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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0 REGISTER NOW!!!!!!! THE FLORIDA COASTAL AND OCEAN CONFERENCE 2010 \u201cAn Ocean State of Mine\u201d \u00a0 FRIDAY JUNE 18, 2010 Hotel Duval,\u00a0 415 North Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32301 \u00a0 The Florida Coastal and Ocean Coalition, a group of organizations working together to conserve, protect and restore Florida\u2019s coastal and marine environment, is hosting The Florida … Continue reading Florida Ocean & Coastal Coalition: ‘An Ocean State of Mind’ Conference Friday June 18th, 2010 in Tallahassee<\/span>
\nThe goal of the conference is to explore solutions to key issues facing Florida\u2019s coasts and oceans, including: marine spatial planning, water quality, future of Florida\u2019s coast, marine ecosystems and fisheries and ocean policy and governance.
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\nThis conference will bring together key policymakers, managers, scientists and interested members of the public (see Speaker List) to provide a well rounded discussion of the issues and solutions at a time of increasing national, state and local attention, especially given the current Gulf oil spill.
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\nIt has been well over a decade since a coastal and ocean conference such as this was held in Florida. The format of the conference (see Agenda) will be structured to provide expert presentations and facilitated group discussion and audience input conference to develop an action plan for Florida\u2019s ocean and coast.
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\nThe Coalition invites you and your organization to join us June 18, 2010 in Tallahassee to be part of this process.
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\nPlease post and share this notice with others who may be interested.\u00a0\u00a0 To register and get more details on the conference go to http:\/\/flcoastalandocean.org\/events<\/a>
\n\u00a0Special thanks to Lindsey Pickel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"