March 9, 2009 – Monday

Location: George Washington University

8:15 – 8:45am	Coffee, Tea, Danish - Outside 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom
8:45 – 10:30am	Plenary: Advancing Federal Ocean Policy in the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration – 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom. Moderator – David Wilmot, Ocean Champions White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, Rep. Sam Farr (D. CA), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D RI), Del. Madeleine Bordallo (Guam).
10:45 – 12:15am	Plenary: State and Regional Initiatives - 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom. Moderator: Sarah Chasis NRDC Speakers: California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, N.Y. Deputy Sec. Of State George Stafford, Mass. Undersecretary for Oceans and Coasts Deerin Babb-Brott
12:30 – 2:00pm	Blue Beat Media Luncheon – 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom Moderator – David Helvarg, Blue Frontier Campaign Panelists: Joel Bourne – National Geographic, Tim Wheeler – Baltimore Sun, Beth Young – NPR, Anne Thompson – NBC Nightly News
2:15 – 3:30pm	Breakout Sessions / Panels (1) Greening Ports & Shipping – Room 301 Jackie Dragon Pacific Environment moderating – Panel includes David Pettit, NRDC, Joe Radisich, VP, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Dr. Naomi Rose, Humane Society, Joe Cox, Chamber of Shipping of America. The Arctic Meltdown: What a Changing Arctic Means for Our Ocean Plane – 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom Thomas E. Lovejoy, Pres. The Heinz Center Moderating – Panelists Stephanie Pfirman, Columbia University, John Oliver, Sr. Ocean Policy Advisor, U.S. Coast Guard, Michele Longo Eder, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Richard Spinrad, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA. Market Strategies for the Ocean – Room 307 Moderator Ned Daly, SeaWeb’s Seafood Choices Alliance – Panelists, Randy Hayes, Founder Rainforest Action Network, John Hocevar, Greenpeace Ocean Program, Major Seafood Distributor
3:45 – 5:00pm	Plenary Artists and writers for the Sea – 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom. Moderator Melanie Marks – Shark Trust Wines - National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry, Marine Artist Wyland, Sherman’s Lagoon Cartoonist Jim Toomey, Authors Carl Safina and Deborah Cramer
5:00 – 5:45	Training for Hill Day Visits/Field Organizing – 3rd Floor Grand Ballroom John Weber – Surfrider Foundation, and Hill Organizers
8:00 – 11:00pm	Celebration of the Sea Second Evening Event – Science Club, 1136 19th Street NW With surf films, ocean-themed drinks and other treats Organizer: DC Chapter Surfrider Foundation

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