGA BALLROOM A

New Environmental Technologies

New instruments and technologies for environmental assessment and monitoring
10:10 am
Break - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL
10:40 am
PGA BALLROOM A

Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (panel discussion)

Data needs for effective CMSP and its application to renewable ocean energy

Chair: Debra Hernandez, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association  
Noon
Lunch - BELLA LAGO
1:00 pm

Concurrent Sessions

PGA BALLROOM A

Boundaries: Benthic and Coastal Environments

All marine hydrokinetic installations will have some sort of ocean-bottom footprint, and the effects of this footprint on the benthic environment are an important consideration for siting, monitoring and permitting. Bringing the power ashore requires that the coastal environment be traversed. Near-shore installations may have a more direct impact on coastal communities and ecosystems including reefs, fish, mangroves and coastal habitats. Identifying, minimizing and mitigating these impacts will also be topics of this session.

Moderator: William Daughdrill, Principal Scientist, Ecology and Environment, Inc
Speakers: 		PGA BALLROOM B

Data: Managing Information to Support Decision Making

All of the environmental work associated with marine renewable energy recovery will generate large, heterogeneous datasets. How to manage them effectively and transparently will be discussed in this session.

Moderators: Debra Hernandez, Executive Director, Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
Speakers:
5:00 pm
Adjourn (Dinner on your own)
Friday, November 5, 2010
7:00 am
Continental Breakfast - PGA CHAMPIONSHIP HALL
8:00 am
Welcoming Remarks - PGA BALLROOM A
Susan Skemp, Southease National Marine Renewable Energy Center
8:10 am

Plenary Session

PGA BALLROOM A

Brief Summary of each Breakout Session

9:10 am
PGA BALLROOM A

Standards and Protocols for Environmental Assessment (panel discussion)

Approaches to environmental assessment at marine renewable energy centers
Chair: Leonard Berry, Florida Center for Environmental Studies
10:25 am
PGA BALLROOM A

Looking Forward: How do we use renewable ocean energy in an environmentally and socially sensitive way?

What are the next steps and where is the industry going?
11:15 am
Final Closing Remarks - PGA BALLROOM A
Susan Skemp, Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center
11:30 am
Adjourn

For more information contact: Patricia Springer at CES
Phone: (561) 799-8553 • Fax: (561) 799-8557 • Email: fau.renewableoceanenergy@fau.edu