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STATES ORGANIZATION FOR BOATING ACCESS2018 Annual National Boating Access Conference
September 24-27Duluth, Minnesota
“Access is the Bridge to Superior Water Recreation Experiences”Agenda
MONDAYDay 1 - September 24
Time Topic Speakers
7:30 Registration
8:30 Welcome/Logistics Brad Gunn
8:45 Audit Related Topics Ryan Oster
9:30 Boating Program Updates Brad Gunn
10:15 Break, 15 minutes
10:30 BIG Tier 2 Brad Gunn, John Sprague, Janine Belleque
12:00 Lunch, 1 hour
1:00 TRACS Update Lorene Reid, Brad Gunn, Ryan Oster
2:00 Wiki and Online Aids Ryan Oster
2:30 System for Award Management Ryan Oster
3:15 FFATA Reporting Ryan Oster
4:15 Free Time
5:30 Load Busses at Holiday Inn
5:45 Leave Holiday Inn
6:00 Barkers Island Marina, Superior WI Hors d’oeuvres and Beverages Bong Veterans Historical Center
8:00 Load Busses
8:15 Return to Holiday Inn
9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515 - Open until midnight
Duluth, MinnesotaSEPTEMBER 24-27
NATIONAL BOATING ACCESS CONFERENCE
2018
AC
CESS
IS TH
E BRIDGE TO SUPERIOR WATER RECREATION
EXPE
RIE
NC
ES
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TUESDAYDay 2 - September 25
Time Topic Speakers
7:30 Breakfast/Registration
8:30 Welcome/Logistics/Sponsors/Vendors Scott Meister, SOBA President
8:45 Access and Boating Tom Landwher, MN DNR Commissioner
8:55 Team/MN programs Erika Rivers, MN DNR Parks & Trails Director
9:05 City of Duluth Emily Larson, Mayor of Duluth
9:15 Industry Partner 1 NMMA
Industry Partner 2 RBFF
Industry Partner 3 Boat US
10:15 Break, 15 minutes
10:30 Industry Partner 4 AMI
Industry Partner 5 SFBPC
Industry Partner 6 USFWS
SOBA Update
Platinum Sponsor Presentation Gator Dock
12:00 Lunch, 1 hour
1:00 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each
Boat Access Study & ADA
Panel (Room 1)
Virginia Boat Access Study focusing on challenges and opportunities and management funding policy John Kirk, Faren Wolter
ADA Boating Access Panel Discussion Tom Litts, Ron Christofferson, Trey Cooksey, Mike Wichrowski
Aquatic Invasive Species
(Room 2)
Public Access Re-Designs in Hennepin County, MN Tony Brough, Hennepin County
AIS Signage: Regulatory Tools and Behavioral Prompts Tina Wolbers, MN DNR AIS Prevention Planner Nancy Stewart, MN DNR Parks & Trails Water Rec. Program Consultant
Centralized Inspections in MinnesotaAdam Doll, MN DNR Watercraft Inspection Program Coordinator Christine Hokkula-Kuhns, MN DNR Watercraft Inspection Program Supervisor
AIS Training for Lake Service Providers April Rust, MN DNR Ecological & Water Resources AIS Training Coordi-nator
MN AIS Prevention Aid: Empowering Local Innovation Tina Wolbers, MN DNR AIS Prevention Planner
AIS Enforcement Mike Scott, MN DNR Water Resource Enforcement Officer
3:00 Break - 20 minutes
3:20 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each
Engineering (Room 1)
Successful Boating Access Partnerships Kurt Kuklinski, ODWC Boating Access Coordinator
Stakeholder Engagement Travis Sinclair, Duke Energy Carolinas Manager
Engineering and ADA Project Gator Dock
Developing a New Harbor of Refuge on Lake Michigan Bruce Lunde, MSA Professional Services, Inc. Senior Waterfront Spe-cialist
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TUESDAY (Continued)Day 2 - September 25
Time Topic Speakers
7:30 Breakfast/Registration
8:30 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each
Non-Motorized
Boating Access (Room 1)
St. Louis River Restoration Lisa Luokkala, Duluth Parks & Recreation Project Coordinator
Managing a National Scenic River Julie Galonska, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway Superintendent
Prepare to Launch! Guidelines for Assessing, Designing, and Building Launch Sites for Carry-in Watercraft
