Conference Agenda
Day 1
Thursday, November 7, 2024 \ 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
University of the Virgin Islands LaVerne E. Ragster Administration & Conference Center
Orville E. Kean Campus, St. Thomas
Welcome Remarks \ 9:00 – 9:30
Dr. Kim Waddell, Dr. Rick Nader & UVI President Dr. Safiya George
VI-EPSCoR/ R2R Overview \ 9:30 – 10:00
Research Segment 1 \ 10:00 – 11:00
Watershed & Land Use
Mangrove Ecosystem Function, Recovery & Restoration
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Break \ 15 minutes
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Research Segment 2 \ 11:15 – 12:30
Guest Speaker - Dr. Nicole Angeli,
Director of Fish & Wildlife Division,
Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Fish Ecology & Herbivory
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Lunch \ 12:30 – 1:30
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Research Segment 3 \ 1:30 -3:00
Emerging Areas
Oceanography
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Break \ 15 minutes
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Research Segment 4 \ 3:15 – 4:15
Coral Disease & Restoration
Coral Reef Resilience
Research Roundtable and Wrap Up Summary \ 4:15 -5:00
Day 2
Friday, November 8, 2024 \ 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
University of the Virgin Islands LaVerne E. Ragster Administration & Conference Center
Orville E. Kean Campus, St. Thomas
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
University of the Virgin Islands MacLean Marine Science Center
Welcome Remarks \ 9:00
Guest Speaker \ 9:05 – 9:30
Dr. Sandra Richardson, NSF EPSCoR
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Guest Speaker \ 9:30 – 10:00
Kristina Edwards
Director of Division of Territorial Parks & Protected Areas,
Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources
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Education Workforce Development (EWFD) Segment 1 \ 10:00 – 12:00
Overview of EWFD
Undergraduate Education Research
Mentoring & Research Infrastructure
Teacher Professional Development and VI ISERP Panel
Guest Speaker Michalrose Ravalier,
Director of Professional Development, Virgin Islands Department of Education
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Lunch & Summary/Wrap Up \ 12:00 – 1:00
Transition to MacLean Marine Science Center
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EWFD Segment 3 \ 1:00 -1:45
Informal Learning
Guest Speaker - Howard Forbes, Jr.
Virgin Islands Marine Advisory Service Coordinator (St. Thomas),
University of the Virgin Islands
Student Poster Presentations \ 2:00 – 3:30