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2023 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit

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8:00am EST

Registration & Breakfast Exhibitor Hall (Registration)

9:00am EST

Summit Welcome, Opening Remarks Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Danielle Kreeger • Kathy Klein

9:30am EST

Keynote: Dr. Ray Najjar, The Rapidly Changing Climate of the Delaware Estuary and Basin Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Danielle Kreeger • Leah Morgan • Raymond Najjar

10:15am EST

The State of the Watershed: Unveiling the 2022 Technical Report for the Delaware Estuary and Basin Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Leah Morgan • Jacob Bransky • Sarah Beganskas • Jenny Shinn • Andrew Homsey • LeeAnn Haaf • Danielle Kreeger

11:30am EST

Big Picture Environmental Planning Breakout B (Avalon 24-26)Gregory Lech • Meghan Rogalus • Gerald Joseph McAdams Kauffman, Jr. • Eileen Althouse • James Thompson • Kelsey Brooks Environmental DEIJ for Community Leaders Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Erica Rossetti (she/her) • Elizabeth Brown • Melody Mason • Missy Frankil • Emily Rodden Monitoring & Assessment Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Thomas Amidon • David Bushek • Kenny Smith • Catherine Hughes • Kayla Clauson • Brittney Flaten

12:30pm EST

Lunch Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17)

2:00pm EST

Living Resources I: Shellfish Breakout B (Avalon 24-26)Chesa Blom • Joshua Moody • Heidi Yeh • Jenny Shinn • Elizabeth Bouchard • Matthew Gentry • Danielle Kreeger • Mike De Luca • Michelle Stuart Urban Ecology and Restoration Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Rachael Phillos • Laura Craig • Matthew Sarver • Hannah Sanders • Ella Rothermel • Jessie Buckner • Christiana Pollack • Lance Butler Improving Dissolved Oxygen and Aquatic Life Uses in the Delaware River Estuary - hosted by the DRBC Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Kelly Somers • Mark Biddle • Steve Tambini • John Yagecic, P.E. • Namsoo Suk • Thomas Amidon • Chen Fanghui, Ph.D, P.E. • Li Zheng • Sarah Beganskas

4:00pm EST

Restoration & Conservation I Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Sarah Bouboulis • Bartholomew Wilson • Douglas Janiec • Bob Collins Urban Waters Federal Partnership Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Erica Rossetti (she/her) • Ferry Akbar Buchanan • Roberto Frugone • David Paul

5:30pm EST

Poster Session I Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17)Jenna Curley • Leah Morgan • Galen Xiang • Namsoo Suk • Ferry Akbar Buchanan • Alexandria Ambrose • Iris Burt • Kurt Cheng • Samantha Collins • Ron Smith • Jill Felker • Matthew Gentry • Kate Goddard • Jecy Klinkam • Sam Solomon • John Supino • Lenore Tedesco • Anna Willig

8:00am EST

Registration & Breakfast Exhibitor Hall (Registration)

9:00am EST

DRBC Climate Forum Keynote - Dr. Phillippe Hensel, NOAA Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Howard Neukrug • Philippe Hensel

10:30am EST

Water Quality I Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Namsoo Suk • Ella Rothermel • Ramona McCullough • Zachary Garmoe • Katie Lavallee • Paula Kulis • Jean Malafronte DRBC Climate Forum Technical Session I-Building Foundational Science for Regional Impacts Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Robert Scarborough, Ph.D • Sarah Beganskas • Amy Shallcross • John Callahan • Chen Fanghui, Ph.D, P.E. • Sean Fettrow • Brent Gotsch

12:00pm EST

Lunch Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17) Mentor-Mentee Lunch Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17)

1:30pm EST

DRBC Panel Conversation on Climate Planning and Adaptation Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Steve Tambini • Kristen Bowman Kavanagh • Adam Ortiz • Rohit Aggarwala • Shawn LaTourette • Shawn Garvin

2:45pm EST

PDE Keynote - Catrin Einhorn, New York Times Climate Desk Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Sarah Bouboulis • Kathy Klein • Catrin Einhorn

4:15pm EST

DRBC Climate Forum Technical Session II-Building Community-level Climate Resilience Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Marjorie Kaplan • Elizabeth Brown • Firas Gerges • Renee Reber • Daria Nikitina • Heather Wholey

6:00pm EST

Poster Session II Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17)Jenna Curley • Galen Xiang • Namsoo Suk • Kurt Cheng • Lenore Tedesco • Ron Smith • Iris Burt • Ferry Akbar Buchanan • Anna Willig • Kate Goddard • Samantha Collins • John Supino • Jill Felker • Sam Solomon • Alexandria Ambrose • Jecy Klinkam • Matthew Gentry

8:00am EST

Registration & Breakfast Exhibitor Hall (Registration)

9:00am EST

Living Resources II Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Jenny Shinn • Peter Rowe • Nivette Perez-Perez • Amanda Lyons • Matthew Kenwood • Taylor Hoffman Science Communication Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Megan Mackey • Jana Savini • Lauren McGrath • Ryan Beltz

10:30am EST

Restoration & Conservation II Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Douglas Janiec • Taylor Beck • Lenore Tedesco • Alison Rogerson • Kelsey Fall Water Quality II Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)John Yagecic, P.E. • Matthew Gentry • Paula Kulis • Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma • Vijay Bhatia

11:30am EST

Lunch Poster Hall (Avalon 14-17)

1:00pm EST

Physical & Chemical Processes Breakout A (Avalon 20-22)Kelly Somers • Martha Maxwell-Doyle • Philip Duzinski • Steven Goldsmith • Mike Armstrong Restoration & Conservation III Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)LeeAnn Haaf • Alison Rogerson • Sarah Bouboulis • Jon Miller • Douglas Janiec

2:30pm EST

Hot Topics Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Danielle Kreeger • Katie Eberhart • Thomas Mozdzer • Gerald Joseph McAdams Kauffman, Jr. • Olivia Allread

3:30pm EST

Awards and Closing Main Ballroom (Avalon 23)Danielle Kreeger