Corita Waters, National Park Serivce Rivers Partnership Specialist Lelia Mellen, National Park Service Water Trail Leader
Clean Vessels Act
(Room 2)
Honey Pot Day: Mobile Pumpout Program History & Results Victoria Gambale, Bay Foundation Water Quality Programs Manager
Solar-Electric Pumpout Boat Technologoies: Impacts on the Marine Environment, Public Health & Climate Change
Joy Chinu, Yale UniversityColin Hemez, Yale University
Floating Restrooms Thomas Jones, Arkansas CVA/BIG Grant Coordinator
TBD TBD
Engineering (Room 3)
Wave & Sediment Transport Effects on Boating Access Zac Morris, Marine/Civil Engineer
Overflow Parking Turf Jason Peterson, MN DNR Landscape Architect Supervisor
Going Beyond ADA to Improve Access Greg Waykamp, Edgewater Resources President
Abbott Road Project/Partnership Jon Hendrickson, MN DNR Engineer
10:00 Break, 20 minutes
10:20 Breakout Sessions, 25 minutes each
Boating Access Maintenance/
Creative Solutions (Room 1)
Ice damage and Ramp Repairs Wade Miller, MN DNR Parks and Trails Area Supervisor
Boat Launch Navigation Considerations R. Mike Payton, CT Dept of Energy and Environmental Protection, Navigation and Boating Infrastructure Unit Supervisor
Protecting the Public’s Right to Access Public Waters During Road Vacation Proceedings Shawn Donais, MN DNR Parks & Trails Area Supervisor
Bog Wrangler: Removing Bogs from Public Waters Dave Marciniak, MN Power Land Management Specialist
Success: Voluntary Compliance of Un-Encased Floatation on the Highland Lakes of Texas
Tim Bradle, Water Surface Management Supervisor at Lower Colorado River Authority
Clean Vessels Act
(Room 2)
Pumpout Nav 2.0: The Big Picture Adrien Baudrimont, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Environmental Planner
Connecting a Network: Empowering Marinas & Overcoming Challenges in Rural California
Natasha Dunn, San Francisco Estuary Partnership Environmental Planner
AIS HACCP and Clean Marina Program Heather Sheets, Ohio Clean Marinas Program
Engaging with Facility Staff through CVA Instructional Videos and Site Visits Jenny East, Oregon Sea Grant Boating Outreach Coordinator
Boating Infrastructure
Grants (Room 2)
BIG Application Strategies Greg Waykamp, Edgewater Resources President
Obtaining Regulatory Agency Approval for Boating Facility Structures Bethany Rosemore, Water Resources Scientist
TBD TBD
TBD TBD
5:00 Free Time, Dinner on your own
9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515, Open until midnight
WEDNESDAY Day 3 - September 26
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WEDNESDAY (Continued)Day 3 - September 26
12:20 Lunch, Vendor/Sponsor Appreciation
1:05 Project Awards
1:20 Winning Project Presentations
2:10 Vendor Presentations
2:45 Break, 15 minutes
3:00 SOBA Business Meeting
4:00 Committee Meetings
5:00 Duluth Depot: Lake Superior Railroad Museum open, beverages available
5:00 Shuttle to Duluth Depot from Holiday Inn at 5:00, 5:30, & 6:00
6:30 Seating and beverages
6:45 Dinner
7:00 Paul Sundberg, North Shore Photographer
7:30 Awards
8:15 2019 SOBA Conference (Virginia) and Field Trip Info
8:30 Shuttle to Holiday Inn from Duluth Depot
9:00 Optional Networking in Duluth Room 514 and 515, open until midnight
THURSDAYDay 4 - September 27
Time Topic Speakers
8:00 Load Busses
8:15 Depart from Hotel
8:45 McQuade Small Craft Harbor: Lake Superior Dave Sobania, Kent Skaar, Kevin Johnson
9:45 Load Busses
10:15 Agate Bay/Two Harbors Protected Access: Lake Superior Jason Peterson, Nancy Stewart
11:15 Load Busses
11:30 Lunch in Two Harbors
12:30 Load Busses
1:15 Abbott Road Water Access: Island Lake Jon Hendrickson
1:35 Load Busses
2:20 Boy Scout Landing: St. Louis River Melinda Anderson, MINNCOR
3:05 Load Busses
3:25 Rice’s Point Access: Lake Superior Kevin Johnson, Kent Skaar
3:50 Load Busses
4:00 Return to Hotel
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