Event Calendar

Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) is proud to present the 2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit – taking place at the centrally located San Francisco Marriott Marquis from September 22 – 25, 2026 – with support from our member organization, Save the Bay.

The 2026 RAE Summit promises to be an unparalleled gathering of the coastal restoration community, dedicated to exploring pressing issues, innovative solutions, and invaluable lessons learned in the pursuit of robust strategies to restore and revitalize our coastal resources and communities effectively. Together, we’ll explore practical solutions, bold ideas, and lessons learned at the intersection of climate resilience, restoration, equity, and the blue economy – set against the backdrop of one of the nation’s most iconic coastal regions.

Learn more here: https://estuaries.org/2026summit

The Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association and Resiliency Florida are hosting the 5th Annual Florida Resilience Conference on September 23-25, 2026, at the Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. The purpose of the conference is to provide a professional forum for in-depth discussion on the state’s burgeoning resilience programs.  The conference program will feature concurrent sessions on:

• Beach management
• Energy
• Infrastructure – gray, green, cyber, transportation
• Smart Planning

A cross-industry approach is needed to ensure the preservation of Florida’s unique natural resources and thriving communities from the effects of rising seas, weather extremes, intensified flooding, and coastal erosion.

Learn more here: https://floridaresilienceconference.org

The U.S. Symposium on Harmful Algae (held Oct. 25-29 in Cedar Rapids, IA) focuses on enhancing our understanding of harmful algal blooms and their effects on aquatic ecosystems, public health, and communities. Through scientific sessions and specialized breakout discussions, participants will engage in conversations about emerging challenges, innovative approaches, and updates in HAB science, management, policy, and programs. This dynamic four-day event features plenary sessions, breakout discussions, and scientific poster presentations covering key topics such as bloom dynamics, monitoring and management, prevention and mitigation strategies, emerging technologies, community engagement, and modeling and forecasting.

Learn more here: https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/us-habs

The Southwest Louisiana Coastal Summit will take place October 27, 2026, at L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles. This one-day event will exchange timely and relevant information on the dynamic conditions of southwest Louisiana’s communities, environment and economy for the purpose of applying that information to existing and future coastal restoration and protection efforts, policies and decision-making. The agenda includes plenary sessions and concurrent sessions of panel discussions and presentations. Scientists, policymakers, planners, business interests, educators and private residents concerned with the future of southwest Louisiana are all encouraged to attend. Registration is now open for the summit. The cost to register is $100 for all attendees. This includes lunch, coffee and other beverages for the day.

Learn more here: https://www.crcl.org/swla-coastal-summit

The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant and partners invite you to join them in Mobile, AL, to share cutting-edge research, network with regional science experts, and get up to date on the latest habitat management and monitoring techniques on the Gulf Coast. To learn more about this year’s topical tracks or to submit an abstract, visit the Abstracts page. (Deadline to submit: Sept. 18, 2026.)

The State of the Coast (SOC) conference is the largest statewide conference of its kind, providing an interdisciplinary forum to exchange timely and relevant information on the dynamic conditions of Louisiana’s coastal communities, environment and economy. The Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) produces this forum, the need for which grows with every acre of land lost to the Gulf, along with our partners: the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana and The Water Institute. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program is the title sponsor of SOC 2027.

Learn more here: https://www.stateofthecoast.org

The Alliance All Hands Meeting will be June 14-17, 2027, in New Orleans, LA, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Join us as we bring together more than 500 partners from state and federal agencies, academia, non-profits, and industry across the region to plan projects that improve the Gulf Coast and implement the Alliance’s Governors’ Action Plan. Information on registration, hotel reservations, and pre-meeting workshop requests will be available soon.

Learn more here: https://gulfofamericaalliance.org/announcements/alliance-all-hands-meeting-2027