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2026 SECOORA SET Community of Practice Workshop 

The SECOORA Surface Elevation Table (SET) Community of Practice will convene for its 2026 in-person workshop on July 16 – 17, 2026, in Charleston, South Carolina.

When

July 16 – 17, 2026

Where

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources – Fort Johnson Auditorium (217 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC)

Information Packet

SET CoP Workshop Packet Information

About

The SECOORA Surface Elevation Table (SET) Community of Practice will convene for its 2026 in-person workshop on July 16 – 17, 2026, in Charleston, South Carolina.

The workshop will be hosted by Katie Luciano and Will Doar of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and will bring together SET practitioners, researchers, and partners from across the Southeast to share updates, discuss best practices, and strengthen collaboration around SET monitoring and coastal resilience applications.

Participants are encouraged to mark their calendars and plan to attend.

More updates are coming soon.

Agenda

Subject to change.

Thursday, July 16, 2026

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM Registration/Check-In + Breakfast provided in the Lobby
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM Welcome, Overview of Day

  • Debra Hernandez, Executive Director, SECOORA
  • Nisse Goldberg, SET Coordinator
9:10 AM – 9:45 AM Updates from SET awardees

  • Will Doar, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) & Katie Luciano, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR)
  • Scott Curtis, South Carolina – The Citadel
  • Courtney Kimmel, South Carolina – Port Royal Sound Foundation
  • Beth Darrow, North Carolina – Bald Head Island Conservancy
  • Lori Sutter, University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM  Keynote Speaker

  • Dr. Jim Morris, Distinguished Research Professor, University of South Carolina
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM Community of Practice Writers Group Presentation

  • Dr. Josh Breithaupt, Assistant Research Faculty, Florida State University
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM  Introduction to the SECOORA SET Data Visualization Platform

  • James Doyle, Project Manager – Software & Systems Engineering, Tetra Tech
  • Andy Nguy, Principal Software Engineer, Tetra Tech
1:20 PM – 1:50 PM Marsh Sediment Delivery and Deposition: The Role of Net Sedimentation Tiles in Marsh Monitoring Frameworks

  • Dr. Kathryn Smith, Research Ecologist, USGS
1:50 PM – 2:20 PM Data and Metadata

  • Katie Luciano, Geologist III, SCDNR
2:20 PM – 2:35 PM Break & Transition 
2:35 PM – 3:35 PM Panel Discussion & Q&A

  • Moderator: Lora Clarke, Senior Officer, Pew Charitable Trusts & South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative, Leadership Team
  • Matt Slagel, Resilience Program Manager, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
  • Erin Rodgers, Coastal Program Manager, South Carolina Audubon
  • Katie Finegan, Coastal Engineer, Project Manager, Weston & Sampson
  • Howard Schnabolk, Marine Restoration Specialist, NOAA Fisheries Habitat Restoration Center
3:35 PM – 3:45 PM Break & Transition
3:45 – 4:45 PM  Breakout Groups for Stakeholders & Practitioners 
4:45 – 4:55 PM Wrap Up 
5:30 – 6:45 PM Optional – Social at California Dreaming 

 

Friday, July 17, 2026

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM Breakfast provided in the Lobby
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM Data and Metadata (Extended)

  • Katie Luciano, Geologist III, SCDNR
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Field Trip on South Carolina Department of Natural Resources’s Marine Education Vessel