We’re excited to announce that the PNW Conference Event Page and Registration is up and running with details on topics, speakers and the weekend’s events. Deadline for registration is July 3rd, but we encourage you to register as soon as possible if you plan to attend! This year’s event is at the The Adrift Hotel in Long Beach, WA, a spectacular and special place and a great place to gather and share some Surfrider stoke! The event will feature topics and speakers from British Columbia to our headquarters in San Clemente, lots of great folks are joining us this year!
Date
The 2015 Cascadia Chapter Conference is set for July 24th-26th ! REGISTER NOW
Location
Lodging and conference will take place at The Adrift Hotel in Long Beach, WA. There's lots of fun to be had on the beach, in the ocean, or in town. Surf can work just a mile south of the hotel and in various spots down the highway to Seaside, OR just 45 minutes away. From the hotel you can rent bikes for free to cruise the board walk, wonder up the road to race go-carts or rent mopeds, visit the cranberry museum or hit-up the cool karaoke bar walking distance from the hotel.
Cost
Surfrider Foundation will cover the cost of chapter rooms and meals for Friday night, Saturday and Sunday breakfasts and Saturday’s lunch! Rooms will be shared and a limited number of rooms are available for each chapter. For questions regarding rooming, contact bboland@surfrider.org.
Register
The deadline for registering is July 3rd. REGISTER NOW
Agenda
Friday: July 24th
3:30-6pm Field Trip: Changing Shorelines, Surfrider’s Involvement with Pacific County Beaches– (Meet in Adrift Hotel Lobby) Pacific County Shoreline and Marine Tour.
Casey Dennehy- WA Coast Program Manager
Brice Boland- WA Field Manager
Dale Beasley- Dungeness Crab Association Member, Lifetime Resident
7-10:30pm Social BBQ – Beach in front of hotel. Walk out of the hotel toward the beach and look for the Surfrider tent and flag.
Saturday: July 25th
Adrift Hotel – Pickled Fish, Back Room
8:00-9:30am - Breakfast at the Adrift – Pickled Fish – Breakfast is in the same location as the meeting room, please be sure to arrive by 9am but food will be served until 9:30
*9:00am - Introductions - (Name, Chapter Affiliation and Role, How Long w/Surfrider)
9:15-9:30 - Welcome and Conference Overview
Brice Boland - WA Field Manager and
Doug Kess - Pacific County resident and Marine Resources Committee Member.
9:30-10:30am - Climate Change and Local Impacts, Scenario Planning
John Stevenson - Regional Extension Climate Specialist, Oregon State University
Pete Stauffer – Surfrider Environmental Policy Director
10:30-10:45am – BREAK
10:45-11:20am – Washington Recreational-Use Study, Relevance to the Coast and Marine Spatial Planning
Casey Dennehy – WA Coast Program Manager
Gus Gates- WA Policy Manager
11:20-12pm – Ocean Protection Through Recreational Connections (Marine Reserves, Oswald West Case Study)
Charlie Plybon - OR Policy Manager
Ryan Cruse - OR Field Coordinator
12-1pm - Lunch at the Pickled Fish
1-1:45pm – Rallying Your Community: Using Chapter programs as a tool for recruitment and growth
Ken Campbell - South Sound Chapter Chair
Bruce Hoeft - South Sound BWTF Coordinator
Ian Rodger - Coos Bay Chapter Chair
1:45-2:00pm - Break
2-2:30pm - Hold On To Your Butts! How to Run a Successful HOTYB Campaign and Program
Barbara Clabots - Seattle Chapter Volunteer Coordinator
2:30-3:00pm - Microbeads, Surfrider Policy and Vancouver Case Study
Matthew Unger - Vancouver Chapter Chair
Charlie Plybon - OR Policy Manager
3-3:30pm – Working with Elected Officials
Kendall Farely - Capitol Chapter Chair
Peter Steelquist – Capitol Chapter Policy Liaison
Gus Gates – WA Policy Manager
3:30pm - Your call, enjoy the day! Several us will be gathering at the Lost Roo for dinner around 6:30 located at 1700 Pacific Ave (main drag) for a central location for people to meet up at. Following maybe a trip for some karaoke at The Long Beach Tavern!
Sunday: July 26th
Adrift Hotel – Pickled Fish, Back Room
8:00-9:30am - Breakfast at the Adrift – Downstairs Meeting Room – Breakfast is in a different location then the meeting room, please be sure to arrive by 9am and enjoy food until 9:15.
9:15-10:00am - Surfrider Today
Dr. Chad Nelsen - Surfrider CEO
10:00-10:20am - Oil Export in the PNW, How Surfrider Can Make an Impact
Gus Gates- WA Policy Manager
10:20-10:30am - Break
10:30-11:00am – Surfrider University and the WA Coast Leadership Pilot
Casey Dennehy – WA Coast Program Manager
11:00-11:30am - PNW Policy Priorities, Scoping the Next Wave
Charlie Plybon – OR Policy Manager
Gus Gates – WA Policy Manager
11:30-11:45am - Closing Remarks, Adjourn, Check Out of Rooms
Topics / Speakers
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Field Trips
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About/Who Should Attend
Chapter Conferences are annual gatherings of Surfriders, held to offer networking, training, sharing, learning, and merry-making opportunities. Invitations are extended from HQ to Chapter leaders each year, and chapter members coordinate through their Executive Committee’s which volunteers should attend. The hope is that attending activists will bring back new skills & fresh ideas to their Chapters. Many chapters will actually be presenting at the conference, sharing their ideas and organizational best practices.