Presidents Message

Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers volume 7, issue 2 summer 2007 President’s Message The past four months have been extremely busy for COPRI as it has sponsored or co-sponsored four highly successful conferences and events: the Ports™ 2007 Conference; the Offshore Technology Conference 2007-OTC “07” and ASCE OTC Hall of Fame Gala Dinner; and the Coastal Sediments 2007 Conference. The success of these activities is a direct result of the dedication and hard work of numerous individuals: organizing committees’ leadership and members; Institute and ASCE Conference Department staff; Governing Board members; exhibitors; financial and nonfinancial sponsors; Institute Corporate members; Cooperating Organizations; technical paper authors/co-authors/presenters; and finally the attendees of these conferences and events. There is no doubt that with our partners, volunteers and staff the recent conferences and events met and furthered the Institute’s “Vision” of improving the knowledge, education, development and practice of civil engineering and other disciplines in the coastal, ocean, port, waterways, riverine and wetlands environment. Key to accomplishing COPRI’s mission and vision is ensuring that our technical activities, conferences, events, publications, etc. are financially successful. The Institute relies on these revenues to support the work of our committees; invest in membership benefits; fund initiatives and programs to better serve you and your profession; invest in the organizing and planning of future COPRI continued on page 7 Engler Receives Moffatt & Nichol Award for Coastal Projects Dr. Robert M. Engler, Ph.D., M.ASCE, a Moffatt & Nichol employee, recently received COPRI’s Moffatt & Nichol Award for outstanding achievement in the field of harbor and coastal engineering. The award recognizes new ideas that can be implemented to expand the engineering or construction techniques available for projects. Engler was chosen primarily for his contributions while serving in his former position with the Army Corps of Engineers. Engler, a geochemist, has conducted research on contaminated sediments and flooded soils biogeochemistry, assessed dredged material and disposal management and evaluated guidelines for contaminated sediments and dredged material. He is widely known for his work as an expert witness on topics which include dredging and its environmental impact. Leadership, creativity and expertise contributing to the continued viability of the Nation’s maritime gateways for over 30 years brought Engler to the attention of the awards committee. “He has provided leadership creativity and expertise to the engineering, scientific and environmental community for the construction and maintenance of our ports’ waterways in the United States,” said the Moffatt & Nichol Award Committee. continued on page 3 COPRI Governing Board Stephen A. Curtis, P.E. President Steve.Curtis@tteci.com James A. Blanchar, P.E. Vice President jblanchar@aol.com Billy Edge, Ph.D., P.E. Past President bedge@civil.tamu.edu Gordon H. Sterling Past President redikop@aol.com David Kriebel, P.E. Secretary kriebel@usna.edu John R. Headland, P.E. Treasurer jheadland@moffattnichol.com Lesly Ewing, P.E. ASCE Representative lewing@coastal.ca.gov Highlights Organizational Members ................................................3 Committee and Member Updates ..................................4 Conferences...................................................................6 2 PORTS 2007 Conference Brings Record Crowd Almost 800 individuals gathered in San Diego in late March 2007 for the eleventh in a series of triennial “Ports” conferences. “Ports 2007–30 Years of Sharing Ideas”: Promoted by the ASCE/ COPRI National Ports and Harbors Committee, the event was held at the La Costa Resort and Spa, and by all accounts was a tremendous success. The conference was cohosted by the Unified Port of San Diego and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, with the U.S. Section of the International Navigation Association (PIANC) as a co-sponsor. As always, the heart of the conference was the outstanding technical program. More than 130 technical papers were presented at the conference. Three technical short courses, including “Vessel Berthing and Mooring”; “Geotextile Tubes for Dredged Material Dewatering”; and “Coastal Hazard Analysis and Mapping” were offered to attendees. Conferees also participated in tours and social programs culminating in a gala event aboard the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier home of the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum. Ensuring that infrastructure efficiently supports operational requirements for naval facilities has given Steve Islelin, P.E. the chance to be involved anti-terrorism efforts. Mr. Iselin, Chief Engineer and Assistant Commander for Capital Improvements for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC), shared his expertise in the conference’s opening address. He was followed by a keynote speech from Captain Paul E. Wiedenhoeft, Commander