SAME Hampton Roads - Hampton Roads Coastal Adaptation and Sea Level Resiliency IGE

Event Location: The Westin, Virginia Beach, VA

Event Date/Time: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 1100 - 1400

Event Description: Join SAME Hampton Roads and the Old Dominion University Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience for a forum on regional coastal adaptations and mitigations against sea level rise, community oriented mitigation and adaptation initiatives, and sea level rise impacts on ports, naval bases and industry.

Speakers and agenda are as follows:

Mr. Benjamin J. McFarlane, Senior Regional Planner, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission: Discussing resiliency actions in Hampton Roads

Dr. Tom Allen, ODU Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience,: Discussing East Coast cargo container terminals and sea level rise impacts.

Professor Mason Andrews, Hampton University Department of Architecture and Dr. Mujde Erten-Unal, ODU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Discussing the Coastal Community Design Collaborative's multi-disciplinary students led adaptation solutions for Hampton Roads neighborhoods.

Voluntary Covid-19 Vaccination Encouragement

The Society of American Military Engineers, Hampton Roads Post, is returning to in-person monthly meetings, forums and sessions and is encouraging voluntary Covid-19 vaccination of all members who seek to participate in these in-person events. In accordance with the Commonwealth of Virginia and United States CDC guidelines, SAME seeks to provide and maintain a gathering place and workplace that is free of known hazards and the Hampton Roads Board strongly encourages all members and guests to receive this vaccination to minimize the risk of this infectious disease, especially in light of the new Delta and Lambda variants. This encouragement is in concert with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Commonwealth of Virginia Covid-19 Task Force and with local Hampton Roads health officials. Members and guests are encouraged to obtain any Covid vaccination wherever they choose.

To join SAME, visit the membership homepage:

https://www.same.org/Discover-SAME/Be-a-Member

For more information on membership, contact the Middle Atlantic RVP,

Lee Ann Zelesnikar

lazelesnikar@isoftusa.net