Rhode Island Sea Grant and the University of Rhode Island (URI) Coastal Resources Center present:

The 2015 International Marine Spatial Planning Symposium: Sharing Practical Solutions

14th Annual Ronald C. Baird Sea Grant Science Symposium

URI Graduate School of Oceanography | Narragansett, RI
October 6, 2015

Please join us for this all-day event that will provide participants with information on the state of marine spatial planning (MSP) around the world. Panelists, including practitioners, policymakers, and researchers from both the public and private sectors will update participants on MSP initiatives as well as provide their perspectives on how to sustainably integrate MSP into mainstream coastal and ocean management, and how new natural resources and social research can successfully contribute to MSP initiatives.

This symposium is funded in part by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Keynote Speaker

Jeffrey Grybowski, Chief Executive Officer of Deepwater Wind

"Smart, transparent, and inclusive planning is essential to the offshore wind energy industry."