8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast
(Santa Cruz Room)

8:30 - 9:00 am  

Sand Rights: A Legal System to Protect the "Shores of the Sea"
Katherine E. Stone, Esq., Myers, Widders, Gibson
Orville T. Magoon, President, Coastal Zone Foundation
(Santa Cruz Room)

9:00 - 10:30 am  

Panel #5 RIVERS & INLETS: SEDIMENT INTERVENTION
(San Miguel Room)

Moderator:
Robert C. Hight, Executive Director California Department of Fish & Game

Speakers:
Reinard Knur and Dr. Young C. Kim, Department of Civil Engineering,California State University, Los Angeles

Human Impacts on Sediment Movement along the Pacific Northwest Coast
Paul D. Komar, Professor, Oregon State University

Kamron Barron and Dr. Douglas Sherman, University of Southern California

Losses of Sand Through Channels
David A. Cacchione, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey

9:00 - 10:30 am

Panel #6 REGIONAL BEACH RESTORATION PROGRAMS
(Santa Rosa Room)

Moderator:
Steven Aceti, Executive Director, California Coastal Coalition

Speakers:
Ann Kulchin, Councilmember, City of Carlsbad Chair, Shoreline Erosion Committee, SANDAG

Thomas Wilson, Supervisor, Fifth District, Orange County

Stan Wisnewski, Director, Department of Beaches and Harbors, Los Angeles County

Brian Brennan, Chair, BEACON

Kathy Janega-Dykes, Executive Director, Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau

10:30 - 10:45 am

Break

10:45 - 12:00 pm

Panel #7 NOURISHMENT, MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
(San Miguel Room)

Moderator:
Dr. Reinhard Flick, Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways

Speakers:
Low-Cost Sand Re-Nourishment to Combat Chronic Beach Erosion, Long Beach, CA
Peter E. Gadd, Principal, Coastal Frontiers Corporation and Dennis L. Eschen, Superintendent of Planning & Development, Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation & Marine

The Sharon Escarpment, Israel: Considerations for Management of a Backshore Cliff in a Densely Populated Environment
Dr. Gideon Almagor, Geological Survey of Israel

Humboldt Beach/Dune Monitoring
John Winkelman, Dan Schaaf and Tom Kendall, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Research and Educational Needs in Coastal Engineering: A Summary of the Marine Board Committee Report
Robert A.Dalrymple, Director, Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware

10:45 - 12:00 pm

Panel #8 PERCEPTIONS OF THE COAST AND RESPONSES TO CHANGE
(Santa Rosa Room)

Moderator:
Mark Cousineau, President, Surfrider Foundation

Speakers:
Surfriders’ Beachscape Program
Chad Nelsen, Environmental Programs Manager, Surfrider Foundation

Resolving Beach Conflicts in Coastal California and Maine
Nicole Ricci, Sea Grant Trainee; Angela Constable, Research Associate, University of Southern California; Maurice D. Van Arsdol, Jr., Professor, Population Research Laboratory, University of Southern California; and Deidre M. Mageean, Interim Director; Margaret Chase, Smith Center for Public Policy, University of Maine;

Dr. Douglas Sherman, University of Southern California

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch
(on the patio with exhibits/demonstrations)

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Panel#9 RIVERS AND INLETS: OUTLINING SOLUTIONS
(Santa Rosa Room)

Moderator:
Gary Magnuson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Speakers:
Eric Seagrin, Development Engineer, Elliott Machinery

Application of TAMU Dredging Cost Model to Long Distance Transport
Robert E. Randall and Billy L. Edge, Professor, Coastal Engineering Program, Texas A&M University

Options for Sediment Management Associated with the Removal of Matilija Dam
John T. Gray, Ph.D., Manager, Environmental and Permitting Services, Woodward-Clyde Consultants

Environmentally-Friendly Transport of Reservoir Sediment for Beach Nourishment with EDDY Pump
Harry P. Weinrib, Ph.D.,President, EDDY Pump Corporation and Choule Sonu, Ph.D., M.A.S.C.E., President, Tekmarine

1:30 - 3:00 pm

Panel #10 PLANNING AND PUBLIC POLICY
(Santa Rosa Room)

Moderator:
Rasa Gustaitis, Editor, California Coast & Ocean

Speakers:
Cumulative Impacts of Development Along Beaches
Charles Lester, Ph.D., District Manager, California Coastal Commission

The Resource Balancing Act along the Jersey Shore
Susan S. Lucas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Bernard Moore, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Lynn Bocamazo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District

The Duty of Public Agencies to Restore Sand to the Beaches Under Public Trust Doctrine
Charles J. (Chip) Post, Esq.

3:00 - 3:15 am

Break

3:15 - 4:30 pm

Panel #11 SAND RIGHTS FROM THE SANTA BARBARA TO THE SANTA MONICA LITTORAL CELL
(Santa Rosa Room)

Moderator:
Johnny Johnston, Director, General Services Agency, County of Ventura

Speakers:
Coastal Benefits from Dismantling Matilija Dam
James Bailard, Ph.D., Technical Advisor, BEACON

Angela Constable, Research Associate, University of Southern California

Damn Sand Rights: Rindge and Matilija Dams
Mark H. Capelli, Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara

The History of Faria Beach
Tracy Susman, Faria Beach Homeowner’s Association

3:15 - 4:30 pm

Panel #12 SCIENCE AND THE DECISIONMAKERS
(San Miguel Room)

Moderator:
Stephen P. Leatherman, Ph.D., Professor, Florida International University

Speakers:
Revenge of a C+ Student
Cornelia (Cory) Dean, Science Editor, New York Times

The Collision of Surf, Sand and the Law at Lechuza Beach
Peter E. Gadd, Principal, Coastal Frontiers Corporation

Gary Timm, District Manager, California Coastal Commission

Technology in Support of Policy: The SANDAG Regional Beach Monitoring Program
B. Leidersdorf, Principal, Coastal Frontiers; Ricky Hollar, Coastal Frontiers; and Steve Sachs, Senior Planner, SANDAG

Evening

River to River Bike Ride
Harbor Cruise (Wine and Hors d’oeuvres)
Dinner in Ventura (no host)