of the Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles/Long Beach. Capt. Wiedenhoeft has protected 320 miles of California coastline at the nation’s largest port complex which includes the San Pedro Bay ports and Port Hueneme. He is responsible for port safety and security, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and shoreside navigation. Conference highlights included roundtable discussions on Marinas 2020, a vision for harbor infrastructure, and Natural Disasters, a panel discussion of assessments by COPRI members of both Hurricane Katrina and the Asian Tsunami. Technical papers presented at the conference were selected from more than 300 submissions. Those authors’ works covered: • Port Planning • Environmental Issue Mitigation • Waterways and Channels • Landside Transport • Terminals and Specific Facilities • Security • Life Cycle Management • Non-Traditional Projects Conference papers have been compiled in Ports 2007: 30 Years of Sharing Ideas…1977-200, edited by Wade Watson P.E., available Help ASCE Recognize Greatness Colleagues who have contributed to civil engineering through their outstanding leadership, research or substantial career accomplishments merit the accolades of their peers. The Society’s Honors and Awards Program invites your nominations for the 2008 selection cycle. Of more than 80 ASCE awards, COPRI members will be especially interested in the following: AWARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT: • Honorary Member • OPAL • Hans Albert Einstein Award • International Coastal Engineering Award • John G. Moffatt-Frank E. Nichol Harbor and Coastal Engineering Award AWARDS FOR PAPERS: • Norman Medal/J. James R. Croes Medal • ASCE State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award • Arthur M. Wellington Prize AWARDS ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNGER MEMBERS: • Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize (achievement) • Alfred Noble Prize (papers) AWARDS FOR SERVICE: • Presidents’ Award (service to the member’s country) • President’s Medal (service to the profession, ASCE or the public) • William H. Wisely American Civil Engineer Award (service to ASCE) To learn more visit www.asce.org/awards on the Web or contact the Honors and Awards Program office at awards@asce.org. ■ from the ASCE Publications Department. To order, visit the COPRI website at www.coprinstitute.org. The Ports and Harbors Committee has determined that the next Ports Conference will be held in 2010 in Jacksonville, Florida, with Dr. Stephen Dickenson (Professor - Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University) as Chairman. Volunteers wishing to assist in the planning of the 2010 Conference, or those having inquiries about the upcoming event, can contact him at stephen.dickenson@oregonstate.edu. ■ www.coprinstitute.org Waterways 3 Engler Receives Award continued from page 1 “He has used his technical and policy activities at the national and international levels to address laws and regulations by developing criteria that control dredging and disposal activities globally. The maritime industry would have been severely limited without his skill, knowledge and perseverance over the past decades in its efforts to provide sufficient water depth in the ports and adjacent waterways while meeting the environmental responsibility set by ever stricter requirements promulgated by the Congress and the States.” Engler has served as a technical consultant to the US Army Corps of Engineers, US Environmental Protection Agency, US State Department and United Nations on contaminated sediments, dredged material, ocean dumping, material disposal and natural resource management. Along with authoring more than 100 publications, Engler has testified to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget more than 30 times. He is a member of PIANC. Engler received his training at Louisiana State University, receiving a B.S. in Soil Science in 1967, and M.S. in Microelement Soil Fertility in 1969 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Flooded Soils and Sediments in 1972. ■ FEATURED ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS GETTING THE JOB DONE Trumbull, CT (203) 268-5007 Plymouth, MA (508) 830-1110 Gibbsboro, NJ (856) 248-1200 www.ocean-coastal.com Organizational Members Sustaining Organizational Member ■ COASTAL • STRUCTURAL DREDGING/CIVIL REGULATORY SERVICES UNDERWATER INVESTIGATION CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/ WATERFRONT MANAGEMENT Tetra Tech, Inc. Supporting Organizational Members ■ ■ Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Institute for Water Resources ■ Parsons Brinckerhoff Organizational Members ■ Arcadis, Inc., BBL ■ Manson Construction Company ■ Moffatt & Nichol ■ MWH Americas Inc. ■ Ocean and Coastal Consultants ■ Ocean Facilities Program NAVFAC ■ U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center ■ Waterway Surveys & Engineering KNOW SOMEONE not receiving Waterways? Do you know someone who is not receiving their quarterly issue of Waterways? If so, please send an email to copri@asce.org