Posted on October 30, 2026
2026 Annual Meeting
November 17–19, 2026 | Atlantic Beach, FL
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
5:30 pm–6:30 pm — Icebreaker Happy Hour
Sponsored by Kokosing Industrial, Marine Division, on the Pool Deck.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Registration and all presentations will be held in the Atlantica Ballroom.
8:00 am–8:30 am — Breakfast and Registration Check-in
Sponsored by BoatU.S.
8:30 am–8:40 am — Welcome and Introductions
David Kennedy, 2026 AIWA Chair
8:40 am–9:00 am — Keynote Address
Jacksonville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (TBD)
9:00 am–9:20 am — Keynote Address
CDR William Hickey, Prevention Department Head, U.S. Coast Guard
9:20 am–10:00 am — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ State of the Waterway Update, Part 1
- South Atlantic Division Overview by Laurel Reichold
- North Atlantic Division Overview by Doug Stamper
10:00 am–10:30 am — Break
Sponsored by Cottrell Contracting Corporation
10:30 am–12:30 pm — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ State of the Waterway Update, Part 2
- Philadelphia District by Monica Chasten
- Norfolk District
- Wilmington District by Adam Faircloth
- Charleston District by Jacob Kyzar
- Savannah District by Letitia Shuman
- Jacksonville District by Eduardo Marin
12:30 pm–2:00 pm — Lunch and AIWA Annual Organizational Meeting
Lunch provided and sponsored by Cross State Towing Company, with AIWA Annual Organizational Meeting by Brad Pickel, Executive Director.
2:00 pm–2:30 pm — Evaluating Changes to Contracting for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects
TBD, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2:30 pm–3:00 pm — Thomas Morkan
Director, South Atlantic Gateway Office, U.S. DOT Maritime Administration
3:00 pm–3:30 pm — Kyle Ward
NOAA Southeast Navigation Manager, NOAA Office of Coast Survey
3:30 pm–4:00 pm — Break
Sponsored by Cottrell Contracting Corporation
4:00 pm–5:00 pm — A View from Washington, D.C.
With Ben Murray, National Marine Manufacturers Association, and TBD
5:00 pm–6:30 pm — Opening Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Taylor Engineering
Thursday, November 19, 2026
All presentations will be held in the Atlantica Ballroom.
8:00 am–8:30 am — Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Trimble, Inc.
8:30 am–9:00 am — Technology & Surveying
With Mike Carris, Trimble
9:00 am–9:30 am — A Dredgers Perspective on AIWW Maintenance and Other Federal Projects
With Devon Carlock, Cottrell Contracting Corporation, and TBD
9:30 am–10:00 am — Advancements in the Seven-Mile Island Innovation Lab for the NJIWW and Applying Lessons Learned in Beneficial Use for Placements on the Maurice River and Salem River
Monica Chasten, Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
10:00 am–10:30 am — Break
Sponsored by Cottrell Contracting Corporation
10:30 am–11:00 am — The Tidal Wetland Restoration Goldmine: Prospects and Pitfalls of Mining Confined Disposal Facilities
Justin Shawler and Brian Harris, U.S. Army Corps Engineers
11:00 am–11:30 am — A Flexible Beneficial-Use Approach: Stockpiling Dredged Sand to Support Volusia County Critically Eroded Beaches
Will Reilly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
11:30 am–12:00 pm — Celebrating 99-Years of Success and Looking to the Future of the Florida Intracoastal Waterway
Presentations TBD with partner Florida Inland Navigation District
12:00 pm — Closing of Annual Meeting
