2026 Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Regional Meeting

Schedule & agenda

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All times, locations, and session are subject to change.

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM

REGISTRATION/LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
OUTSIDE BALLROOM B

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

WELCOME AND PLENARY SESSION
BALLROOM B

Bill Hubbard, Mid-Atlantic Extension Assembly Chair
Maryland Sea Grant

Kelly Donaldson, Communications Lead
Pennsylvania Sea Grant

Peter Rowe, Director
New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium

Nicholas J. Angarone, PP/AICP
Chief Climate Resilience Officer
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
 
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

BREAK/HOTEL CHECK-IN

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION A
Advancing Regional Fisheries & Aquaculture
ROOM: CORAL

CONCURRENT SESSION B
Creating and Leading Durable Networks
ROOM: BIMINI

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Tools Café
BALLROOM A

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

WELCOME RECEPTION
Heavy Hors d’oeuvres and multiple ‘carving’ stations.
State display tables.
BALLROOMS A & B

After 8:00 PM

DINNER ON YOUR OWN/HOSPITALITY SUITE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

REGISTRATION OPEN

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST
BALLROOM A

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

FUNCTIONAL GROUP MEETINGS
• Communicators
• Directors
• Educators
• Extension Leaders
• Research Coordinators/Fiscal
VARIOUS LOCATIONS

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

CROSS-CUTTING SKILLS SESSION
Responding to Change: Energy Transitions and Crisis Preparedness
BALLROOM B

 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

 BREAK

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION A
Workforce and Capacity Building for Resilient Communities
ROOM: CORAL

CONCURRENT SESSION B
Between the Tides: Sea Grant’s Work in Urban Spaces
ROOM: BIMINI

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

AWARDS LUNCHEON
Extension Assembly Awards
Updates from the National Sea Grant Office and Sea Grant Law Center
BALLROOMS A & B

1:30 pm – 2:00 PM

BREAK

2:00 PM – 5:45 PM

FIELD EXPERIENCES
Sea Bright Storm Recovery Resilience Tour
Highlands Clam Depuration Plant and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center at Sandy Hook
Keansburg Floodgate Site Tour

See session descriptions for more information.

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION AT HOTEL
Level Up Learning: Using Games to Teach Marine and Coastal Science
LOCATION TBD

3:00 pm – 3:30 PM

BREAK

3:30 pm – 4:30 PM

CONCURRENT SESSION AT HOTEL
Big Games for Big Issues: Marine Debris

After 4:30 PM

DINNER ON YOUR OWN/HOSPITALITY SUITE

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

BREAKFAST
BALLROOM A

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

FOCUS AREA GROUP GROUP MEETINGS
VARIOUS LOCATIONS TBD

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

CONCURRENT SESSION A
Place-Based Approaches for Adaptation Planning
ROOM: CORAL

CONCURRENT SESSION B
Sea the Numbers: A Budget Refresher
ROOM: BIMINI

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

BREAK

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM

LIGHTNING TALKS: COLLABORATION HIGHLIGHTS
BALLROOM B

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM

MEETING REPORT OUT
BALLROOM B

12:00 PM

2026 MID-ATLANTIC MEETING IS CONCLUDED

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