Join Our Steering Committee
For those eager to shape meeting agendas, our Drones in the Coastal Zone Community of Practice is steered by a committee.
Image: Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing
Join our expanding community of coastal drone users! Engage in our brief, quarterly virtual meetings where you can listen to insights on vital drone-related subjects or present your own work. Topics cover drone technology advancements, remote sensing applications, and data analysis.
Stay updated on upcoming meetings by subscribing to our listserv at ditcz@secoora.org and review our guidelines for posting.
Upcoming Meetings (hosted 2:00 – 3:30pm ET)
If you would like to present your work or research, email ditcz@secoora.org.
- Thursday, July 23, 2026 | Register here >>
- Thursday, October 22, 2026| Register here >>
Check out our past meetings below!
2027 In-Person Meeting
Save the date for the DITCZ Community of Practice in person meeting on March 2-4, 2027 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
The meeting will be hosted at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. This in-person meeting will provide a great opportunity to network with colleagues in the U.S. Southeast and Caribbean with common interests in using unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, for coastal and ocean research and management.
2024 Drones in the Coastal Zone Meeting
The Drones in the Coastal Zone (DITCZ) meeting was hosted on February 6th – 8th, 2024, in Beaufort, North Carolina. This in-person meeting provided a great opportunity to network with colleagues in the U.S. Southeast and Caribbean with common interests in using unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, for coastal and ocean research and management. The meeting included tours of the NOAA Beaufort Lab and the Duke University Marine Lab, a hands-on equipment showcase, and discussions on the future of the DITCZ Community of Practice.
