Ala Moana Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
June 1-5, 2008
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
(as of April 29, 2008)
DATES AND TIMES ARE POSTED IN THE DAILY PLANNER.
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)