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 – 5:00 PM
REGISTRATION
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
WELCOME AND PLENARY SESSION
BALLROOMS A & 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
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 Development for Resilient Communities
ROOM: CORAL
CONCURRENT SESSION B
Addressing Coastal Challenges in Urban Centers
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
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
BREAK
After 5:45 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
RCE, ELWD, HCE, SFA GROUP MEETINGS
VARIOUS LOCATIONS
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 – 11:00AM
LIGHTNING TALKS: COLLABORATION HIGHLIGHTS
BALLROOM B
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
MEETING REPORT OUT
BALLROOM B
11:30 PM
2026 MID-ATLANTIC MEETING IS CONCLUDED
