2015

Youth Ocean Conservation Summit schedule

Saturday, November 14th Mote Marine Laboratory
9:00-9:45

Registration/Check-in WAVE Center

10:00-10:10 Welcome to the Summit and Mote Marine Laboratory WAVE Center
Sean Russell, Director, Youth Ocean Conservation Summit
Aly Busse, Assistant Vice President of Education, Mote Marine Laboratory
10:10-10:40 Keynote Presentation:
Wendy Benchley, Ocean Conservationist and Marine Policy Advocate
10:40-11:05 Youth Ocean Conservation Team member presentations

11:10-12:10 Morning Workshop Sessions:

Action Planning Session
Careers in Ocean Conservation
12:10-1:10

Lunch

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

1:10-1:55
Workshop Session 1
- Speak Up, Speak Out, Make a Difference!
- How to Lead a Water Monitoring Event Citizen Science In Action
- Spreading the Word about Ocean Conservation Through Film
- The Selfless Shellfish and You. Helping to save the WorldOne Oyster at a Time!
- Youth Activism and Art
- Leadership Gone Wild: How to Take Risks and Embrace Change

Afternoon Workshop Sessions Continued

2:00-2:45
Workshop Session 2 (Session 1 workshops repeat in Session 2)
- Speak Up, Speak Out, Make a Difference!
- How to Lead a Water Monitoring Event Citizen Science In Action
- Spreading the Word about Ocean Conservation Through Film
- The Selfless Shellfish and You. Helping to save the WorldOne Oyster at a Time!
- Youth Activism and Art
- Leadership Gone Wild: How to Take Risks and Embrace Change
2:50-3:35
Workshop Session 3
- Building Connections and Raising Funds
- Addressing Ocean Acidification: Saving our Country and our Planet
- Public Science Events
- Using Imagery and Media to Promote Ocean Conservation
- Stow It-Dont Throw It: A Solution to Pollution
- Rays Awareness: Become a ray biologist for a day and help promote
conservation!
3:40-4:25
Workshop Session 4 (Session 3 workshops repeat in Session 4)
- Building Connections and Raising Funds
- Addressing Ocean Acidification: Saving our Country and our Planet
- Public Science Events
- Using Imagery and Media to Promote Ocean Conservation
- Stow It-Dont Throw It: A Solution to Pollution
- Rays Awareness: Become a ray biologist for a day and help promote
conservation!
4:30-4:40

Call to Action

4:40-5:00

Closing Remarks/Youth Ocean Conservation Team/Evaluations

5:30pm

Teen Science Caf (Optional RSVP on Summit registration form)