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NMEA Conference Planning Meeting
March 27, 2024 | Virtual
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Past Events
Documents to Support Travel 2024.pdfSAME Annual Meeting 2024
January 26-28, 2024 | Gulf Shores, AL
The SAME Annual Meeting will take place in January at The Learning Campus at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, AL.
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NMEA Annual Conference 2023
July 23-27, 2023 | Bellingham, WA
Theme: Strait to Sound: Gathering at the Salish Sea
2023 Water Wednesdays.pdfQuarterly Virtual Speaker Series: John O'Connell's Water Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | Virtual
Water Wednesdays is an ongoing series organized by John O'Connell. An educational series ... Water Wednesdays' focus is to educate, inform, and increase awareness of #allthingswater. SAME will be joining the April webinar for our next quarterly virtual speaker series! Come learn about the world of aquaponics.
Those interested in participating these free and virtual seminars can get tickets on Eventbrite by following this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-water-wednesdays-tickets-549747007097. Feel free to join any of the webinars.
Water Wednesdays will be hosted the third Wednesday of the month on Teams. Participates with tickets will receive an email with the Team invitation 3 days prior to the event.
SAME Annual Meeting
January 19-21, 2023 | Mandeville, LA
The SAME Annual Meeting will take place in January at Fontainebleau State Park in Mandeville, LA.
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Documents to Support Travel - Google Docs.pdf
Virtual Speaker Series: Matthew Abernathy
August 23, 2022 | 4:30- 5:30 pm CST | Virtual via Microsoft Teams
Our speaker series continues! Join Matthew Abernathy, Education & Outreach Coordinator for the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, to learn about how over half of all Texans are connected to Galveston Bay. This interactive program serves to highlight the benefits and importance of Galveston Bay and the surrounding watershed as well as introduce participants to the Galveston Bay Estuary Program and help to foster the connection that we all have to this important resource. For more information on the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, please visit https://gbep.texas.gov.
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SAME Summer Meet-Up
July 16, 2022 | Spanish Fort, AL | 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Whether you're attending the NMEA conference in person or virtually, we're hoping to get SAME members together for a summer meet-up on Saturday, July 16th at the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort, AL. All SAME members are invited, and you can bring an adult guest if they're an educator! We'll explore 5 Rivers indoors and outdoors (possibly kayaking!) in the morning, and catch up on all things SAME and NMEA after lunch.
Where: 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center, Spanish Fort, AL
When: Saturday, July 16, 9 am - 2 pm ish
Cost: Free!
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NMEA Annual Conference 2022
July 9-13, 2022 | HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY • LONG ISLAND, NY | IN PERSON + ONLINE
Theme: Charting the Course with Perseverance
Louisiana SAME Members TRIVIA!
May 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM | ONLINE
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Virtual Speaker Series with Dr. Renee Collini
May 19, 2022 | 4:00 PM CST | Virtual
Renee has a dual appointment as a Coastal Climate Resilience Specialist with Mississippi State University and Sea Grant. Focused on sea-level rise, Renee facilitates the flow of information between researchers and decision-makers to improve science application. The lead of the Program for Local Adaptation to Climate Effects: Sea-Level Rise, she integrates a multi-state network of stakeholders, researchers, NGOs, and state and federal agencies to build tools, programs, and projects to address gaps in sea-level rise observing, research, and decision-making in the northern Gulf of Mexico. She has collaborated on projects and efforts that have improved coastal community and environmental resilience and has led development of tools that have been applied throughout the Gulf and across the United States. Collini is a recognized leader in resilience across the Gulf of Mexico and is serving as an author on the Fifth National Climate Assessment Coastal Effects Chapter.
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SAME Annual Meeting 2022
January 21-22, 2022 | Hybrid & Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL
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Registration Costs: FREE!
Virtual Happy Hour with Guest Speaker Dr. Kelly Darnell
October 14, 2021 | Virtual
Dr. Kelly Darnell is a coastal and benthic ecologist whose research mainly focuses on seagrass ecosystems. Her specific research interests include seagrass-animal interactions, seagrass reproductive biology and ecology, and physiological and ecological responses to stressors. Dr. Darnell uses a combination of laboratory and field experiments and surveys to address hypothesis-driven questions with relevance to coastal management, conservation and restoration in the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. She has a B.A. degree in Biology from Wittenberg University, a M.S. Degree in Marine Science from University of South Alabama, and a Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Darnell is currently an Assistant Research Professor at The University of Southern Mississippi and is the incoming President of the Gulf and Estuarine Research Society. She also serves as Director of the Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence, a $25M research grants program established with settlement funds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. You can find more information about Dr. Darnell’s research and current projects on her lab’s website at www.darnellseagrassecologylab.com.
Teal Illustrative Trivia Event Flyer.pdfVirtual Fall Trivia!
August 26, 2021 | Virtual
We're hosted a trivia night! Inspired by trivia at the NMEA Conference, we wanted our next virtual series to include networking and testing out your best ocean knowledge! Congrats to our winning team, "The Pixelettes." Each member of the team won a $25 prize.
NMEA Annual Conference
July 14-16, 2021 | Virtual
July 17, 2021 | In-Person Field Trip with SAME
NMEA hosted a virtual conference this summer from July 14-17, 2021. The theme this year was “Your Connection to Water,” focusing on our personal connection to water, as well as the virtual connection to which we have all become so familiar. Several SAME members presented wonderful talks, and we had a virtual chapter meeting during the conference. Missed out this year? SAME will support one member each year through a registration scholarship for the NMEA Annual Conference. For more information, see Scholarships & Awards.
SAME also hosted an in-person field trip at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center. It was so wonderful to get together and spend time with each other outdoors kayaking!
Virtual Spring Meeting
May 13, 2021 | Virtual
At our 2020 Annual Meeting, members tossed around ideas of having quarterly presentations and meet-ups to keep the SAME membership and momentum going. On May 13, 2021, we had our first virtual quarterly meeting with guest speaker Jun Ebersole!
SAME Annual Meeting 2020
December 16, 2020 | Virtual
On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, we held our SAME Annual Meeting virtually. We kicked off the meeting with an awesome presentation by Dr. Marcus Drymon of Mississippi State University's Coastal Research and Extension Center. Following a quick break, we jumped into our Business Meeting to discuss all the things happening with our membership. One major outcome of the meeting was that membership fees will be waived for 2021 to help recruit new and re-recruit former members. Is this you or someone you know? If so, fill out our form on the Membership Page today!
SAME Annual Meeting 2019
November 8-9, 2019 | Grand Bay NERR, Moss Point, MS
Check out some recaps of our 2019 Annual Meeting!