Blue Innovation 2024

Blue Innovation exists to connect researchers, organizations, and community members who are passionate about protecting our ocean and water sources. There is an urgent need, as well as an opportunity, for scalable new technologies, solutions, and ventures to improve ocean and water sustainability. Join us on Sunday, October 6, 2024, from 11:00am-3:30pm for a variety of activities in and outside of the UC Santa Cruz Seymour Marine Discovery Center for a full day of inspirational exhibits from companies, artists, small businesses, non-profits, and researchers who are tackling the water and ocean challenges created by climate change. Enjoy food trucks, live bands, tours, scavenger hunts, fun hands on activities for all ages, and information on the latest technologies, research, and programs for supporting our blue planet. Don’t miss the O’Neill Sea Odyssey raffle with prizes like local dinners and a sunset sail. Register for free and be automatically entered. Winners will be announced at 1:45 pm and must be present to claim prizes. All outdoor activities are FREE and open to the public (e.g., lightning talks, exhibits, tours, bands, food trucks, etc). Workshops require paid admission and access to the Seymour Center’s interior exhibit hall, both require a separate admission fee. Blue Innovation is hosted by Santa Cruz Works and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at UC Santa Cruz in collaboration with UC Santa Cruz Innovation and Business Engagement Hub, the City of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, and Cabrillo College. Blue Innovation Event Schedule All Day Activities Outdoor Scavenger Hunt: Look for and learn from landmarks around the Coastal Science Campus! Use one of the guides to get started. Geocache: Geocaching is a type of search where people look for cashes, or hidden stashes of objects. Learn about larval fish by exploring geocaches around the Coastal Science Campus. Live Music: Main Stage with Cruz Control and The Joint Chiefs Food trucks: a wide range of yummies from pastries and coffee to sandwiches, burritos, and more. Behind-the-Scenes Research Tour - Seymour Marine Center will offer tours to the Long Marine Lab, where you can learn about marine mammal research that happens at UCSC. Ask the front desk to sign up - space is limited. Pay to attend. 9:30am Exhibitor setup 11:00am OPEN: Blue Innovation exhibits, live music, and food trucks open Networking Pavilion: hosted by UC Santa Cruz - open all day for meetings Workshop 1: Managing Ocean Risk in Aquaculture - Scoot Science / Jon LaRiviere Fish farmers face complex decisions balancing sales, resources, and animal welfare in a changing ocean environment.UCSC oceanographers created software tools to turn ocean data into actionable insights for improving fish health and welfare. Band: Cruz Control Seymour tours and scavenger hunts (every 30 minutes) 12:00pm Lightning Talks: 2 minute presentations by key researchers and exhibitors on the Main Stage 12:00-12:45pm Workshop 2: Coastal Erosion - Professor Gary Griggs The coastline has been eroding for thousands of years and this will continue well into the foreseeable future, driven by a gradually rising sea level, but more importantly in the short term, extreme events such as we experienced during the past two winters. Very large waves arriving simultaneously with extreme high tides are the conditions when most coastal storm damage and erosion have occurred historically. Our options for responding to these events are limited, but we need to look forward and make decisions on how we will adapt to a different future. Gary Griggs / Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Santa Cruz 1:00pm Band: The Joint Chiefs 1PM-1:45PM | Workshop 3: Building Coastal Resilience | Tiffany Wise-West The City of Santa Cruz’ 4.5 mile coast has taken a beating the past two storm seasons. While the City has undertaken significant coastal climate adaptation efforts in recent years to address episodic storm events and slower impacts from sea level rise, coastal storm damage in the winter of 2023 created a new community imperative to address coastal change. Sustainability and Resiliency Officer, Dr. Tiffany Wise will share the City's approach to building coastal resilience proactively and collaboratively. 1:15pm Book Reading: author Luke McLean will read his book about our beloved Otter 841 at the SurfAid exhibit booth 1:45pm Special Announcement: Raffle Award Winners Announced! We are giving away prizes including sailing on the O’Neill Sea Odyssey, signed Jimbo Phillips prints, MERGE4 socks, Principal Faucet Kitchen unit, and much more. If you registered on Eventbrite, you will automatically be entered into the drawing but you need to be present to win. Winners will be announced on main stage! 2:15PM-3:00PM | Workshop 4: Verdagy Why Green Hydrogen? Heavy industries such as chemical production (think fertilizers for agriculture) and Oil & Gas refin

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