Registration

Summit registration is now open!

Click here to register now. 

Register before January 2, 2023 when prices increase!

Registration does not include lodging. See below to book a room in the Summit room block at a reduced rate.

DRAFT Summit Program

See a sneak peek of the DRAFT Summit program below!

 

View the 2023 Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit schedule & directory.

DRBC Climate Change Forum

We are excited to share that on Day 2 of the Summit (Tuesday, January 31), the Delaware River Basin Commission’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change will once again host its Forum on Climate Change and the Delaware River Basin! The Forum will feature a conversation between government leaders to share climate planning and adaptation strategies throughout the Basin, and will highlight new science and opportunities for collaboration from various sectors.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Raymond Najjar, The Pennsylvania State University

Raymond Najjar is a Professor of Oceanography in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at The Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Najjar has conducted research on a variety of topics in oceanography, climate science, and hydrology, with current interests focused on how coastal waters are influenced by climate change and pollution. In addition to synthesizing research on the climate of the Delaware Estuary and Basin as part of periodic assessments led by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Dr. Najjar has studied long-term changes in the salinity, dissolved oxygen, and tides of the estuary.

Dr. Philippe Hensel, NOAA; Part of the DRBC Climate Change Forum

Philippe Hensel is the chief of the Project Analysis Branch within the Operations and Analysis Division at NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS). Philippe oversees activities related to maintaining the integrity of the nation’s database of survey control. Since 2019, he is also part of a multi-agency team investigating vertical land motion in the wider Chesapeake Bay region. Since coming to NGS in 2006, Philippe has worked to bring high precision surveying applications to coastal scientists and resource managers (advancing the “sea level rise sentinel site” concept). Prior to coming to NGS, Philippe was a post-doc wetland ecologist with the USGS, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. Philippe has also been an adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins University, teaching a course in wetland ecology and management. Philippe holds a PhD in coastal ecology and a Master’s degree in applied statistics from Louisiana State University, and a master’s degree in marine, estuarine, and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland.

Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times

Catrin Einhorn is a journalist who covers biodiversity, climate and the environment for The New York Times. She was part of a team of reporters that received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for exposing sexual harassment and misconduct in the American workplace.

Throughout her career, Ms. Einhorn has focused on narrative-driven work in print, film and audio. In July 2020, The Times and Netflix released “Father Soldier Son,” the Emmy-winning documentary she directed and produced with Leslye Davis.

Before coming to The Times, Ms. Einhorn was a public radio reporter and a Fulbright scholar in anthropology.

About the Summit

Since 2005, the goal of this biennial Summit has been to bring together scientists, managers, restoration practitioners, and educators from different sectors to share the latest scientific information, network, and make ecological linkages that promote a better understanding of the watershed as a whole.  The central format is that of a conventional scientific meeting with abstracts, presentations and peer review Q&A. While the focus is on the watershed of the Delaware River and Bay, presentations are welcome from other areas if they help to inform our understanding of this system.

Potential presentation topics include:

• Water quality & quantity
• Living resources
• Wetlands & other vital habitats
• Physical & chemical processes
• Ecological linkages
• Climate change
• Hot topics
• Education & outreach
• Monitoring & assessment
• Restoration & conservation
• & more!

Who should attend the summit?

• Environmental researchers
• Environmental education and outreach specialists
• University extension specialists and marine agents
• State and federal resource managers
• Environmental consultants and corporations
• Environmental interest groups
• Municipal officials
• Graduate and undergraduate environmental students
• Concerned citizens

Lodging

Hotel booking link is live!

To book a room in the Summit room block at Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ, click HERE. We encourage attendees to book by December 31, 2022.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring the 2023 Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit, please email Haley Burns at hburns@delawareestuary.org. 

 

Thank you to our current Sponsors!

 

Past Summits

View proceedings from past summits below:

Proceedings	Presentations
2021: Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit	Talks and Posters, linked within proceedings
2019: Estuary 2019 Saving Our System Through Collaboration	Talks and Posters
2017: Reflecting on Progress, Charting the Future	Talks and Posters
2015: Balancing Progress & Protection	Talks and Posters
2013: Weathering Change	Talks and Posters
2011: Connections	Talks and Posters
2009: Planning for Tomorrow's Delaware Estuary	Talks and Posters
2007: Linking Science, Management, and Policy	Talks and Posters
2005: The State of Science in the Delaware Estuary	Talks and Posters

Photos from the 2019 Summit