Month: November 2020

U.S. SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE: TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI RIVER CITIES & CALIFORNIA STRATEGIES

Posted on November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

The Texas Legislature will be asked to approve a $26 billion coastal defense network, including $12 billion for storm surge gates to protect Galveston Bay and the Port of Houston from hurricanes and storm surges, according to Tony Williams, environmental review coordinator for the Texas General Land Office.

Williams was addressing the first day of the Storms, Flooding and Sea Level Defense 2020 conference produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of American Military Engineers which took place on Zoom on November 18th.

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U.S. SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE: PORT STRATEGIES FOR NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HAWAII, WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA, & ROTTERDAM

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

The second day of the Storms, Flooding & Sea Level Defense 2020 conference featured sea level defense strategies being developed by ports from New York/ New Jersey, Hawaii, Washington, California and Rotterdam.

The conference was produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and the Society of American Military Engineers and took place virtually on November 19th, 2020.

The Port of New Orleans discussed its plans on the first day of the conference.

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PCNC Welcomes Port of Oakland’s Danny Wan & Bryan Brandes on Dec 1 – Via Zoom @ 11:00 am

Posted on November 5, 2020December 7, 2020 by Stas Margaronis

Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan and Port Maritime Director Bryan Brandes will provide PCNC a year-end review of the Port’s challenges and successes in 2020.

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For questions, please contact: ap**********@***il.com

STORMS, FLOODING & SEA LEVEL DEFENSE CONFERENCE 2020: NOVEMBER 18-19, 2020 VIA ZOOM

Posted on November 1, 2020February 27, 2024 by Stas Margaronis

SAVE THE DATE!

Please join port and resiliency stakeholders from Hawaii, Washington, California, Texas, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, New Jersey and the Netherlands in attending the Storms, Flooding & Sea Level DefenseConference 2020 on Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19 Via Zoom.

Referencing the Netherlands, the conference will look at how ports and states are defending their coasts and inland waterways.

The SFSLD conference is produced by the Propeller Club of Northern California and co-sponsored by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME).

See the agenda

See speaker bios (partial)

Find news and background papers (more will be added)

Register for the conference here. There is a $25.00 registration fee per person to attend this year’s conference webinar – unless you are an organization or individual unable to afford the fee.

Sponsorships: You can be a conference sponsor and have your company logo displayed on the conference website and during the conference for $200. For more information: https://propellerclubnortherncalifornia.org/sea-level-defense-conference-2020/attendance-form-sld-conference-2020/

Students: You will receive attendance confirmation at no charge, if you send a cover letter and bio expressing your interest in the conference to: ap**********@***il.com

Questions: ap**********@***il.com

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