Last Updated: 6/7/18 June 12th
8:30 8:45 Intro Introduction and Welcome
[15 m] Arundel Ballroom
8:45 9:40 Plen-1 Rich Batiuk, EPA, "Three Decades of Using Science as the Foundation for Collaborative Bay and Watershed Restoration Decision-making—a Behind the Scenes Look at How the Partnership Works"
[55m]
9:40 10:35 Plen-2 Marjorie Friedrichs, VIMS, "Shallow Water Management Models for Chesapeake Bay"
[55m]
10:35 10:50   Break (15 minutes)                                    
10:50 11:45 Plen-3 Jason Fleming, Seahorse Coastal, "Real Time ADCIRC Modelling for Coastal Zone Decision Support"
[55m]		                                          
11:45 12:40   LUNCH (55 minutes)                                          
    Room Arundel A Arundel B Arundel C Prince George                                          
12:40 2:40 Tuesday
Early Afternoon
Session		 A1. Change in the Chesapeake: Moving Toward Finer Scales In Watershed and Estuarine Modeling
(Lewis Linker, Gary Shenk, Lisa Wainger, Rich Batiuk, Zach Easton, Andrew Sommerlot)
 [Part 1 of 4; Watershed 1: 2h]		 B1. Biogeochemical and Ecological Forecasting: Challenges and Successes (Marjy Friedrichs, Raleigh Hood)
[Part 1 of 2: 2h]		 C. Sediment-Process Studies in the Chesapeake Bay Region, including Recent Studies from Conowingo Reservoir
 (Jim Fitzpatrick, Blake Clark, Cindy Palinkas, Courtney Harris)
[2h]		 E. Evaluating Current and Future Influences on James River Water Quality Condition
(Jian Shen, Harry Wang, Richard Isleib)
[2h]
12:40 1:00 Tu-PM-1 Peter Claggett, Assessing fine-scale land cover and land use conditions in the Bay watershed: 1984 – 2025 Seann Reed, D. Le, B. Sullivan, Assessing Freshwater Flow Impacts on NOS Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System (CBOFS) Salinity Simulations Cindy Palinkas, Sediment dynamics in Conowingo Pond from days to decades Jian Shen, Q. Qin, M. Sisson, R. Wang, Assessing the impact of uniqueness of water quality model kinetic parameter and model uncertainty on phytoplankton simulations in the tidal James River, Virginia, USA
1:00 1:20 Tu-PM-2 Zach Easton, M. Wagena, A. Sommerlot, A. Collick, D. Fuka, Improved prediction of nutrient dynamics in complex landscapes using terrain models Aijun Zhang, J. Xu,  L. Zheng, M. Peng, Performance, Challenges, and Opportunity for the Chesapeake Bay Operational Forecast System Jeff Cornwell, M. Owens, H. Perez, Z. Vulgaropulos, Biogeochemistry of Fluvial Particulates in Reservoirs and Chesapeake Bay Sediments Qubin Qin, J. Shen, The critical role of physical transport in the initiation of harmful algal blooms in the lower James River, Virginia
1:20 1:40 Tu-PM-3 Gopal Bhatt, A. Sommerlot, G. Shenk, L. Linker, L. Li, C. Duffy, Towards a fine scale representation of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Chih-Hsien Lin, Combining statistical time series models with mechanistic variable stoichiometry models to predict blooms of the harmful dinoflagellate Karlodinium veneficum in Chesapeake Bay under current and future warming conditions Ken Staver, Q. Zhang, W. Ball, Improving estimates of sub-scour storm flow loads to Chesapeake Bay from the Susquehanna watershed Zhuo Liu, Y. Zhang, Harry Wang, F. Ye, H. Huang, Z. Wang, M. Sisson, The 3D SCHISM model application for studying impact of small-scale piling structures on circulation in the Lower James River
1:40 2:00 Tu-PM-4 Andrew Sommerlot, Addressing the limitations of implementing watershed models at fine scales Ben Davis, J. Jacobs, A. DePaola, F. Curriero, Developing space-time prediction models for Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the Chesapeake Bay Jim Fitzpatrick, M. Velleux, N. Kogan, J. Hallden, B. Yadav, Long-term trends in deposition, resuspension and bioavailability of nutrients from Conowingo Pond Derek Loftis, A. Macias, M. Mullholland, D. Forrest, A Comparison of Tidewatch inundation predictions and citizen-science flood extent observations during the 2017 king tide in Tidewater Virginia
2:00 2:20 Tu-PM-5 Amy Collick, D. Fuka, T. Veith, A. Buda, A. Allen, P. Kleinman, R. Bryant, Z. Easton, Employing fine resolution spatial information and extensive field research to evaluate best management practice (BMP) scenario evaluations across the Chesapeake Bay Robert Daniels, J. Jacobs, Vibrio predictive models and tools for the Chesapeake Bay Emily Russ, C. Palinkas, Spatial and temporal patterns of sediment geochemistry in upper Chesapeake Bay Richard Isleib, J. Fitzpatrick, N. Kim, N. Kogan, Assessing the water quality impacts in a tidal embayment from the closure of proposed storm surge barriers
