Posted on August 4, 2021
Theme: “Collaborating for Coastal Resiliency”
10-11AUG 2021
Location: MOODY GARDENS, INC. One Hope Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77554
Moody Garden Website: https://www.moodygardens.com/
Room: Moody Ballroom II
Phone: 409-744-4673
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Event timeline is in Central Time (CST)
Day 1: TUE10AUG 2021
1-4 p.m.: USACE Galveston District(SWG) Portfolio Review
Day 2: WED11AUG 2021
09:00-10:00 a.m.: Early bird ethics seminar, Government ethics in the workplace: Contractor interactions, James Purcell, USACE, SWG.
10:00-10:05 a.m.: Call to order and event orientation.
10:05-10:10 a.m.: Welcome and Remarks, Introduce COL Vail, Byron Williams,Deputy District Engineer, Programs and Project Management, USACEGalveston District.
10:10-1020a.m.: Stakeholder Welcome and Opening Remarks, IntroduceBG Christopher Beck, COL Timothy Vail Commander, USACEGalveston District.
10:20-10:40 a.m.: Southwestern Division Civil Works Strategic Plan, BG Christopher G. BeckCommander & Division Engineer.
10:40-10:45a.m.: Congresswoman Fletcher video address
10:45-10:55 a.m.: “Update of the Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan.” Joshua OyerCoastal Planner, Texas General Land Office.
10:55-11:15 a.m.: “Making the Texas Coast More Resilient” Amanda FullerDirector, Texas Coast and Water Program, National Wildlife Federation.
11:15-11:45a.m.:how we are making regional decisions to the Texas FRM problems. RPEC, H&H
11:45-12:00 p.m.: “TIFF and Treats: the Texas Integrated Flooding Framework and Other Inter-Agency Collaborations.”, Dr. Amin Kiaghadi, Texas Water Development Board.
12:00-1:00 p.m.: Lunchon your own
1:00-1:45p.m.: “Geotechnical/Geophysical Technology, Hydraulic Profiling Tool (HPT) and Mini Pumping Test (MPT).” Rai Mehdiratta, Ph.D., PEFugro USA Land, Inc.
1:45-2:00 p.m.:Keynote Speaker: Congressman Filemon Vela
2:00-2:15p.m.: “How to build momentum toward a new start study” Reuben Trevino, Galveston District Project Manager
2:15-3:00 p.m.:“Coastal Study, where are we now” Galveston District Project Manager, Kelly Burks-Copes, Ph.D.
3:00-3:15 p.m.: “Sand Resources in the Drowned Trinity River Valley Offshore Galveston: A Systems Approach”Chris Lowery, Research Associate at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics.
3:15-3:30 p.m.: “The Nature Conservancy’s Coastal Resiliency efforts in Texas: land protection, restoration, community-based initiatives and current policy needs.” Resilient Coast Program Director Lauren H. Williams, Ph.D., The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter.
3:30-4:30p.m.: “Sediment Management Partnerships and Source Investigations on the Texas coast.” Lead Coraggio Maglio USACE H&H Engineering, USACE Operations Division and Texas General Land Office.
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Panel
4:30-4:45 p.m.: COL Timothy Vail Delivers Closing Remarks.
