FLORIDA COOS Caucus 10: April 16, 2007, Private Sector Group, Melbourne, FL
Theme: 'Building Private-Public Partnerships in FLCOOS'
Agenda for April 16, 2007 meeting
Hosted by Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc., Weatherflow Inc., and HARRIS Corporation at the HARRIS Corporation facilities in Melbourne.
- Presentations given at FCC10
- Keynote Speaker: Robert Stover, Managing Editor of 'Florida Today'
- Keynote Speaker: Zdenka Willis, Director of IOOS Program Office
- Bob Jones, Commercial Fishing
- Gary Caputi, Recreational Fishing
- Lawrence Harvey, Aerospace and Oceanography
- Rob Hudson, Coastal and Marine Mapping
- Mitchell Roffer, Oceanographic Services to the Fishing, Oil & Gas, and Cruise Industries and Environmental Community
- Jay Titlow, Private Industry Weather
- Duane DeFreese, Marine Life Industry Research (Note: updated ppt available soon)
- Richard Pruitt, Cruise Industry
- Carol Steele, A Model for Private-Public Partnerships: SRI-USF
- Panel Discussion Introduction (Mitch Roffer): "How Best to Build Bridges Between Industry, Academia, and Government"
- Private Academic Institution Panel Member: Tom Gustafson
- Private Industry Panel Member: David St. John
Meeting Notes coming soon
Logistics
RSVP to Jyotika Virmani by April 12.
Email: jyotika@marine.usf.edu
The meeting will be at the HARRIS Corporation's Customer Briefing Center, 1025 W Nasa Blvd., Building B, Melbourne, FL 32119.
DIRECTIONS From I-95 to HARRIS Corp. Campus:
Get Off I-95 at HWY 192 Melbourne Exit
Head East on HWY 192 Past Melbourne Square Mall
Turn North (LEFT) on Dairy Rd
After you cross over Hibiscus Blvd, Dairy Rd. becomes Woody Burke.
Map of HARRIS Corporation Campus
General Area Map
Some travel times:
Orlando International Aiport is a one hour drive.
Melbourne International Airport is right across the street.
Driving, Harris Corporation is approximately 5-10 minutes off interstate I-95.
Hotel information:
Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place: (321) 768-0200
Ask for: FL COOS room block. The rooms will be available at the group rate of $109 until April 5th.
Directions to the Hilton Melbourne Rialto Place
Things to do:
There are plenty of restaurants in historic downtown Melbourne on Strawbridge Ave., where New Haven Ave bends before the 192 causeway. There is excellent Indian River Lagoon viewing (pelicans, dolphins and manatees). Fishing action (redfish, seatrout, snook, sail catfish, and tarpon) is available 10-15-25 minutes from the meeting location. For walkers, we suggest the walk on route 192 over the causeway bridge (great view, nice breeze). Sebastian Inlet and the fishing pier is approximately 25 minutes south on US Highway A1A. Cocoa Beach and fishing pier is approximately 45 minutes north on US A1A. Cape Kennedy is approximately 60 minutes away. Come and spend the weekend! Be sure to pick up the Florida Today to read about local issues and local events! If you need a specific, high resolution weather, sailing, windsurfing, surfing forecast contact WeatherFlow. For fishing reports call ROFFS(TM) (but they'll tell you that the fishing is always good, sometimes the catching is not as good).
