BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20190710T130000Z DTEND:20190710T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Texas Oyster Aquaculture Summit DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TODAY\n\nTEXAS OYSTER AQUACULTURE SUMMIT\nA New Industry for Texas\n\n\n\nJoin us for the Texas Oyster Aquaculture Summit on Wednesday\, July 10th and hear about a new economic development opportunity for the State of Texas.\n\n\n\nDRAFT AGENDA\n\n\n\n8:00 a.m. Registration/Coffee\n\n8:30 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction\n\n9:00 9:45 a.m. History and Status of U.S. Oyster Aquaculture\n\n9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break\n\n10:00 10:55 a.m. Session Title: Legislation and Regulatory Environment\n\n11:00 -12:00 p.m. Session Title: Oyster Culture Perspectives\n\n12:15 1:00 p.m. Luncheon Keynote\n\nSpeaker of the Texas House of Representatives\n\nDennis Bonnen\n\n1:00 1:10 p.m. Break\n\n1:10 2:10 p.m. Session Title: Conservation of Oysters through Aquaculture and Reef Restoration\n\n2:15 3:15 p.m. Session Title: Oyster Marketing and Impact of Aquaculture\n\n3:15 p.m. Summit Wrap-up: the Path Forward\n\n\n\nTRAVELING TO THE SUMMIT\n\n\n\nIf You Are Traveling by Air:\n\nThe distance from the airport to the university is approximately 15.2 miles. Travel time from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to the Corpus Christi International Airport can take up to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Information about rental cars and shuttles is available here. http://www.visitcorpuschristitx.org/explore/getting-around/\n\n\n\nThe conference will include coffee and pastries during check-in\, lunch\, and an afternoon snack.\n\n\n\nCampus Location\, Parking\, and Maps:\n\nThe campus is located at 6300 Ocean Drive. Driving directions and maps to the campus can be found by visiting http://www.tamucc.edu/about/location/index.html\n\nParking will be in the Bayside Parking Garage. Please turn right and enter campus at the first entrance and then turn left at the first street (immediately past the information kiosk\, where it is not necessary to stop). After turning left\, stay in the right lane to proceed to the garage. Take a ticket and bring it to the check-in desk for validation. The Bayside Garage is adjacent to the University Center. Handicap parking is available on the first floor.\n\nDownload the map of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi campus\, for directions to the location of the Bayside Garage and the University Center at https://www.tamucc.edu/about/location/directions.html\n\n\n\nCONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION\n\n\n\n$149.00 (Rate Per Night)\n\nThe cutoff date to book reservations within the group block and receive the discounted rate is June 9\, 2019.\n\n1-800-843-6664 (Omni Central Reservations)\n\n\n Group Code: : 070619VISITCCRE \n\nYour guests may also book online: https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/corpus-christi/meetings/grow-texas-oyster-conference\n\n\n\nOmni Corpus Christi Hotel\, 900 N. Shoreline Blvd.\, Corpus Christi\, TX 78401 (Hotel Address) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

REGISTER TODAY

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TEXAS OYSTER AQUACULTURE SUMMIT

\nA New Industry for Texas
\n
\nJoin us for the Texas Oyster Aquaculture Summit on Wednesday\, July 10th and hear about a new economic development opportunity for the State of Texas.
\n
\nDRAFT AGENDA
\n
\n8:00 a.m. \;Registration/Coffee
\n8:30 &ndash\; 9:00 a.m. \;Welcome and Introduction
\n9:00 &ndash\; 9:45 a.m. \;History and Status of U.S. Oyster Aquaculture
\n9:45 - 10:00 a.m. \;Break
\n10:00 &ndash\; 10:55 a.m. \;Session Title: Legislation and Regulatory Environment
\n11:00 -12:00 p.m. \;Session Title: Oyster Culture Perspectives
\n12:15 &ndash\; 1:00 p.m. \;Luncheon Keynote
\nSpeaker of the Texas House of Representatives
\nDennis Bonnen
\n1:00 &ndash\; 1:10 p.m. \;Break
\n1:10 &ndash\; 2:10 p.m. \;Session Title: Conservation of Oysters through Aquaculture and \;Reef Restoration
\n2:15 &ndash\; 3:15 p.m. \;Session Title: Oyster Marketing and Impact of Aquaculture
\n3:15 p.m. \;Summit Wrap-up: the Path Forward
\n
\nTRAVELING TO THE SUMMIT
\n
\nIf You Are Traveling by Air:
\nThe distance from the airport to the university is approximately 15.2 miles. Travel time from Texas A&\;M University-Corpus Christi to the Corpus Christi International Airport can take up to 30 minutes depending on traffic. Information about rental cars and shuttles is available here. \;http://www.visitcorpuschristitx.org/explore/getting-around/
\n
\nThe conference will include coffee and pastries during check-in\, lunch\, and an afternoon snack.
\n
\nCampus Location\, Parking\, and Maps:
\nThe campus is located at 6300 Ocean Drive. Driving directions and maps to the campus can be found by visiting \;http://www.tamucc.edu/about/location/index.html
\nParking will be in the Bayside Parking Garage. Please turn right and enter campus at the first entrance and then turn left at the first street (immediately past the information kiosk\, where it is \;not \;necessary to stop). After turning left\, stay in the right lane to proceed to the garage. Take a ticket and bring it to the check-in desk for validation. The Bayside Garage is adjacent to the University Center. Handicap parking is available on the first floor.
\nDownload the map of the Texas A&\;M University-Corpus Christi campus\, for directions to the location of the Bayside Garage and the University Center at \;https://www.tamucc.edu/about/location/directions.html
\n
\nCONFERENCE HOTEL INFORMATION
\n
\n$149.00 (Rate Per Night)
\nThe cutoff date to book reservations within the group block and receive the discounted rate is June 9\, 2019.
\n1-800-843-6664 \;(Omni Central Reservations)\n\n\nYour guests may also book online: \;https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/corpus-christi/meetings/grow-texas-oyster-conference
\n
\nOmni Corpus Christi Hotel\, 900 N. Shoreline Blvd.\, Corpus Christi\, TX 78401 (Hotel Address) LOCATION:Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi University Center\, Anchor Ballroom 6300 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi\, TX 78412 UID:e.1866.24909 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260602T235627Z URL:https://chamber.unitedcorpuschristi.org/events/details/texas-oyster-aquaculture-summit-24909 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR