Agenda
11AM — Networking Lunch
12PM — Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brett Branco | Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
Terri Carta | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Technology for Nature Based Solutions
Leonard Nelson | Natrx
Marine Robots That Swim Like No Others and Go Where No Others Dare to Go
Pietro Filardo | Pliant Energy
Panel Discussion: Agencies in Action - Collaboration for Jamaica Bay
Lisa Baron | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Marit Larson | NYC Parks
Kathryn Prybylski | NYC DEP
Patti Rafferty | National Park Service
Leslie Wright | New York State Parks
Jackie Wu | NYS DEC
Terri Carta | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
1:45PM — Break
2PM — The Case for Failing: Lessons from the West Pond Living Shoreline
Elizabeth Stoehr | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Community Flood Resilience in Jamaica Bay
Dr. Hannah Eisler Burnett | NY Sea Grant, Cornell University
Panel Discussion: Workforce Development for Local Resilience
Elizabeth Jaegar | Natural Areas Conservancy
Anil Pasram | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Tanasia Swift | Billion Oyster Project
Robert Zandi | Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Dana Archer-Rosenthal | Dana Archer-Rosenthal Consulting
4PM — Jamaica Bay Champion Award
Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers
Closing Remarks
Brett Branco | Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
Terri Carta | Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
4:30PM — Happy Hour of Possibility
Speakers
Natural Areas Conservancy
Elizabeth Jaegar
Marit Larson
NYC Parks
Leonard Nelson
Natrx
Anil Pasram
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Kathryn Prybylski
NYC Department of Environmental Protection
Patti Rafferty
National Park Service
Elizabeth Stoehr
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Tanasia Swift
Billion Oyster Project
Leslie Wright
New York State Parks
Jackie Wu
New York State Department of Environmental Protection
Lisa Baron
Dana Archer-Rosenthal
Dana-Archer Rosenthal Consulting
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
New York Sea Grant, Cornell University
Brett Branco
Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay
Dr. Hannah Eisler Burnett
Pietro Filardo
Terri Carta
Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy
Pliant Energy Systems
Robert Zandi
Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
Getting There
The Rockaway Hotel
108-10 Rockaway Beach Drive, Queens, NY 11694
www.therockawayhotel.com
By Ferry:
Take the NYC Ferry Rockaway Route from Wall Street/Pier 11 or Sunset Park/Brooklyn Army Terminal and enjoy the ride to the Rockaway stop on 108th Street. Once you step off the ferry, continue walking down 108th Street and in less than 5 minutes, you will have arrived.
Arriving by ferry is one of the most scenic and enjoyable ways to reach the Rockaways—plus, you’ll travel through the heart of Jamaica Bay.
By Subway:
Take the Rockaway Park A-Train directly to Beach 105th Street–Seaside Station
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Take the Far Rockaway A-Train to Broad Channel Station and transfer to the S-Train Shuttle to Beach 105th Street–Seaside Station.
From the station, it’s just a short walk west along Rockaway Beach Boulevard to reach The Rockaway Hotel.
By Car:
Street parking is available nearby but can be limited in the summer due to increased beach visitors—please allow extra time.
