50th Anniversary Celebration Kick-off Event
 
Thursday, September 9, 2021
 
URI Narragansett Bay Campus, Outside on the GSO Quad
 
2-4:30pm Speaking Program
 
5-7:00pm Music by the Ravers
 

To kick-off the celebrations of our 50th Anniversary, the Coastal Resources Center (CRC) of URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO) invites you to a festive event on the afternoon of Thursday September 9th, 2021.  The event will begin at 2pm under a tent on the GSO Quad of the Narragansett Bay Campus with a program on Successes and Future of Coastal Management drawing on 50 years of implementing projects around the world.  The event will highlight CRC’s domestic and international efforts, give honor to our important partners and alumni and announce new awards for coastal management practitioners.  At 5pm, the event will have live music, drinks and food on the quad. We look forward to seeing our colleagues, partners, families and friends on September 9th.

CRC at 50 Years: Successes and Future of Coastal Management
 
Speaking program, On the quad, 2-4:30 pm     
 
Introduction and Acknowledgements   
 
Panel 1:  Coastal Resilience and Planning   
 
Remarks from Honored Guests    
 
Panel 2:  Sustainable Seafood   
 
Awards and Conclusion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
Outdoor Celebration on the GSO Quad, 5-7pm Reggae Music by the Ravers, URI Rhody Eatz Food Truck, and URI Cash bar. 
 
 
Please bring your own beach chairs and blankets to sit on the lawn and enjoy the music.
 
Registration is FREE, but REQUIRED
 
RI and URI COVID guidelines will be followed
 
 
NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL IS ALLOWED AT THE EVENT