Gulf Coast Chapter Meeting Featured Coastal Restoration Talks; New Officers Elected

摘要

The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Gulf Coast Chapter meeting, held on November 19 and 20, featured talks on the restoration of the Louisiana coastline, which gave the attendees a good idea of some of the individual projects and initiatives being used in that gargantuan effort. Seventy-eight WEDA members gathered at the Weston Hotel in New Orleans for the meeting, which included election of new officers in addition to the half-day technical program. An ice breaker was held in the 11th floor Plimsol Club on the evening of Wednesday the 19th. The meeting began on Thursday morning with opening remarks by the new Executive Director Tom Verna, who outlined the structure of the national organization and its relationship to the network of worldwide organizations that comprise the World Organization of Dredging Associations (WODA).