FLORENCE – There’s still time to register for the 6th annual Heceta Head Conference, with a theme of “Oregon’s Ocean: Working Waterfronts,” this Thursday and Friday (Oct. 28-29) at the Florence Events Center.
The conference kicks off Thursday afternoon with a 2 pm tour of the Siuslaw River estuary and Florence’s working waterfront, including a river boat trip for the first 36 reservations. After the tour, join Oregon State University anthropologist Court Smith for dinner and a talk about “Salmon Peoples of the Northwest.”
Friday’s conference includes sessions about Oregon’s working waterfronts, estuary conservation and development, commercial fishing infrastructure needs, port planning and smart growth for coastal communities, along with a keynote address and panels about the relocation of NOAA’s Pacific research fleet to Newport, and partnerships for waterfront development featuring speakers from Bandon, Astoria, Coos Bay and Florence.
Registration for the Thursday dinner is $20, and for Friday’s conference and lunch is $25. The Thursday afternoon tour is free but reservations are requested. To register, visit http://www.HecetaHeadConference.org. Registration will also be accepted at the door.
This year’s conference is organized by Oregon Sea Grant in collaboration with Heceta Head Coastal Conference.
