Coastal Sediments 2015
May 11-15, 2015
San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
http://coastalsediments.cas.usf.edu/index.html
Overview
Coastal Sediments is an international coastal science and engineering conference which is held
every four years since 1977, alternating with its sister conference, Coastal Dynamics.
Approximately 300 coastal engineers and scientists attended Coastal Sediments 2011 in Miami
from 22 countries, with more than 63% of the papers from the international community. The
Coastal Sediments Proceedings, published by World Scientific, are peer-reviewed and highly
impacting the coastal science and engineering community as tracked on Google Scholar.
Coastal Sediments 2015 (CS15) is the 8th Conference in the Coastal Sediments Series. CS15 will be
held in San Diego, California, with the theme of “Understanding and Working with Nature.”
Nearly 310 oral and poster presentations, and accompanying full papers, were selected from
abstracts submitted on a variety of topics, including 7 special sessions. The conference topics
and the special sessions, along with other conference information, are listed on the conference
website ( http://coastalsediments.cas.usf.edu/index.html).
Optional Short Courses will be offered in a full-day format on 11 May 2015. Short course topics
tentatively include Coastal Sediment Dynamics, Statistical Approaches to Analyze the Climate
Variability of Coastal Flooding and Erosion Hazards, and Regional Sediment Management.
Optional Technical Tours will be offered in full-and half-day formats on 15 May 2015. Two halfday excursions will be offered including one along south San Diego coast from Point Loma to
Imperial Beach, and one touring Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The full-day excursion
will explore the San Diego coastline from Oceanside Harbor north to Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, featuring the Carlsbad seawall, Batiquitos Lagoon, Beacons Beach bluff, and
Cardiff State Beach sand nourishment site.
Dates
December 2014
1 Feb 2015
Registration open
Full digital papers due
Coastal Sediments 2015
11 May 2015
Optional full and half-day short courses, opening reception
12 May 2015
Keynotes; concurrent sessions; seated luncheon; afternoon poster session
13 May 2015
Concurrent sessions; seated luncheon, evening poster session
14 May 2015
Concurrent sessions; Awards Luncheon
15 May 2015
Optional full and half-day technical tours
Hotel
CS15 will be held in San Diego, California, on beautiful Mission Bay at the Hyatt Regency Mission
Bay Spa and Marina, 1441 Quivira Road, San Diego, CA, USA, 92109, +1 619 224 1234, fax +1 619 224
0348, http://missionbay.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html. Room rates are $159 USD/night ($133
USD/night for Federal employees) with a cutoff date of 20 April 2015. The hotel is on Mission
Bay, an engineered harbor, and is a short walk from Sea World, close to many ocean beaches,
downtown San Diego, and the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Who
Technical Colleagues – CS15 will provide an international forum for technical discussions and
networking with coastal engineers, geologists, oceanographers, and others interested in the
physical processes of coastal sediments and morphology change. Professionals, graduate
students, and active retirees are invited to exchange knowledge, experience, and collaborate.
Sponsors and Exhibitors – A range of sponsorships, including exhibits, are available ranging from
$900 to $10,000 USD to market and support agencies and companies. Exhibitors will set up
booths in the coffee break arena to discuss products and services with attendees. More
information can be found on the CS15 website.
Students – A student paper contest will award top 2 student achievers with a monetary award,
to be announced at the Awards Luncheon on Thursday, 14 May 2015. Students must be
enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university.
Coastal Award –The CS15 Coastal Award will be presented to Dr. Marcel Stive at the Awards
Luncheon on Thursday, 14 May 2015.
Families – San Diego is renowned for beautiful weather and a variety of family day excursions,
including Sea World, the San Diego Zoo, Seaport Village, the historic Gaslamp Quarter, Old
Town San Diego, the U.S. Olympic Training Center, golfing, and of course gorgeous beaches.
The Hyatt Regency has waterslides for enjoyment while at the pool.
How Much
Registration Fees for CS15 are as follows:
Professional registration by 1 Apr 2015: $700
After 1 Apr 2015: $800
At the door: $900
Student* registration by 1 Apr 2015: $300
After 1 Apr 2015: $350
At the door: $400
One-day Professional registration: $350
One-day Student registration: $150
½ Day Field Trip (w/box lunch) $125
Full Day Field Trip (w/box lunch) $175
Short Course (w/lunch) $125
*Students must be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university.
Registration
Ling to registration page:
https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=1603301
Airport and Transportation
International and commercial air service for San Diego is provided by the San Diego International
Airport, http://www.san.org/. The hotel is less than 6 miles (10 km) from the airport and can
be reached via the airport shuttle, which runs 24 hours/day ($13 USD/each way); taxi (fare
approximately $23 USD); San Diego Transit Bus ($2.25 USD, stop one block from hotel); or
rental car.