Preserving Coastal Environments: 2000 Annual Conference and Field Trip Held November 2-4, 2000 Monterey Beach Hotel, Monterey, CA Sponsored by the California Shore and Beach Preservation Association (CSBPA), CalCoast, and the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG). Thursday November 2 Noon - 5:00 p.m. Registration 1:00 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, About the Conference 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Session 1: Preserving and Restoring Coastal Water Quality - The Science and Politics of Beach Closure 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Break 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Session 2: Preserving and Restoring Coastal Water Quality - A Case of Study from Huntington Beach 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Session 3: Economic Aspects of the Coastal Environment 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Session 4: Mapping the California Coast - Surfrider Foundation 's Beachscape Program 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dinner Meeting - CalCoast Board of Directors Dinner Meeting California Shore and Beach Board of Directors - (members welcome to attend) Friday, November 3 8:00 - 5:00 p.m. Registration 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Session 5: The Coastal Environment of Monterey Bay 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Assembly-member Fred Keeley: Sacramento Update 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break 10:15 - 11:45 a.m. Session 6: Preserving Coastal Environments - State and Federal Activities 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon with Congressman Sam Farr 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. Session 7: Preserving Coastal Environments - Wetlands 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Session 8: Preserving Coastal Environments- Beaches, Nourishment and Management Part I 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Session 9: Preserving Coastal Environments- Beaches, Part II 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Dinner/ Speaker/ Awards Program Speaker: Peter Douglas, Executive Director, California Coastal Commission Saturday, November 4 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tour #1 - Elkhorn Slough Tour #2 - Monterey Bay Shoreline