CZ07 pt. 3
Ok. I'm going to get the complaining out of the way first thing and then get to the rest of the post, but I feel that something has got to be said . . .
. . . NO FREE WIRELESS IN THE CONFERENCE AREA!?!?!?! WTF!?!?!?
. . . that's it. that's all I'm going to say about that. The conference has been pretty good so far. I've sat in on some pretty interesting sessions, each of which gives me new ideas and enthusiasm for the potential of Coastopolis. Yesterday's Plenary session included Leon Panetta doing a great job in reminding us what an incredibly important task coastal planners & managers have before themselves, stating it was as important as life itself, because at the end of the day, that's exactly what's on the line, the life of our coasts and oceans. Ruckelshaus (HAPPY 75th Sir!!!) described the efforts being undertaken by the Puget Sound Partnership in cleaning up that part of the world. Both of them made a point of making it clear that there are ALOT of factors that go into successfully protecting these areas, and they have nothing to do with petty politics or partisanship.
. . . I also attended a great session that had as a participant Kalani Souza a hawaiian practitioner. It was entitled "Conserving our Cultural Heritage" and was really great, I'm glad I ended up in there. I had originally stepped into "Targeting the Public . . ." but it was so full that there wasn't even room to sit on the floor. That's another of my complaints I guess, many of the sessions are beyond capacity. Regardless, I managed to get into the other session and was pleasantly surprised by his performance and the heartfelt words that really encapsulated why so many of us are so passionate about these part of the world . . . because they're holy, and speak to our souls . . .
. . . anyway, I'm already running late. I'll try to post some more later because that certainly wasn't all that happened in the day, I managed to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones too. All good things for Coastopolis which keeps me up at night thinking about its potential.
. . . NO FREE WIRELESS IN THE CONFERENCE AREA!?!?!?! WTF!?!?!?
. . . that's it. that's all I'm going to say about that. The conference has been pretty good so far. I've sat in on some pretty interesting sessions, each of which gives me new ideas and enthusiasm for the potential of Coastopolis. Yesterday's Plenary session included Leon Panetta doing a great job in reminding us what an incredibly important task coastal planners & managers have before themselves, stating it was as important as life itself, because at the end of the day, that's exactly what's on the line, the life of our coasts and oceans. Ruckelshaus (HAPPY 75th Sir!!!) described the efforts being undertaken by the Puget Sound Partnership in cleaning up that part of the world. Both of them made a point of making it clear that there are ALOT of factors that go into successfully protecting these areas, and they have nothing to do with petty politics or partisanship.
. . . I also attended a great session that had as a participant Kalani Souza a hawaiian practitioner. It was entitled "Conserving our Cultural Heritage" and was really great, I'm glad I ended up in there. I had originally stepped into "Targeting the Public . . ." but it was so full that there wasn't even room to sit on the floor. That's another of my complaints I guess, many of the sessions are beyond capacity. Regardless, I managed to get into the other session and was pleasantly surprised by his performance and the heartfelt words that really encapsulated why so many of us are so passionate about these part of the world . . . because they're holy, and speak to our souls . . .
. . . anyway, I'm already running late. I'll try to post some more later because that certainly wasn't all that happened in the day, I managed to catch up with some old friends and make some new ones too. All good things for Coastopolis which keeps me up at night thinking about its potential.
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