Presidents’ Forum on Meeting Coastal Challenges
1st Presidents’ Forum on Meeting Coastal Challenges

January 25, 2005 Forum:

• Meeting Minutes (382KB PDF)
• Meeting Summary (88KB PDF) – Courtesy Sonia Ladhan, Center for Hazards Assessment, Response and Technology, University of New Orleans
• Coastal Challenges poster (4.08MB PDF)

Science Panel Presentations:

• Intro Slides (47KB PowerPoint Presentation)
• A Century of Coastal Degradation and Our Current Approach to Restoration (7.74MB PowerPoint Presentation) — Robert Twilley
• Using Technology to Illustrate the Realities of Hurricane Vulnerability (6.31MB PowerPoint Presentation) – Ivor van Heerden
  • Hurricane Pam Exercise 2004 (52.97MB animation; 17 seconds)
  • Hurricane Lili Storm Surge (2003) (18.33MB animation; 6 seconds)
  • Chemical Release During Hurricane Lili (2003) (3.96MB animation; 5 seconds)
• The Changing Face and Elevations of Coastal Louisiana (30.04MB PowerPoint Presentation) – Tim Osborn
• Geographic Information Systems: A Tool for Addressing Coastal Challenges (25.70MB PowerPoint Presentation) – DeWitt Braud
• The Evolution of Marine Extension and Socioeconomic Research (5.61MB PowerPoint Presentation) – Rex Caffey