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Gulf Coast Chapter

The Gulf Coast Chapter of WEDA represents Alabama, Florida (West Coast), Georgia (Western), Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. 

2021 Gulf Coast Chapter Annual Meeting   |     |  View Agenda 

When:
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
-to-
Friday, November 19, 2021 

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Where: (Sold Out)
The Holiday Inn Mobile Dwtn/Hist. District
301 Government St.
Mobile, AL 36602
(251) 694-0100

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GENERAL INFORMATION:
The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association is conducting its annual meeting from November 17-19, in Mobile, AL. The meeting will provide a forum for exchanging information of interest to the dredging industry and its associates. Representatives from all areas of the industry, including regulatory, resource agencies, contracting, and manufacturing, will attend to discuss dredging economics, benefits, technologies, and current issues. 

 AGENDA - View agenda

  • Wednesday (11/17/21)
    • WEDA's Dredging 101 Course will be offered from 1 to 5 PM, followed by an Ice Breaker from 6-8 PM in the hotel’s Skyview Lounge.
  • Thursday (11/18/21)
    • The agenda will consist of technical presentations and a luncheon program that will allow members to meet USACE district representatives on a one-on-one basis. Following this, an evening reception will be held at the GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Friday (11/19/21)
    • A half-day of technical presentations will fill the morning session and conclude with chapter business around noon. This year will include voting new members to the Gulf Chapter board. 

LOCATION:
The Holiday Inn Mobile in downtown Mobile’s historic district will have newly renovated rooms for our conference which provide sweeping views of downtown and the harbor. Centrally located, it is steps away from Mobile Carnival Museum, Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center and IMAX, and the GulfQuest Maritime Museum in addition to all the dining and entertainment options that are in the historic district.

REGISTRATION:
The registration fee structure is as follows: 

WEDA Member: $300  | $400 late
Non-member: $350  |  $450 late
Gov't Employee: $200
Dredging 101 Short Course: $50
Students: Free for qualifying students 

 

PDH CERTIFICATES:
Professional Development Hours (PDHs) certificates will be available for this meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact us at Info@WesternDredging.org. On behalf of the Gulf Coast Chapter Board, we look forward to seeing you in Mobile this November!  

Thank you,

John Vannoy
WEDA, Gulf Coast Chapter President

 

  

2019 Gulf Coast Chapter Annual Meeting  

The Gulf Coast Chapter of the Western Dredging Association conducted its annual meeting on November 14, 2019 at the San Luis Resort in Galveston, TX. The WEDA Gulf Coast Chapter Board would like to thank all of our sponsors, speakers and attendees for making the meeting a HUGE success! The meeting provided a forum for the exchange of information of interest to the dredging industry and its associates. Representatives from all areas of the industry, including regulatory, resource agencies, contracting, and manufacturing attended to discuss dredging economics, benefits, technologies and current issues. To view the presentations from the meeting, please click on the appropriate link in the download library below. 

Gulf Coast Chapter Download Library