Schedule

Thomas Point (8-5) || Atrium- registration and exhibitor set-up || Keynote address by Dr. Edith Widder || Ballroom || Communications Pod Meeting New Member Gathering- during lunch in Ballroom || Ballroom (split into 3 is fine) Communications Pod to meet in PowerHouse- Thomas Point || with small presentation on Youth Summit? || Ballroom || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * **Saturday, July 19** || Event || Room(s) needed ||
 * 9:00am-4:00pm || Sea Grant Meeting? || Windjammer (8-5) ||
 * ||  || Boardroom- 24 hours ||
 * **Sunday, July 20** ||  ||   ||
 * 9:00am to 4:00pm || NMEA Board Meeting || Boardroom- 24 hours
 * 6:00pm to 9:00pm || NMEA Board Dinner || McGarveys? ||
 * **Monday, July 21** ||  ||   ||
 * 8:00am - 12:00pm || Registration and exhibitor set-up || Boardroom and Windjammer- 24 hours for us
 * 8:00am - 12:00pm || Registration and exhibitor set-up || Boardroom and Windjammer- 24 hours for us
 * 9:00 am- 10:00 am || Operations Pod Meeting || LOCATION TBD by Operations Pod ||
 * 8:00 am - 4:00 pm || NNOCCI Pre-conference workshop || Thomas Point ||
 * 9:00 am - 12:00 pm || National Ocean Policy Pre-conference workshop || Point Lookout ||
 * 9:00 am - 4:00 pm || Reflecting on practice Introduction Pre-conference workshop || Windmill Point ||
 * 7:00 am - 3:00 pm || International breakfast and Global Ocean Literacy Meeting || Thomas Point?? ||
 * 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm || Exhibits open || Atrium ||
 * 1:00pm - 10:00PM || Naval Academy Event || OFFSITE ||
 * **Tuesday, July 22** ||  ||   ||
 * 7:00 am - 4:30 pm || Registration open || Windjammer (note, we have Windjammer, Boardroom and Atrium 24 hours) ||
 * 8:00am - 5:00 pm || Exhibit Hall Open || Atrium ||
 * 8:15 am - 9:30 am || Welcome
 * 8:15 am - 9:30 am || Welcome
 * 9:30am - 10:00am || Break || COFFEE, WATER, SNACKS in Atrium ||
 * 10:00am-4:00 pm || Youth Summit || Main Sail ||
 * 10:00 am-10:45am || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack ||
 * 11:00am - 11:45am || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack ||
 * 12:00pm -1:15pm || Lunch
 * 1:30pm - 2:15pm || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack ||
 * 2:30pm - 3:15pm || Concurrent Session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack ||
 * 3:30pm - 4:15pm || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack ||
 * 4:30 pm- 5:00 pm || Buses depart for National Aquarium ||  ||
 * 5:30pm - 10:00pm || National Aquarium event || NO ROOMS- except Boardroom and Windjammer and Atrium ||
 * **Wednesday, July 23** ||  ||   ||
 * 7:00 am - 5:00 pm || Registration and NMEA Central open || Windjammer ||
 * 7:00am-8:15 am || Stakeholders and Events Pods Meeting || PowerHouse- to start in Thomas Point and split into rooms upstairs as needed ||
 * 8:00am - 3:30pm || Exhibit Hall Open || Atrium ||
 * 8:30am - 9:30am || Plenary Speaker: Mike Wysession
 * 8:00am - 3:30pm || Exhibit Hall Open || Atrium ||
 * 8:30am - 9:30am || Plenary Speaker: Mike Wysession
 * 9:30am- 10:00am || Break || COFFEE, WATER, SNACKS ||
 * 10:00am -10:45am || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 11:00am-11:45am || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 11:45am-12:15 pm || Break and view chapter baskets to start bidding || Lobby or Atrium ||
 * 12:15 pm -1:30pm || CHAPTER LUNCH with chapter basket bag auction || Ballroom (NOT SPLIT!) ||
 * 1:30pm - 2:15pm || Stegner lecture by Billy B || Ballroom (NOT SPLIT!) ||
 * 2:30pm - 3:15pm || Concurrent Session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 3:30pm - 4:15pm || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 4:15pm - 4:45pm || BREAK and POSTER SET-UP ||  ||
 * 4:45pm - 6:00pm || Poster session and cocktails with hors d'ouevres || Thomas Point and Point Lookout, 2 auction tables in Windmill Point ||
 * 6:00pm -10:00pm || Dinner and Auction at Hotel || Atrium and Ballroom (with PowerHouse for potential overflow if we need dessert reception there) ||
 * **Thursday, July 24** ||  ||   ||
 * 7:00 am - 5:00 pm || Registration and NMEA Central open || Windjammer ||
 * 7:00 am - 8:15 am || Issues and Trends Pod Meeting || Thomas Point- break into smaller groups upstairs as needed ||
 * 8:30am - 9:15am || Plenary Speaker: Rita Colwell || Ballroom ||
 * 9:15am-9:45am || Break || COFFEE, WATER, SNACKS ||
 * 9:45am -10:30am || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 10:45am - 11:30pm || Concurrent session || Salons A, B, C, Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 11:45am -12:30pm || Concurrent Session || Thomas Point East and West, Point Lookout, Windmill Point East and West, Topsider, Skipjack, Main Sail ||
 * 12:30pm - 2:30pm || Lunch and Business meeting with awards ceremony (including MAMEA awards) || Ballroom (all as one room) ||
 * 3:00pm-5:00pm || New Board Meeting || Thomas Point ||
 * 5:30pm - 10:00pm || Crab feast and picnic (optional ticketed event) || NO ROOMS- except Boardroom and Windjammer ||
 * **Friday, July 25** ||  ||   ||
 * 9:00am - 12:00pm || Unconference (optional) || Boardroom and Windjammer- until 4 pm
 * **Friday, July 25** ||  ||   ||
 * 9:00am - 12:00pm || Unconference (optional) || Boardroom and Windjammer- until 4 pm
 * 9:00am -5:00pm || Field Trips ||  ||