with the member’s mailing and email address. Feel free to invite them to visit www.asce.org/myprofile (or call 800-548-2723) to verify and/or update their contact information today! Past versions of Waterways are available online in the COPRI news section at http://www.coprinstitute.org/news/newsarchives.cfm. Please help us help you to receive all your membership benefits by keeping your contact information current. Waterways www.coprinstitute.org COMMITTEE & MEMBER 4 Edward B. Thornton Receives ICE Award Update on the Coastal Engineering Certification Effort by COPRI Last fall the Coastal Engineering Certification Committee undertook a poll of the coastal engineers at the 30th ICCE Conference to gage interest in certification for coastal engineers. There was strong support for this effort and the Coastal Engineering Certification Committee is now developing a work plan for implementing a coastal engineering certification effort. The Certification would be available as a voluntary post-PE option for engineers who wish to demonstrate proficiency in the specialized area of coastal engineering. This Certification is intended to be a service both to the engineers who have worked in the area of coastal engineering as well as to the general public who have coastal projects that may require specialized training and awareness of the challenges of working along the coast. The certification process would evaluate an engineer’s background and proficiency in coastal engineering through review of education, experience, ethics, an examination of the basic body of knowledge, and efforts at continuing education in the coastal field. The Coastal Engineering Certification Committee members, Walter Crampton, Lesley Ewing, Lee Harris, Steve Howard, Steven Hughes and David Kreibel will present a draft work plan to the COPRI Board for review and comment. If approved by the Board, the plan will go forward to the ASCE Committee on Engineering Certification and then work will begin on the certification process and development of testing protocols and body of knowledge elements that would be part of the coastal engineering examination. Anyone wishing to get involved with this committee and in the future steps for development and implementation of coastal engineering certification should contact COPRI Director Tom Chase at 703-295-6027 or any of the committee members. ■ Dr. Edward B. Thornton, Distinguished Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA., received the International Coastal Engineering Award for 2007 at the May Coastal Sediments ‘07 conference in New Orleans. This award, established in 1978, has been presented annually for significant achievements in research, design and advancement of coastal engineering and science. Since the 1970s Dr. Thornton has made important and significant contributions in the area of nearshore physical oceanography and sediment transport. He has pioneered the collection and application of field observations. This is evidenced in his leadership of the Nearshore Sediment Transport Study in the early 1980s and the subsequent Sandy Duck series of field experiments in the 1990s. The latter is one of the most, if not the most, integrated and internationally collaborative set of nearshore field experiments to date. Dr. Thornton also has developed new approaches to the study of waves, currents and sediment transport on natural beaches. His work on principal nearshore dynamics has led to many seminal research papers representing the first field observations of wave set-up, swash oscillations, surf beat and infragravity wave dynamics, wave transformation, longshore currents sediment transport and seabed evolution. His professional leadership, service to the community, and insightfulness for the past three decades are paralleled by only the top researchers in his field. Without his contributions, we would be much less knowledgeable and much less capable than we are today. ■ Order Your COPRI Merchandise Today! Now you can show your support for your favorite Institute by proudly wearing the COPRI logo! Great for holiday gifts, COPRI is pleased to offer an array of merchandise all bearing the COPRI logo including mugs, note cards and embroidered polo shirts. Please visit www.coprinstitute.org or call 703-295-6370 for size availability and ordering instructions. Waterways www.coprinstitute.org UPDATES Curtis Inducted Into UMaine College of Engineering’s Francis Crowe Society COPRI President, Stephen A. Curtis P.E., M.ASCE, was inducted, as a Distinguished Engineer member, into the University of Maine (UMaine), College of Engineering’s Francis Crowe Society on April 19, 2007, at a ceremony on the UMaine campus in Orono. Mr. Curtis, an UMaine alumnus, was at the institution to make a presentation on the ASCE-COPRI sponsored Hurricane Katrina Ports, Harbors and Marine (PHM) Assessment to the annual joint dinner meeting of the ASCE Maine Section and UMaine Student Chapter. He recently served as Team Leader for the PHM teams which, in October 2005, assessed ports, harbors and marine infrastructure damage along the