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| The historic port city of Mobile, AL, site of the 2007 Gulf Coast Hurricane Conference |
(L - R) The Honorable John Paul Woodley, Jr., Asst. Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), meeting with Samantha Borer and Bradd Schwichtenberg from the USACE Jacksonville District. |
The strength of the conference was most evident in the technical program, with more than sixty-five state-of-the-art presentations. Speakers shown here (l - r) Jon Porthouse, Adam Hosking, Jeremy LaDart. |
Exhibitors and attendees had the opportunity to network and develop new industry contacts and customers. |
Linda Brown visiting the Weston Solutions booth. |
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| PIANC is grateful for the superb support provided by the USACE Mobile District. Pictured here are volunteers Susan Rees and Todd Nettles. |
The inaugural class of PIANC USA Fellows were inducted at the conference. Mr. John Paul Woodley (l) and General Bo Temple (r) presented Robert Nichol and Sandra Knight with their Fellows Medals during a special ceremony. |
Margaret Davidson, Director of NOAA's Coastal Services Center, gave a fascinating presentation at one of the conferences lunches. |
Conference attendees enjoying cocktails on the flight deck of the USS Alabama, with a view of the port in the background. |
The USS Alabama Battleship provided a beautiful backdrop for the conference gala dinner. |
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| (l - r) Nelson Sanchez, Angie Premo, Edmond Russo and John Clarkson |
Attendees sampled delicious Southern cuisine and seafood inside the huge aircraft pavillion at the gala dinner |
Members of the Mississippi Coastal Restoration Improvement Project team narrated the Coastal Restoration Tour. Pictured here is Tom Smith. |
Pascagoula Beach was one of the stops along the Coastal Restoration Tour. |
Coastal Restoration Tour at the Mississippi State Port Authority |
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| The Coastal Restoration Tour followed US Route 90 and gave participants a first hand look at the impact, response and on-going recovery from Hurricane Katrina |
Participants toured Mobile Bay and the Alabama State Port Authority's facilities on the conference Port Tour. |
Wynne Fuller, Chief of Operations for USACE Mobile, narrating the Port Tour. |
Attendees enjoyed the weather and the opportunity to get out on the water to see the port. Pictured here is Jennifer Mehaffey, CMTS. |
Conference Port Tour |
