Announcement

Six HARC Researchers and one HARC Fellow will present at the State of the Bay Symposium January 13-14, 2016. The symposium will be held at Moody Gardens Hotel, Spa and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas.

Day One: Wednesday, January 13, 2016

• 8:30-10:00 Day One Opening Plenary Session : State of the Bay – Challenges and Successes of the Past and Present by Lisa Gonzalez, Vice President, HARC, and Jim Lester, Ph.D., President, HARC
• 10:30-12:00 Concurrent Session I : Changes in Ecosystem Services from Galveston Bay and Surrounding Watersheds Over 40 Years by Jim Lester, Ph.D., President, HARC
• 10:30-12:00 Concurrent Session I : Invasive Species Monitoring, Management, and Prevention moderated by Lisa Gonzalez and Stephanie Glenn Ph.D., HARC
• 1:30-3:00 Concurrent Session II : Modeling Bacterial Loads in a Coastal Watershed by Ryan Bare and Brad Neish, HARC
• 3:30-5:00 Concurrent Session III : The Effect of Four Environmental Parameters on the Structure of Estuarine Communities by Robert McFarlane, Ph.D., HARC Fellow

Day Two: Thursday, January 14, 2016

• 10:30-12:00 Concurrent Session IV : The Galveston Bay Report Card: Using Science to Address Stakeholder Concerns by Erin Kinney, Ph.D., HARC

The symposium will provide training and understanding of Galveston Bay and associated habitats.