2015 BAFPAA-CHARG Conference Program

**8:00am -- Registration (coffee, juice, pastries)

INTRODUCTION

8:30

Welcome and Conference Introduction [PDF,3.7 MB]

-- Mark Boucher, BAFPAA and CCCFCD and Hank Ackerman, CHARG and ACPWA

PANEL 1:  CLIMATE CHANGE: THE NEW NORMAL

Moderator: Carl Morrison, BAFPAA

8:45 - 10:30

The Science of Sea Level [PDF, 1.0 MB] -- Patrick Barnard, USGS

 

Anticipating Extreme Precipitation Events [PDF, 7.5 MB] -- Marty Ralph, Scripps CW3E, and V. Chandrasekar, CSU

 

Storm Impacts and Responses [PDF, 1.6 MB] -- Matt Gerhart, SCC

 

The Value of Forecasts [PDF, 0.9 MB] -- Lynn Johnson, NOAA

 

Panel Discussion Q&A -- Carl Morrison - Moderator

 

**10:30am - 15-Minute Break and Snacks**

PANEL 2: BIG DATA AND COOL TOOLS

Moderator: Rohin Saleh, ACFCD

10:45 - 12:00

1983 Storm Review and Tidal Datum Updates [PDF, 12.7 MB] -- Kris May, AECOM

 

Resilient Shorelines Partnership:  Mapping the Shoreline and Flood Infrastructure Around the Bay [PDF, 13.9 MB] -- Julie Beagle, SFEI, and Wendy Goodfriend, BCDC  

 

SUNTANS [PDF, 1.6 MB] -- Mark Stacey, UC Berkeley

 

Panel Discussion Q&A -- Rohin Saleh - Moderator

 

12:00-12:05pm -- BAFPAA Business – re-elect chair -- Rick Thomasser, Napa County FCD


12:05-12:20pm -- Mini-Project and Resiliency Programs  Presentations  -- Mark Boucher


12:20-1:20pm -- Lunch, Exhibits and Networking (1 hour) -- Exhibit Room

PANEL 3:  AGENCY ALIGNMENT ROUNDTABLE 

Moderator:  John Bourgeois, SBSPRP

1:20 - 3:00

Flood Control 2.0 and Agency Alignment [PDF, 3.0 MB] -- Brenda Goeden, BCDC


The Reality of Agency Alignment – State [PDF, 2.4 MB] -- Bruce Wolfe, RWQCB


The Reality of Agency Alignment – Federal  -- Anne Morkill, USFWS


The Reality of Agency Alignment – Federal [PDF, 3.2 MB]-- Stu Townsley, USACE


Panel Discussion Q&A -- John Bourgeois - Moderator

 

**3:00pm -- 15-Minute Break and Snacks**

PANEL 4:  VISIONING FOR A RESILIENT TOMORROW

Moderator:  Norma Camacho, SCVWD

3:15 - 4:55

Bayside Projects:  The Big Picture [PDF, 2.0 MB] -- Kathy Schaefer


Rockefeller’s 100 Resilient Cities Initiative  -- Timothy Burroughs, City of Berkeley


Staying Above Water [PDF, 1.6 MB]-- Jeremy Lowe, ESA


CHARG Strategic Plan [PDF, 2.0 MB]-- Rohin Saleh, ACFCD


Visioning Exercise -- Norma Camacho - Moderator

4:55-5:00pm -- CONCLUDING REMARKS -- Mark Boucher and Hank Ackerman


5:00pm -- Conference Adjourned


No-Host Reception -- Downtown Wine Bar, 150 Frank H. Owaga Plaza, Oakland