Research
Agenda Workshop
Photo © Bill Birkemeier
Get Involved
Become a participant by joining the C-CoAST Network.
C-CoAST invites you to register for the C-CoAST RCN Research Agenda Workshop, to be held in partnership with North Carolina Sea Grant. The workshop will focus on the C-CoAST Theme: Connections between short-term decisions and long-term effects, and potential levers (e.g., actions of communities, governments, and other civil society groups) that would enhance the long-term resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems.
Workshop Goals
- Foster relationships and efforts that serve communities, that might otherwise not have come about.
- Co-create a research agenda that falls within the intersection of stakeholder and researcher needs and interests, and produces outcomes that communities need and care about.
- Pilot a process for co-creating a collaborative science research agenda and share lessons learned with the broader stakeholder/researcher community for further development and refinement.
Registration deadline extended to November 8, after which time we will accept wait list requests. Although the hotel block was released October 24th, if rooms are still available, the Double Tree by Hilton in Atlantic Beach (5-7 min from the aquarium) will still offer discounted rooms at the rate of $78/night for 11/16 & 11/17. To receive this rate (required for reimbursement, unless special arrangements have been made), call Elizabeth Barrow in the Double Tree group sales office (252-222-4013) and let her know you will be attending the C-CoAST Workshop.
All participants must book and pay upfront for their own room. Those who have requested travel support will be reimbursed after their trip for the state rate of $78/night for 11/16 and/or night of 11/17 at the Double Tree.
Meeting dates/times
10:00 am Thursday, November 17 through 3:30 pm, Friday, November 18
All meals will be provided.
Location
Soundside Hall, North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
1 Roosevelt Boulevard
Pine Knoll Shores, NC 28512
(252) 247-4003
Travel Support
Reimbursement for transportation (mileage and air fare) and lodging (at the Double Tree, booked through the link above) is available. Participants who wish to receive travel support must indicate this when registering to receive a follow up email with instructions. Participants not affiliated with Duke University and UNC-W will be reimbursed through UNC-CH, the prime award recipient. Participants affiliated with Duke University and UNC-W may be able to receive travel support from the sub-awards granted to these universities.
Meeting Schedule
Day 1
9:40 am Registration
10:00 am Welcome and Setting the Stage
10:45 am Co-Creation Activity #1: Experiencing Co-Creation
11:15 am Co-creation Activity #2: Identifying Outcomes of Interest to Communities
11:50 am Summary of Known Knowledge Gaps and Needs
12:30 pm Catered Lunch
1:30 pm Co-Creation Activity #3: Identifying What’s Missing
2:30 pm Break
2:45 pm Co-creation Activity #4: Characterizing and Populating the Overlap
4:45 pm Wrap up
5:00 pm Tour of Saltwater Gallery
5:45 pm Cocktail Hour in Freshwater Gallery (in front of the otters)
6:30 pm Dinner/Desserts in Soundside Hall (concludes at 8pm)
Day 2
8:30 am Welcome
9:00 am Co-Creation Activity #5: Ranking Research Topics
10:30 am Co-Creation Activity #6: Developing Project Frameworks
12:30 pm Catered Lunch
1:30 pm Co-Creation Activity #6 Report Out
2:45 pm Next Steps and Wrap Up
3:00 pm Meeting Concludes
Hotel information
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Oceanfront
2717 West Fort Macon Road
Atlantic Beach, NC 28512
+1-855-610-TREE
Directions
To the aquarium: The NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is located five miles west of Atlantic Beach. From NC 58, turn onto Pine Knoll Boulevard at the stoplight, Milepost 7; turn left onto Roosevelt Blvd. Signs along US 70 and NC 58 point the way.
To the hotel: Get on I-40 in Durham from Raleigh Road and NC-54 E. Continue on I-40 E. Take US-70 E, US-70 BYP E and US-70 E to Atlantic Beach Bridge in Morehead City. Drive to W Fort Macon Rd in Atlantic Beach.
