2007 Annual Northern Gulf Institute Conference

Day One

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

7:30am	Registration and Poster Set-up	Magnolia B
8:00am	Continental Breakfast	Magnolia B
8:30am	Welcome and Conference Logistics - David R. Shaw, PhD, Director, Northern Gulf Institute	Magnolia C
8:45am	Welcome to the Mississippi Coast - William W. Walker, PhD, Executive Director, MS Department of Marine Resources
9:00am	Keynote Address - Alexander E. (Sandy) MacDonald, PhD, Deputy Assistant Director, NOAA Research Laboratories and CIs, and Director, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
9:45am	Break	Magnolia B
10:00am	Collaborative Focus of NGI - David R. Shaw, PhD

1^st Year Academic Partners Research Overview

10:20am Dauphin Island Sea Lab - John Dindo, PhD, and Ken Heck, PhD

10:40am Florida State University - Eric Chassignet, PhD

11:00am Louisianna State University - Robert R. Twilley, PhD

11:20am University of Southern Mississippi - Steven L. Lohrenz, PhD

11:40am Mississippi State University - Michael J. Carron, PhD

Noon Lunch Magnolia E,F

1:00pm NGI Research Outreach and Transition – Sharon Hodge, JD, NGI Policy Analyst and Outreach Coordinator Magnolia C

1^st Year NOAA Projects

1:10pm The NOAA Ecosystems Data Assembly Center - Russell H. Beard

1:20pm Forecasting the Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes through the Integration of Retrospective Remotely Sensed Imagery with Hydrographic and Biological Data from the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Erik Davenport, PhD

1:30pm Habitat Linkages, Spatial Demographics and Food Web Components of the Northeastern Gulf Fisheries Ecosystem – Doug DeVries, PhD

1:40pm Mercury Bioaccumulation in Mobile Bay: A Model for Other Gulf of Mexico Estuaries – David Evans, PhD

1:50pm Development of Genetic Sensors to Monitor Waters for Threats to Human Health – Kelly Goodwin, PhD

2:00pm The Role of Meteorologically and Tidally Driven Flows in the Estuarine Recruitment of Fall-Winter Spawned Larval Fish and Post-Larval Brown Shrimp – Redwood Nero, PhD

2:10pm Building a Comprehensive Data Base on the Early Life Stages of Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz, PhD

2:20pm Enabling and Initiating Observing System Simulation Experiments of a Coastal High Resolution Oceanographic Model in the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Peter Ortner, PhD (Presentation by Villy Kourafalou, PhD)

2:30pm Temperature and Salinity Effects on the Growth and Survival of Juvenile Penaeid Shrimps: Implications for the Influence of River Diversions on Production – Lawrence Rozas, PhD

2:40pm Estimating Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in the River Dominated Northern Gulf of Mexico – Rik Wanninkhof, PhD

2:50pm Break Magnolia B

3:00pm NOAA Regional Ecosystem Focus – Russell H. Beard, Acting Director NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center Magnolia C

3:10pm NOAA Goal Focus – John Cortinas, PhD, NOAA Cooperative Institutes Program Manager

3:20pm Break-out (4 groups for NGI Goals Discussion) – David R. Shaw, PhD

4:15pm Observations of Collaboration Opportunities – Report on breakout session conclusions – Glade Woods, Co-Director, Northern Gulf Institute

4:30pm Poster Q & A Collaboration Magnolia B

6:30pm Mississippi Sunset & Sounds (Enjoy Northern Gulf buffet conducive to networking with fellow researchers) Azalea A,B

Day Two

Thursday, May 17, 2007

7:30am	Continental Breakfast	Azalea B,C,D
8:30am	NGI Operations - NGI Operations – Panel Discussion – Shaw, Uhart, Cortinas, and Council of Fellows
9:30am	Collaboration Opportunities – Compilation of Project Profiles – Michael Uhart, Glade Woods
10:00am	Break
10:15am	Advisory Council Members Panel Discussion on Needs Assessment Process and Collaboration Opportunities
11:15am	NGI Proposal Process and Report Requirements – David Shaw, PhD
Noon	Lunch
1:30pm	Conference Adjourns

	10:20am	Dauphin Island Sea Lab - John Dindo, PhD, and Ken Heck, PhD
	10:40am	Florida State University - Eric Chassignet, PhD
	11:00am	Louisianna State University - Robert R. Twilley, PhD
	11:20am	University of Southern Mississippi - Steven L. Lohrenz, PhD
	11:40am	Mississippi State University - Michael J. Carron, PhD

Noon	Lunch	Magnolia E,F
1:00pm	NGI Research Outreach and Transition – Sharon Hodge, JD, NGI Policy Analyst and Outreach Coordinator	Magnolia C

	1:10pm	The NOAA Ecosystems Data Assembly Center - Russell H. Beard
	1:20pm	Forecasting the Ecological Impacts of Hurricanes through the Integration of Retrospective Remotely Sensed Imagery with Hydrographic and Biological Data from the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Erik Davenport, PhD
	1:30pm	Habitat Linkages, Spatial Demographics and Food Web Components of the Northeastern Gulf Fisheries Ecosystem – Doug DeVries, PhD
	1:40pm	Mercury Bioaccumulation in Mobile Bay: A Model for Other Gulf of Mexico Estuaries – David Evans, PhD
	1:50pm	Development of Genetic Sensors to Monitor Waters for Threats to Human Health – Kelly Goodwin, PhD
	2:00pm	The Role of Meteorologically and Tidally Driven Flows in the Estuarine Recruitment of Fall-Winter Spawned Larval Fish and Post-Larval Brown Shrimp – Redwood Nero, PhD
	2:10pm	Building a Comprehensive Data Base on the Early Life Stages of Fishes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Joanne Lyczkowski-Shultz, PhD
	2:20pm	Enabling and Initiating Observing System Simulation Experiments of a Coastal High Resolution Oceanographic Model in the Northern Gulf of Mexico – Peter Ortner, PhD (Presentation by Villy Kourafalou, PhD)
	2:30pm	Temperature and Salinity Effects on the Growth and Survival of Juvenile Penaeid Shrimps: Implications for the Influence of River Diversions on Production – Lawrence Rozas, PhD
	2:40pm	Estimating Air-Sea Carbon Dioxide Fluxes in the River Dominated Northern Gulf of Mexico – Rik Wanninkhof, PhD

2:50pm	Break	Magnolia B
3:00pm	NOAA Regional Ecosystem Focus – Russell H. Beard, Acting Director NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center	Magnolia C
3:10pm	NOAA Goal Focus – John Cortinas, PhD, NOAA Cooperative Institutes Program Manager
3:20pm	Break-out (4 groups for NGI Goals Discussion) – David R. Shaw, PhD
4:15pm	Observations of Collaboration Opportunities – Report on breakout session conclusions – Glade Woods, Co-Director, Northern Gulf Institute
4:30pm	Poster Q & A Collaboration	Magnolia B
6:30pm	Mississippi Sunset & Sounds (Enjoy Northern Gulf buffet conducive to networking with fellow researchers)	Azalea A,B