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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  • 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM CT
    Ballroom Doors Open
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Morning Plenary Highlight
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Registration Open
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Assessment of Coastal Risks
    Moderator: Nobuhisa Kobayashi, PhD – University of Delaware
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8B: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Special Structures
    Moderator: Pedro Lomonaco – Oregon State University
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Niels G. Jacobsen, MSc., Ph.D. – DHI A/S
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Sediment Transport Processes
    Moderator: Arpit Agarwal, P.E. – Coast & Harbor Engineering
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8E: Coastal Management and Environment - Nature-Based Solutions
    Moderator: Jeffrey A. King, EIT, CFM – Dewberry
  • 8:40 AM - 10:10 AM CT
    8F: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Flood Risk Management and Strategies
    Moderator: Navid Tahvildari, PhD – Florida International University
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room Open {for Thursday Speakers}
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT
    Refreshment Break
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9A: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Climate Challenges
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9B: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Tsunami
    Moderator: Josep R. Medina, PhD – Iniversitat Politècnica de València
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9C: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Physical and Numerical Modeling
    Moderator: Kees Nederhoff, PhD – Deltares USA
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9D: Coastal Hydrodynamics and Morphology - Beach Nourishment
    Moderator: Piero Ruol, PhD – University of Padova
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9E: Coastal Management and Environment - Sustainability of Coastal Environment
    Moderator: Himangshu Das, Ph.D., P.E. – USACE
  • 10:40 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    9F: Coastal Hazards and Risk - Flood Risk Management and Strategies
    Moderator: Jennifer L. Irish, P.E., D.CE, F.ASCE – Virginia Tech
  • 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM CT
    Box Lunch Pick-up (for tour participants)
  • 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Coastal Texas Project (ticket required)
  • 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Galveston Island's - Civil & Coastal Engineering History Tour (ticket required)
  • 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT
    Technical Tour: The Brazos River Delta Shorelines: A Complex Deltaic-Barrier Island System (ticket required)
  • 12:30 PM - 6:30 PM CT
    Technical Tour: Houston Ship Channel and Port Houston Boat Tour (ticket required)
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    Joint Societies Younger Member Social