Overview

AGENDA (PDF)

 

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

Day 1 Monday, December 5th State of the Gulf: A Common Vision for Its Future

Day 2 Tuesday, December 6th Restoration, Policy, and Economic Frameworks to Assure the Future Gulf

Day 3 Wednesday, December 7th Science in Support of the Future Gulf

Day 4 Thursday, December 8th Defining the Broader Future of the Gulf

 

SGM SUMMIT PROGRAM (PDF)

 

December 4-8th,2011  .  Omni Galleria Hotel  .  Houston,Texas

The Harte Research Institute's State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit (SGM SUMMIT 2011) offers an unprecedented opportunity to interact with those who know the Gulf of Mexico best. As one of the most productive bodies of water on Earth, many stakeholders rely on the Gulf of Mexico.

SGM SUMMIT 2011 will bring together a broad cross-section of science and academic experts, non-governmental organizations, and businesses to focus attention on the Gulf of Mexico.

SGM SUMMIT 2011 will:

• Develop a unified vision for the future condition of the Gulf of Mexico that is economically and ecologically sustainable

• Adopt a science based metric, a Report Card, to chart progress towards that vision

• Establish an ongoing process to assure the best science, most effective policies and most efficient actions to realize that common vision

• Promote international cooperation in restoration and conservation

Event Participation:

Up to 400 representatives from universities; state and federal agencies; private businesses; and nongovernmental organizations from the U.S., Mexico, Cuba and internationally, all with interests in the future of the Gulf of Mexico will participate in this event. Outcomes include:

• Defining a Healthy Gulf of Mexico

• Research, Restoration, and Policy

• Report Card for the Gulf of Mexico