Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Entertainment - Educational
Costal America 4th North American Student Summit
9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director and Dr. Allan Collins,
NMNH, The Importance of Protecting the Oceans
Opening Song/Story Seattle Delegation/Suquamish Tribal Members
9:30-12:30Student Presentations
Panel 1: Ecosystems & Sustainable Fisheries
Moderator: Dr. Rebecca Lent, Senior Fisheries Advisor, World Bank
w Adventure Aquarium & New Jersey Academy for Aquatic Sciences
w National Aquarium in Baltimore
w Georgia Aquarium
w Texas State Aquarium
F 15 minute break
Panel 2: Marine Pollution
Moderator: Ms. Margaret Davidson, Acting Director, Ocean & Coastal
Resource Management, NOAA
w Mystic Aquarium
w The Florida Aquarium
w Gulf Coast Research Laboratory-Marine Education Center
w Dauphin Island Sea Lab
w National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
12:30-2:00Lunch and Exploration of Museum on Your Own
(Break in Ocean Portal webcasting)
2:00-5:00 Student Presentations
Panel 3: Public Outreach & Awareness
Moderator: Dr. Louisa Koch, Director of Education, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
w John G. Shedd Aquarium
w Aquarium of the Pacific
w Monterey Bay Aquarium
w Acuario de Veracruz
w Vancouver Aquarium
F 15 minute break
Panel 4: Ocean Acidification/Climate Change Impacts
Moderator: Dr. David Conover, Director, Ocean Sciences Division, National
Science Foundation
w New England Aquarium
w The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knolls
w The Seattle Aquarium
w Waikiki Aquarium
5:00-5:30 Wrap-Up Session Jim Toomey, creator of “Sherman’s Lagoon” Cartoon
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