Schedule-at-a-Glance

*Schedule is subject to change

Registration will be open daily during the following times:

2 Nov. | Saturday: 4 PM–7 PM 
3 Nov. | Sunday: 7AM–6PM
4 Nov. | Monday: 6 AM–5PM
5 Nov. | Tuesday: 6:30 AM–5 PM
6 Nov. | Wednesday: 6:30 AM–7 PM
7 Nov. | Thursday: 6:30 AM–4:30 PM 

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3 Nov. | Sunday

Time Event Location
7:00 AM – 6:00 PM  Conference Registration Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center 
Various Field Trips Offsite
Various Workshops Meeting Rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Student Worker Orientation and Training Room 204 A - Mobile Convention Center
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CERF 2019 VIP Reception (By Invitation) VIP Lounge - Mobile Convention Center
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM First Timer Orientation Room 203 A - Mobile Convention Center
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Keynote Address and Scientific Awards East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Silent Auction Opens South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM President's Welcome Reception South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center

4 Nov. | Monday

Time Event Location
6:00 AM – 5:00 PM  Conference Registration  Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
6:15 AM – 7:15 AM CERFers on the Run Offsite
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM Mentorship Program Breakfast (By Invitation) Bon Secour Bay 1&2 - Renaissance Riverview Hotel
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Early Morning Sessions (Session 1) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 2) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Coastal Fisheries Town Hall: Threats, Challenges and Solutions for Coastal Fisheries Sustainability in a Changing World East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 3) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Plenary: Environmental Decision Making East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Poster Sessions/Happy Hour South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Student Career Networking Event Bon Secour Bay 1&2 - Renaissance Riverview Hotel
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Special Presentation: The Slave Schooner Clotilda: Hidden but Not Forgotten

East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
9:00 PM – Midnight Student "On the Town" Night The Haberdasher

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5 Nov. | Tuesday

Time Event Location
6:15 AM – 7:15 AM CERFers on the Run Offsite
6:30 AM – 5:00 PM Conference Registration Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Past CERF Presidents' Breakfast (By Invitation) Room 107 AB - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Early Morning Sessions (Session 4) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM  Tours of R/V Point Sur
Offsite 
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 5) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM CERF Inclusion Lunch (Ticketed Event) Bon Secour Bay 1&2 - Renaissance Riverview Hotel
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 6) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Late Afternoon Sessions (Session 7) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Annual CERF Business Meeting East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Affiliate Society Meetings Mobile Convention Center
ACCESS - Room 202 A
AERS - Room 201 C
CAERS - Room 201 D
GERS - Room 203 A
NEERS - Room 202 B
PERS - Room 204 A
SEERS - Room 204 B
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Social Event GulfQuest Maritime Museum 

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6 Nov. | Wednesday

Time Event Location
6:15 AM – 7:15 AM CERFers on the Run Offsite
6:30 AM – 7:00 PM Conference Registration Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CESN Team Meeting/Breakfast (By Invitation) Room 107 AB - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Early Morning Sessions (Session 8) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 9) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Estuaries and Coasts Board Meeting/Lunch (By Invitation) Room 107 AB - Mobile Convention Center
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 10) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Plenary: Coastal Science Outreach East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center
4:30 PM – 7:00 PM Poster Sessions/Happy Hour South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Close of Silent Auction South Hall - Exhibition Hall - Mobile Convention Center
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Film Festival Bon Secour Bay 1&2 - Renaissance Riverview Hotel
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Reunions Offsite

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7 Nov. | Thursday

Time Event Location
6:15 AM – 7:15 AM CERFers on the Run Offsite
6:30 AM – 4:30 PM Conference Registration  Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center 
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM CERF 2021 Committee Breakfast (By Invitation) Room 107 AB - Mobile Convention Center
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM Early Morning Sessions (Session 11) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Break Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Late Morning Sessions (Session 12) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Lunch Mobile Convention Center
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Estuaries and Coasts Town Hall: Misuse of P-values and why Estuaries and Coasts discourages the phrase “statistically significant.”  Room 107 AB - Mobile Convention Center
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Early Afternoon Sessions (Session 13) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Late Afternoon Sessions (Session 14) Meeting rooms - Concourse Level - Mobile Convention Center
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CERF 2019 Committee Reception (By invitation) VIP Lounge - Mobile Convention Center
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM Close-out Party and Student Awards Presentation East and West Ballroom - Mobile Convention Center