Monday, May 14
Optional Pre-conference workshops (Note: You may register for the pre-conference workshops separately from the full conference. CM credits from the APA available.)

Last Updated: May 3, 2012

Day 1 — Tuesday, May 15

10:00 am	Registration opens
12:15 pm	Conference begins: FWC Honor Guard
12:30 pm	Welcome, Mayor George Cretekos, City of Clearwater
12:40 pm	Conference Keynote: Herschel T. Vinyard Jr., Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
1:30 pm	OPENING PLENARY: The State of Boating and Waterways in Florida Moderator: Major Jack Daugherty, Leader, Boating and Waterways Section, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Dusty McCoy, Brunswick Corporation CEO: Boating and the Marine Industry Jennifer Krell, VP of Public Affairs, Florida Ports Council: The Status of Florida’s Ports Byron Flagg, The Flagg Firm: Local Government Regulation and Navigation Rights Bob Swett, Florida Sea Grant/University of Florida: Feedback from 4 Regional Boating and Waterways Workshops
2:50 pm	Break (light refreshments)
3:20 pm	PANEL SESSION 1: Anchoring and Mooring Fields Moderator: Richard Jones, Senior Administrator, Monroe County Marine Resources Office Thomas Shipp, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Florida’s Anchoring and Mooring Pilot Program Overview Penny Cutt, Coastal Systems International: Jensen Beach Managed Mooring Field Mark Leslie, City of Titusville: Recommendations for Mooring Field Development Timothy Rach, DEP: Speeding up the Permitting Process Janet Luce, Atkins North America: 2020 Vision — Managing Anchored Vessels on State Waters
6:00 pm	Conference Welcome Reception (light refreshments provided)

Day 2 — Wednesday, May 16

7:00 am	Continental breakfast
7:55 am	Re-convene, Announcements
8:00 am	PANEL SESSION 2: Ports and Commercial Access Moderator: Tom Ankersen, Sea Grant Legal Specialist, University of Florida Levin College of Law Tom Ankersen and Meagan Standard, Conservation Clinic, University of Florida Levin College of Law: The Law and Policy of Ports and Working Waterfronts in Florida Andrew Dickman, Land Use Attorney: Port of the Miami River Marine Group Spencer Crowley, Commissioner, Florida Inland Navigation District, Shareholder Akerman Senterfitt: The Port of Miami Dredging Project
9:20 am	Break (light refreshments)
9:35 am	PANEL SESSION 3: Navigating the Permitting Process Moderator: Brad Stombock, Director, Office of Sustainable Initiatives, Florida Department of Environmental Protection Shelley Trulock, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: IntraCoastal Waterway and Other Federal Shallow Draft Inlets Angela Ryan, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Navigating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Process Virginia Dailey, Hopping Green & Sams Attorneys: Permitting Issues for Boating and Waterway Infrastructure
10:55 am	Break
11:10 am	PANEL SESSION 4: Boating Access, Safety and Resource Protection Moderator: Chris Verlinde, Santa Rosa County Sea Grant Extension Agent Shaun Davis, FWC: The Legal Requirements for Establishing Boating Restricted Areas Peggy Mathews, American Watercraft Association: On-water Access Althea Hotaling, University of Florida: Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method and Seagrass Restoration/Mitigation
12:30 pm	Lunch (provided)
1:50 pm	PANEL SESSION 5: Innovative Non-Regulatory Approaches Moderator: Chris Verlinde, Santa Rosa County Sea Grant Extension Agent Paul Monaghan and Joy Hazell, University of Florida: Using A Community-Based Social Marketing Approach to Understand Boater Behavior Kyle Yurewitch, Rookery Bay NERR, Team O.C.E.A.N.: On-the-water Education and Outreach in Rookery Bay Brenda Leonard, Clean Marina Program, DEP: Florida Clean Vessel Act and the Clean Marina Program Phil Horning, FWC: Florida’s At-Risk Derelict Vessel Program
3:30 pm	Break (light refreshments)
3:50 pm	PANEL SESSION 6: Project Planning and Considerations for the Future Moderator: Matt Culver, Boating and Waterways Program Coordinator, Brevard County Bryan Flynn, Atkins North America: Charting a course for waterway projects statewide Randall Parkinson, RW Parkinson Consulting: Climate Change Effects on Boating in Florida’s Coastal and Inland Waterway Marty Smithson, Sebastian Inlet District: Channel Dredging, Resource Protection and Safety Improvements Elizabeth Staugler, Florida Sea Grant, Charlotte County: The Charlotte County Marine Access Study
6:30 pm	Networking Reception and Poster Session (light refreshments provided)

Day 3 — Thursday May 17

7:00 am	Continental breakfast
7:55 am	Re-convene, Announcements
8:00 am	PANEL SESSION 7: Innovative Solutions to Data and Information Needs Moderator: Robert Turpin, Manager, Escambia County Marine Resources Division Alexandra Carvalho, CMAR Consulting: Online GIS applications for Easy Access to Waterway Information Bill Sargent, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Comprehensive Boat Ramp Inventory and Web Applications Chris Anderson, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: The Florida Boating and Angling Guide Series: In Print and On the Web Jack Wiggin, Urban Harbors Institute: National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Network
9:45 am	Break (light refreshments)
10:00 am	PANEL SESSION 8: Exemplary Public Waterway Access Projects Moderator: Pat Harrell, Boating Access Coordinator, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission William Morris, City of Clearwater: Enhancing Public Access with Innovative Partnerships and Funding Jack Brown, County Administrator, Taylor County: Using Waterway Access Planning to Promote Tourism in a Rural Coastal Community Jenna Vogt-Phillips, Coastal Technology Corp: Pioneering ADA-Friendly Blue Trail Water Access Design Nancy Montes, University of Florida: Applications for an Innovative Spatial Analysis of Vessels in 3 NE Florida Inlets
Noon	Conference Summary and Closing Remarks
12:30 pm	Conference ends

 Poster Presenters

“Tracking seagrass coverage and propeller scarring at Sebastian Inlet flood tidal shoal”
Leslie Manzello, Atkins North America, Inc.

“GIS in waterway project planning”
S. Marie Yarbrough, Atkins North America, Inc.

“2010 Massachusetts recreational boater survey and planned northeast regional survey”
Jack Wiggin, Urban Harbors Institute, University of Massachusetts Boston

“Spatial and seasonal distribution of marine recreational boaters in NE FL and implications for the north Atlantic right whale”
Nancy Montes, UF School of Natural Resources and Environment

“Identifying seagrass restoration sites using geostatistics”
Althea Hotaling, University of Florida School of Natural Resources and Environment

“A community-based social marketing plan for ecosystem protection in the Indian River Lagoon”
Denise DeLorme

“Measuring manatee speed zone effectiveness: do they work? How well? Can they work better?”
Steven Webster

“Completion of the Regional Waterway Management System in the four-county West Coast Inland Navigation District”
Robert Swett, University of Florida