Master of Ceremonies:  Dr. Jerome M. Comcowich (USA)

Monday, June 2, 2008
Opening Ceremony

Keynote Address #1 by Mr. T. Michael May, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., USA, "The Energy Corporate Challenge in a Changing World"
 

THEME SESSION ON ENERGY Chair:  Andrea Gill (USA)     Co-Chair:  Karl Stahlkopf (USA)      E-1: Renewable Energy      E-2: Traditional Energy Sources and Their Impact

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Keynote Address #2 by Dr. James E. Hansen, National Aeronauticsand Space Administration, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USA, "Climate Threat to the Planet: Implications for Energy Policy"
[Dr. Hansen will be presenting his Keynote Address via live teleconferencing.  Questions and Answers to follow.]
 
 

THEME SESSION ON CLIMATE CHANGE Chair: Lorenz Magaard (USA)     Co-Chair: James Marsh (USA)      CC-1:  Rapid Climate Change and Climate Prediction      CC-2:  Adaptation to Climate Change      CC-3:  Mitigation of Climate Change      CC-4:  Environmental Finance

PACON Awards Banquet Speaker by Dr. Jeff Obbard, National University of Singapore, Singapore, "Chopping the Giving Tree--Climate Change in the Anthropocene" (abstract pdf file)

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Keynote Address #3 by Dr. Patrick Takahashi, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, SOEST, University of Hawaii, USA, "Simple Solutions for Our Ocean Planet" (abstract pdf file)

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Keynote Address #4 by Dr. Peter Englert, International Center for Climate & Society, SOEST, University of Hawaii, USA, "Higher Education and Climate Change: Trans-disciplinary Research in the Design Responses and Response Strategies" (abstract pdf file)

OCEAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OST)
COORDINATOR:  Barbara Fletcher (USA)

OST-1:  Ocean Observing Systems
Chair:  David Meyers (USA)          Co-Chair:  Qihu Li (China)

OST-2:  Marine Biotechnology        [Combined with Theme Session on Energy and Theme Session on Climate Change]

OST-3:  Fisheries Information (formerly titled Fisheries Technology)
Chair:  Karen Sender (USA)            Co-Chair:  John Witzig (USA)

OST-4:  Passive and Active Ocean Remote Sensing
Chair:  Subrahmanyam Bullusu (USA)     Co-Chair: John Porter (USA)

OST-5:  Operational Experiences in Environmental Monitoring    [Cancelled]

OST-6:  Aquaculture/Mariculture Technology and Marine Biotechnology
Chair:  Yoshihiro Suenaga (Japan)     Co-Chair:  Randy Cates (USA)

OST-7: Spectroscopic Oceanographic Sensors and Instrumentation    [Cancelled]

OST-8: Aquatic Invasive Species
Chair:  Tony Montgomery (USA)

OST-9: Coral Reef Science    [Combined with Ocean Day 2008: International Year of the Reef]

OST-10:  In-Situ Characterization of Ocean Properties    [Cancelled]
 

COASTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (CST)
COORDINATOR:  (TBA)

CST-1: Hydrodynamics of Coastal Waters
(Wave Characteristics, Wave Theories and Measurements, Wave Transformation)
Chair:  (TBA)

CST-2: Coastal Water Level Fluctuations
(Tides, Storm Surges, Tsunamis, Sea Level Rise)
Chair:  Charles Mader (USA)            Co-Chair:  Tomoyuki Takahashi (Japan)

CST-3: Coastal Structures
(Wave Forces, Wave-Structure Interaction, Planning, Design, Construction, Performance and Maintenance)
Chair:  Scott Sullivan (USA)            Co-Chair:  Kyungmo Ahn (Korea)

CST-4: Ports and Harbors
(Dredging, Mooring, Harbor Resonance, Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance)
Chair:  Ho-Shong Hou (Taiwan)            Co-Chair:  Ching-Her Hwang (Taiwan)

CST-5: Coastal Sediment Processes
(Sediment Transport Processes, Coastal Erosion, Shoreline Changes, and Stabilization)
Chair:  Akio Kobayashi (Japan)

CST-6: Coastal Environment
(Coastal Pollution, Recreation, Water Quality, Environmental Impact)
Chair:  Howard Wiig (USA)            Co-Chair:  Kyoichi Okamoto (Japan)

CST-7:  Sustainable Coastal Development
(Energy Development, Coastal Zone Management, Coastal Resource Management)
Co-Chair:  Takamasa Miyazaki (Japan)        Co-Chair:  Thamasak Yeemin (Thailand)

CST-8: Coastal Hazards
(Coastal Storms, Seismic and Tsunami Events, Impact of Climate Change, Beach and Bluff Erosion, Coastal Flooding, Man-Made Disasters)
Chair:  DanLing Tang (China)
 

WORKSHOPS (WKSP)

WKSP-1: Education in Marine Science and Technology
Chair:  Paula Keener-Chavis (USA)        Co-Chair:  Peter Englert (USA)

WSKP-2: Marine Debris
Co-Chair:  Christine Woolaway (USA)   Co-Chair: Howard Wiig (USA)
 

STUDENT POSTER SESSION-CECILIA HSI SAXENA AWARD
(Judging: Monday, June 2, 2008; Awards Banquet: Tuesday, June 3, 2008)
COORDINATOR:  Zuojun Yu (USA)
CO-COORDINATOR:  Jerome M. Comcowich (USA)