Alabama, Mississippi and the south Louisiana Gulf Coast, resulting from the August 29, 2005 Hurricane Katrina storm event. Following his presentation, Dr. Dana N. Humphrey, M.ASCE, Interim Dean of the College of Engineering, presented Mr. Curtis with a certificate recognizing his considerable contributions to the practice of civil engineering and bestowing upon him the title of Distinguished Engineer. As part of his recognition, Curtis also received the Francis Crowe Society medallion from Dean Humphrey. Mr. Curtis’ induction into the prestigious Francis Crowe Society resulted from a nomination by Philip Dunn, M.ASCE, Assistant Professor on the faculty of the School of Engineering Technology, Construction Management Technology. Each program within the UMaine College of Engineering may nominate and select a recipient to be inducted as a Distinguished Engineer. Recipients are individuals who have set 5 themselves apart in their field of study, who have honored the profession or made considerable engineering contributions to the state, nation or world. The induction of the Distinguished Engineers is intended to serve as a role model for the College’s new graduates. The Francis Crowe Society commemorates Francis Trenholm “Frank T” Crowe (1882-1946), a member of the UMaine class of 1905, who graduated with a degree in civil engineering. His greatest civil engineering accomplishments include the construction of nineteen major dams in the western United States from 1904 to 1944. Mr. Crowe made farming possible and profitable in the Great Basin, the California Central Valley, Central Arizona and the Imperial Valley through the construction of “super dams” which redirected the flows of very large rivers which included the Colorado River. Mr. Curtis is currently employed as Vice President as the group leader for Tetra Tech EC, Inc.’s national Ports, Harbors and Waterways engineering and construction services, a position he took over in February 2007. Prior to this he was a Senior Supervising Engineer in the Ports and Marine Group of Parsons Brinckerhoff, in Norfolk, VA. Mr. Curtis has more than nineteen years of engineering experience in port and harbor development work for the U.S. Navy stateside and overseas military facilities, and general and containerized cargo transshipment facilities for the Virginia Port Authority, Port of Port Arthur, TX, Mississippi State Ports Authority, and the Port of Houston Authority, TX. ■ COPRI Committee Chairs Awards: James E. Spady, P.E., M.ASCE jkspady@clarknexsen.com Coastal Engineering Research Council: Robert Dalrymple, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE - rad@jhu.edu Coastal Structures: Billy Edge, Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE - bedge@civil.tamu.edu Coastal Zone Management: Lesley Ewing, P.E., M.ASCE - lewing@coastal.ca.gov Education: Marty Eskijian, P.E., M.ASCE - ESKIJIM@slc.ca.gov Membership: Kurt Keifer - KKeifer@ctlgroup.com Military Programs: Jim Marino, P.E., M.ASCE - jnm44@earthlink.net Ocean and Offshore Engineering: Patrick J. Hudson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE - phudson@usna.edu Policy: Charles Calhoun, P.E., F. ASCE - ccalhoun@canufly.com Ports & Harbors: Stanley White, P.E., M.ASCE swhite@ocean-coastal.com Publications: Vijay Panchang, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE panchanv@tamug.tamu.edu Tidal Hydraulics Committee Andrew Kennedy, A.M.ASCE - Kennedy@coastal.ufl.edu Waterways: Nicholas Pansic, P.E., M. ASCE Nicholas.Pansic@mwhglobal.com Wetlands and Sediment Management: Dominic Izzo, P.E., F. ASCE - dizzo@exponent.com Waterways www.coprinstitute.org CONFERENCES 6 Registration Now Open The Future of the US Inland Navigation System – Meeting the Challenges Sunday, September 16, 2007 Smart Rivers Pre-Conference Workshop, 1:00pm - 5:00pm ($150). This is a stimulating, interactive workshop coordinated by Nicholas Pansic, Vice-President, MWH, and Chairman, COPRI Waterways Committee and William A. McAnally, Professor, Mississippi State University. It provides an opportunity to learn, share ideas, and explore the unique challenges facing the 12,000 miles of US waterways, organized by the COPRI Waterways Committee. You will earn 4 PDHs for this course. Attend to learn the ten guiding principles for sound design of navigation projects; examine key performance metrics that measure multimodal systems and their impacts on waterway investment and management; explore case studies of North American and European approaches to balancing functional, environmental, and financial interests to create sustainable waterways; and share ideas on how professional and personal ethics guide organizational behavior in waterway systems. Also, learn how the innovative Navigation and Environmental Sustainability Program (NESP) seeks to balance needed infrastructure improvements with ecological restoration and enhancement in the vital Upper Mississippi River System. The U.S. inland waterway system is but one element of a large-scale intermodal transportation system that is planned, built, operated, and maintained through a unique