Navigating the Environment - Managing Risks and Sustaining Benefits
Technical Seminar & Networking Reception October 28, 2009
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Westin Canal Place & Plimsoll Club
New Orleans, Louisiana
REGISTRATION FORM(pdf, 681KB) Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be granted.
PIANC USA and the International Environmental Commission (EnviCom) are organizing this one-day technical seminar. EnviCom's mission relates to both broad and specific issues related to sustainability, environmental risks, and navigation. It also develops and provides environmental guidance for sustainablewaterborne transport, ports, and waterways. This seminar will address topics related to climate change, ecosystems and dredging, sustainable sediment management, and coastal flood risk management.
The seminar will also offer the chance to network with colleagues and visit with industry exhibitors. The hosted evening reception will be held at the Plimsoll Club, with its exclusive location atop the World Trade Center and a spectacular panoramic view of the Crescent City and Mississippi River.
Welcome: Major General Bo Temple, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Opening Remarks: Todd S. Bridges, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC)
8:30 am to 10:10 am
Session 1: Climate Change
Session Chair: Harald Koethe, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Germany
Climate Change and Navigation, EnviCom TG 3 *: Kathleen D. White, Ph.D., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources (IWR)
Adaptation to Climate Change in the USA: Sea-level Rise and Coastal Change, Causes and Implications for the Future of Coasts and Low-lying Regions: S. Jeffress Williams, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Adaptation to Climate Change in The Netherlands: Report of the Dutch Delta Commission (2008): Tiedo Vellinga, Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
Adaptation to Climate Change in Germany: The German Research Program KLIWAS (2009 - 2013): Harald Koethe, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Germany
10:10 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:40 pm
Session 2: Ecosystems and Dredging
Session Chair: Jan Brooke, Jan Brooke Environmental Consultant Ltd, United Kingdom
Dredging Management Practices for the Environment - A Structured Selection Approach: Axel Netzband, HPA Hamburg Port Authority, Germany
Sediment Dynamics, Dredging and Ecosystem Restoration:Donald F. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Louisiana
Fisheries Habitat Enhancement Using Dredged Material: Douglas G. Clarke,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center(ERDC)
Sea Turtles and Dredging: Dena Dickerson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC), and Eric Hawk, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
12:40 pm to 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Comprehensive and Sustainable Sediment Management
Chair: Robert M. Engler, Ph.D., Moffatt and Nichol
Panelists: To be announced
3:00 pm to 4:10 pm
Session 3: Coastal Flood Risk Management
Session Chair: Edmond J. Russo, Jr., P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center(ERDC)
The Role of Coastal Features in Coastal Storm Protection: Ty V. Wamsley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center(ERDC)
Managing Coastal Systems: Navigation, Flood, Ecosystems: Bill Walker, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources and Garret Graves, Louisiana Governor's Office of Coastal Activities
4:10 pm to 5:00 pm
Synthesis Discussion & Closing Remarks Susan Rees, Ph.D.,U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Harald Koethe, Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, Germany
*EnviCom TG 3 - 2008 Report entitled, "Climate Change and Navigation - Waterborne transport, ports and waterways: A review of climate change drivers, impacts, responses and mitigation," available for free download at: http://www.pianc.org/edits/article.php?id=4000501.
