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The New Jersey Environmental Lobby is proud to present a
Where: Monmouth University Bey Hall in the Young Auditorium
400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, NJ 07764
When: Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Planned Agenda*
8:15 AM - Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - Welcome: Tony MacDonald, Director of the Urban Coast Institute
9:15 - Keynote Address: to be announced
9:45 - Offshore Wind Energy Overview: Nancy Sopko, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind
- Timeline & Brief History of OSW in Europe & the U.S
- Basics: Grid & Transmission
- Financing Mechanisms
10:45 - Siting, Permitting, and Environmental Overview
- The ENGO Perspective: Catherine Bowes/Curtis Fischer, National Wildlife Federation
- The Federal Siting & Permitting Process: Will Waskes, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management
- The State Permitting Process: Ruth Foster, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
- Other Permitting & Environmental Issues
12 Noon - Lunch & Presentation of the Frank Oliver Environmental Award
1:30 PM - Protecting Wildlife and the Interests of Other Stakeholders
- Fish: Lyndie Hice-Dunton, Ecology & Environment
- Birds: Drew Tompkins, NJ Audubon Society
- Marine Mammals: Francine Kershaw, Natural Resources Defense Council
2:45 - Data Portal Overview/Spatial Data for Siting & Development: Karl Vilacoba, Mid-Atlantic Team
3:15 - Break
3:30 - Developer Update
- Atlantic Shores: Jen Daniels
- Equinor: Laura Morales
- Ørsted: Kris Ohleth
4:30 - New Jersey Offshore Wind Strategic Plan
4:45 - Adjourn Symposium
5:00 - 6:30 PM - Social Hour & Networking *Final Agenda in Development
Symposium on Offshore Wind Energy Development & the Environment Co-sponsored by the Urban Coast Institute of Monmouth University Co-Host, the Honorable Former Governor James J Florio