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Thursday, March 19 - Crystal Coast Civics Center

9:00 am – 3:00 pm Workshop 1: YSI Troubleshooting & New Tech

3:00 – 5:00 pm AERS Board Meeting (CCCC)

5:00 – 7:30 pm Welcome Social (CCCC)

5:00 – 6:00 pm Connect and Collaborate: Student Networking Event

6:00 – 7:00 pm Keynote Address

Friday, March 20 - Crystal Coast Civics Center

7:30 – 8:30 am Registration and Coffee
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome and Announcements
9:00 – 10:15 Presentations
10:15 – 10:30 BREAK
10:30 – 12:00 Presentations
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH (Provided on site!)

1:00 – 2:30 Presentations
2:30 – 2:45 BREAK
2:45 – 3:30 Presentations
3:30 – 4:30 AERS Business Meeting
4:30 – 6:30 Poster Session
6:30 – 9:30 Banquet (Catered on site!) & Music

Saturday, March 21 - Crystal Coast Civics Center

8:00 – 8:30 am   Registration and Coffee
8:30 – 10:15 Presentations
10:15 – 10:30    BREAK
10:30 – 12:00 Presentations
12:15 – 1:00       Awards and Closing

Student Networking Event!

March 19 - 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Crystal Coast Civic Center

Register as part of AERS Meeting Registration!

Living with Water: EXO, ProDSS, and Autonomous Survey Vehicle Training Workshop!

March 19 - 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Crystal Coast Civic Center

Keynote Speaker

John Moseley is the curator of Education and Outreach at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. He will be presenting, "The Cape Fear River: A Brief History of its Importance and Changes."

For thousands of years the Cape Fear River and its geology have dominated the coastline. It is the longest river within North Carolina and its only river which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The geology of the area has shaped by man and nature. Thanks to archeological investigations gathered from local burial mounds and pottery shards, American Indians

are known to have been in the area as far back as 2,000 years ago. The first European contact with North America was near the mouth of the Cape Fear River in 1524. The area was known for its rich and abundant natural resources which led to colonization. The Cape Fear river’s importance would only grow during times of domestic and world conflicts, local and foreign commerce, and immigration patterns. All water navigators would know to fear the dangers found at the mouth of the river. Today, the area is changing and the relationship with the river is changing too. Commercial use of the shoreline, dredging deeper shipping channels, overdevelopment, and the loss of wetlands are currently impacting the area today. The issues of the present can and are affecting the record of the past.

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