2:20 2:40 Tu-PM-6 Moges Wagena, Z. Easton, Agricultural conservation practices can help mitigate the impact of climate change Marjy Friedrichs, A. Bever, C. Friedrichs, S. Musick, R. Hood, Short-term hypoxia forecasts for the Chesapeake Bay Danielle Tarpley, C. Friedrichs, C. Harris, Temporal variability in sediment suspension and sediment-induced stratification related to freshwater discharge in the York River estuary, Virginia, USA Andrew Thuman, James Hallden, R. Isleib, R. Rugabandana, W. Hunley, James River overflow model: GUI development for model ease of use                                          
2:40 3:00   Break (20 minutes)                                          
3:00 5:00 + Tuesday
Late Afternoon
Session		 A2. Change in the Chesapeake: Moving Toward Finer Scales In Estuarine and Watershed Modeling
[Part 2 of 4; Watershed 2, Estuary 1: 1h 40m]		 B2. Biogeochemical and Ecological Forecasting: Challenges and Successes
 [Part 2 of 2: 1h 40m]		 D. Current State of Stormwater, Modeling, and Research (Scott Taylor, Seth Brown)
[2h 40m]		 F. Understanding Oyster Trajectories: Wild Population Dynamics, Restoration and the Role of Aquaculture
(Ryan Carnegie, Jeff Cornwell)
[2h 40m]		                                          
3:00 3:20 Tu-PM-7 Kathleen Boomer, Predicted and observed water quality benefits in reconnected floodplains of an outer coastal plain watershed, Maryland, USA Meng Xia, The development of a wave-current based ecological modeling system to Chesapeake Bay, Maryland coastal bays, and adjacent coastal ocean Scott Taylor, National Municipal Stormwater Alliance M. Lisa Kellogg, J. Cornwell, P. Ross, K. Paynter, M. Luckenbach, Quantifying the benefits of tributary-scale oyster reef restoration
3:20 3:40 Tu-PM-8 Lisa Wainger, Using environmental economic models to support decision makers Kyle Hinson, M. Friedrichs, I. Irby, Evaluating responses of Chesapeake Bay hypoxia to 21st century temperature scenarios Seth Brown, To Green or not to Green: Modeling Incentive-Based Programs for Green Infrastructure Investment on Private Properties Kevin Kahover, L. Harris, J. Testa, L. Sanford, M. Forsyth, E. North, A high-resolution model of filtration, biodeposition, and nutrient dynamics on restored oyster reefs
3:40 4:00 Tu-PM-9 Gary Shenk, Moving beyond total nitrogen and total phosphorus for the Chesapeake Bay TMDL Wenfei Ni, M. Li, A. Ross, R. Najjar, M. Wagena, Z. Easton, Climate downscaling projections for Chesapeake Bay hypoxia in the 21st century Claire Welty, M. Barnes, T. Lim, Assessing green infrastructure performance using a three-dimensional hydrologic modeling approach Rasika Gawde, E. North, R. Hood, Integrating and applying three-dimensional models to simulate oyster ecosystem services
4:00 4:20 Tu-PM-10 Lewis Linker, R. Batiuk, L. Currey, D. Montali, Towards the next-generation multiple-scale models of the Chesapeake – what do the managers want? Tal Ezer, Sea level rise and variability in the Chesapeake Bay:  Numerical modeling of the impact of climate change, hurricanes and the Gulf Stream Michael Barrett, Use of Permeable Friction Course for Stormwater Quality Cecily Steppe, A. Keppel, L. Wallendorf, L. Rodriguez, G. Pruden, Relating Severn River oyster reproduction to high-frequency water quality data
4:20 4:40 Tu-PM-11 Jesse O. Bash, P. Campbell, T. Spero, D. Schwede, Future directions and the importance of scale in estimating atmospheric nitrogen loading to the Chesapeake Bay Faye Duchin, N. Springer, E. Hester, J. Little, An economic model of the Chesapeake Bay watershed for analysis of alternative scenarios about the future Robert Traver, B. Wadzuk, Advances in understanding the role of infiltration and evapotranspiration in Green Infrastructure Ryan Carnegie, L. Huey, R. Mann, Resistance and Tolerance to Diseases in the Eastern Oyster
4:40 5:00 Tu-PM-12     J. Michael Trapp, Current topics in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) Roger Mann, M. Southworth, J. Wesson, R. Carnegie, K. Reece, C. Robison, Oyster populations in the Virginia Bay: Small steps to stability
5:00 5:20 Tu-PM-13     Nasrin Alamdari, Comparing Tools for Integrating Cost Optimization with Simulation Modeling in Urban Watersheds Carl Cerco, Influence of oyster aquaculture on water quality attainment Chesapeake Bay: I.  Model formulation and assessment of aquaculture activity
5:20 5:40 Tu-PM-14     P. Kanoko Maeda, Linking Stormwater Best Management Practices to Social Factors in Two Suburban Watersheds Richard Tian, C. Cerco, L. Linker, Influence of oyster aquaculture on water quality attainment in Chesapeake Bay: II. Model implementation and application
5:00 7:00   Reception, Poster Session, Guardian Award                                        
Bold names are the first author. Underlined names are presenters, if different than the first author.