public/private partnership. Unlike the more integrated European systems, overall U.S. policy is implemented through separate Federal government entities with overlapping yet divergent missions. This “portfolio” approach to asset management has led to inadequate and often misplaced infrastructure investment, and incremental advances that do not always serve the larger public good. Register today at www.pianc.us. ■ Smart Rivers 2007 Conference September 16-19, 2007 Seelbach Hilton Hotel Louisville, Ky Registration is now open for the Smart Rivers 2007 Conference, September 16-19, 2007, “Positioning Inland Navigation as a Powerful Link in the Global Supply Chain.” Professionals interested in sharing knowledge and experience in order to achieve a better and more efficient integration of inland waterways (rivers and channels) into an integrated intermodal transport system are invited to register and attend this important conference. The three-day conference will include technical sessions, field tour opportunities, industry exhibits, a technical short course and networking events. Conference topics include: sustainable inland navigation, changing markets, policy comparisons, project determinations, reliability and system use, port management and future industry challenges. Technical tours will include visits to the McAlpine Locks and Dam, Jeffboat Shipyard, the Falls of the Ohio and a Historic steamboat cruise on the Ohio River. The 2007 conference, organized by PIANC USA, will be the third in a series of international joint conferences on synergies for an efficient waterway system in Europe and the U.S. The conference expects to draw more than 200 port and waterway executives, policy and technical professionals from the U.S. and Europe. For on-line registration and the detailed conference agenda, go to www.pianc.us. ■ Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 The Coastal Zone Management Committee will hold the next Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference from April 13–16, 2008 at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, Hawaii. The conference program will follow the format used during past conferences in San Diego, CA, and Charleston, SC. Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 will start with short courses and an opening reception. It will include plenary and technical sessions, exhibits, posters, field trips, and social events that encourage participant interaction. What’s New in 2008: The first decade of the 21st century may well go down in history as the decade of the coast. Global warming and climate change continue to be important to coastal communities around the world, through concerns about sea-level rise and changing storm and rainfall patterns. Coastal disasters such as the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina and regular new stories on coastal vulnerabilities heighten the focus on the need for new approaches and solutions that apply to the array of potential future disasters facing the coasts. Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 will build upon the information and discussions that developed from earlier conferences and focus on both the lessons learned and the opportunities to best apply these lessons to avoid or minimize preventable losses. The conference will provide opportunities for multi-disciplinary presentations including lessons learned Waterways www.coprinstitute.org 7 from the Indian Ocean Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and concerns and opportunities developing from the fourth and most recent IPCC Report. Recent disasters have revealed the vulnerabilities of coastal ecosystems and coastal communities, the interdependent nature of coastal systems and the intense and conflicting pressures that define human use of dynamic coastal environments. Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 will encourage greater examination of the ecosystem dynamics, vulnerability and ways to incorporate social and ecological solutions into the discussion of coastal disasters. The Solutions to Coastal Disasters series has encouraged international, multi-disciplinary participation. There is always a balance between involving more groups in the conference program and maintaining a participant size that fosters interdisciplinary discussions. Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008 will continue its effort to seek sponsors and exhibitors who will add to the conference experience, and will work with national and international coastal organizations to make coastal professionals aware of the conference event. Please help in this effort by distributing information on the conference to friends and colleagues. Additional information about the conference and on sponsorship and exhibit opportunities can be found on the web site: http://content.asce.org/conferences/cd2008/ ■ President’s Message continued from page 1 sponsored/co-sponsored activities, conferences and events; and generally grow the Institute. The revenues, generated by COPRI technical products, are also used to fund the Institute’s staff positions