The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) would like to invite you and your students to submit abstracts (due May 13) for the 2011 National Coastal Conference at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans, LA, October 19-21, focusing on Expanding Coastal Horizons. Please join our national organization in recognizing that coastal issues extend beyond the narrow strip where waves wash ashore, but also include inland marshes, bays and estuaries, and offshore areas. As part of an on-going effort of ASBPA to increase the involvement of academics, students, and young professionals in the organization, we ask that you please forward to interested students, recent graduates, or other faculty.
Our organization prides itself on promoting science-based policies for the protection of both beaches and shores, and thus the theme of this years conference, Expanding Coastal Horizons. Therefore, ASBPA encourages you and your students to share your academic findings relating to myriad aspects of coastal research including Regional Sediment Management, Beach Nourishment, Marsh and Estuary Restoration, Coastal Modeling, Sand Investigations and Resource Management, Relative Sea Level Rise, and many other technical and policy oriented topics. Please see the attached Call for Papers for additional information. Student membership rates are only $25, which among other things includes a hard copy of our quarterly journal, Shore & Beach, first published in 1933. Student rates for the fall conference are $200. Included in this fee is a one-year membership to ASBPA, as well as inclusion of meals, breaks, and reception while at the conference, which provide a great opportunity for student networking. In addition, each year one or more student scholarships are awarded, which can be used for anything, such as aiding in travel costs. The student awards this year are the 2011 ASBPA Student Educational Award and the 2011 Nicholas Kraus Coastal Scholar Award. Award nominations are due August 12. Please see the attached Call for Awards for additional information. Thank you on behalf of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Associations Student Involvement Committee. For more information, see www.asbpa.org. And please also visit our recently launched Student Member page, http://www.asbpa.org/membership/membership_students.htm.