and contribute to the Institute’s financial reserves, one significant measurement of our entity’s overall financial strength. The COPRI Governing Board believes that one of our major goals for proposed activities, conferences, events, publications, etc. should be to yield positive financial results without adversely impacting a product’s technical content, integrity and quality; and be reasonably affordable for those individuals interested in attending the technical offerings and/or acquiring technical products. In the Institute’s November 2001 newsletter, Jim Dailey (COPRI President 2001-2002) likened COPRI to a “confederacy of distinct entrepreneurial communities”. The keyword for me in Jim’s comparison is “entrepreneurial”. Our Institute is at the point in time where we need to be financially self-sustaining for our continued success and to provide investments for our future growth. I urge everyone involved in the organizing, planning and preparation of financial budgets for COPRI offerings and products to be mindful of this fact: the Institute is not only a professional organization, it is also a business enterprise. While I’m speaking about the business of COPRI, I want to report to the membership about recent staff changes within the institute. COPRI’s Director Chris Hanson and Coordinator Lesa Rair have left the Institute Staff. I want to thank Chris and Lesa for their valuable contributions to and service provided for the Institute’s daily operations. Chris joined the staff in the fall of 2006, replacing Kelly Barnes. Although his tenure was limited, Chris’ input on critical institute issues and business matters was invaluable. At the beginning of May, he fulfilled a dream by accepting a position with a private company in the southeastern United States. We wish Chris much success in his new employment. Lesa was a COPRI staffer for approximately two years. After contributing heavily to the highly successful Ports 2007 Conference, Lesa left for a position with the Community College of Baltimore County, MD. She will be missed because she was a delightful person to work with and always was responsive to the Institute’s membership needs. We wish her the very best in her new position, with the familiar naval sendoff blessing of “Fair Winds & Following Seas”. On behalf of the COPRI Governing Board and the Institute’s membership, I want to welcome Mr. Tom Chase as he begins his service as COPRI Director. Tom brings a wealth of experience to ASCE, including his time as Director of Environmental Affairs for the American Association of Port Authorities, and previously with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Tom is excited about his new role and looks forward to working with the Board and the Institute’s members to increase COPRI’s membership and ensure that the Institute continues its presence as an industry leader. COPRI’s new Coordinator Jennifer Moulton joins the staff after serving as a newsletter reporter in Washington D.C. and also working in the nutrition industry. A native of northern California and outdoor enthusiast, she has always been interested in the well-being of our coasts. It was a busy and exciting spring for COPRI, along with the Institute’s staffing changes. I enjoyed seeing and talking with many of you at the conferences and events in San Diego, Houston and New Orleans. On behalf of the COPRI Governing Board, I want to express our sincere appreciation to the Institute’s membership for its continued dedication and hard work in the Institute’s name. If you have any questions or comments regarding Institute matters, please feel free to contact me by either email (Steve.Curtis@tteci.com) or phone (757.461.3905). Thank you, all, for your continued support and participation in COPRI! Stephen A. Curtis, P.E. President Waterways www.coprinstitute.org 8 Become a COPRI Member Today! If you are not already a COPRI member, we invite you to be a member of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute. Becoming a member of this Institute is an excellent way to keep current in your field, enhance your professional skills and network with other specialists in the discipline. You can also join the various committees, which will allow you to actively develop key technical, professional and educational issues of COPRI. Please visit http://www.coprinstitute.org/membership/ or contact Jennifer Moulton at jmoulton@asce.org or (703) 295-6370. M a r k Yo u r C a l e n d a r 2007-2008 2007 September 16–19 Smart Rivers Conference 2007, Louisville, Kentucky 2008 April 13–16 Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2008, Oahu, Hawaii May 5-8 Offshore Technology Conference 2008, Houston, Texas May 25–28 International Marina Conference 2008, Oostende, Flanders, Belgium August 31– September 5 ICCE 2008, Hamburg, Germany For more industry events visit www.coprinstitute.org/conferences The Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1801 Alexander Bell Drive Reston, VA 20191-4400 Postmaster: Return Postage Guaranteed ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Waterways www.coprinstitute.org