Women on the Water Conference

Texas A&M University at Galveston is pleased to host the 2019 Women on the Water Conference in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration.

We hope you enjoy the various panels and speakers who will share their expertise on all things marine and maritime, and that you leave with a better understanding of where you are and where you want to be in your education and career.

Thursday, November 7

1200 - 1600

Registration and Check-In

Campus, Boat and Harbor, and Simulator Tours
Location information available at check-in

MAIN Lobby

1800 - 2030

Dinner

Opening Remarks by Col. Michael E. Fossum '80, USAFR (Ret.)

Guest Speaker: Phyllis Saathoff

Aggie Special Event Center, Room 201/202

Friday, November 8

All Friday sessions are located in the Aggie Special Event Center (ASEC) unless otherwise noted.

0715 - 0815	Breakfast	ASEC Room 201/202
0830 - 0900	Leading in a National Environment Tracey Murrell	ASEC Room 204
0915 - 1000	Breakout Session 1 (Choose One) 1A: The Business of Shipping - Seafaring Options Shipping History and It's Future Ally Cedeno Pamela Skaufel Laura Camcioglu Cristina Galego 1B: Shoreside Opportunities A Thriving Maritime Industry Ashore that Supports the Shipping Industry Amy Arrowwood Sarah Scherer Tracey Murrell Anne Seither	1A: ASEC Room 204 1B: ASEC Room 205
1000 - 1100	Speaker: Honorable RADM Mark H. Buzby, USN. Ret.	ASEC 203
1100 - 1115	Snack Break	ASEC Second Floor
1115 - 1200	Breakout Session 2 (Choose One) 2A: Engineering Panel Stephanie Blummer Nicole Greenway Erin Bertram Karen Higgins Andrea Orlowski 2B: Blue Water / Brown Water and Things In-Between The Inland and Near Coastal Industry and Opportunities Skylar Vanckhoven Lindsay Price Joy Manthey	2A: ASEC Room 204 2B: ASEC Room 205
1215 - 1330	Networking Lunch	ASEC Room 201/202
1345 - 1430	Breakout Session 3 (Choose One) 3A: Navigating for Success: Turning Transitions into Opportunities Life is Full of Transitions, So How Do You Keep Your Career Moving Forward? Amy Arrowwood Nastasha Fenton Katrina Haselman 3B: Ship - Life Balance Is it Possible to Sail And Have a Life? Brittany Truss Evan Mays Leighahn Ferrari	3A: ASEC Room 204 3B: ASEC Room 205
1445 - 1530	Breakout Session 4 (Choose One) 4A: Union / Non-Union / Foreign Flag Erin Bertram Katrina Haselman Augusta Roth 4B: Getting the Most from Your Maritime Education What I Wish I Had Known While in School Karen Higgins Joan Mileski	4A: ASEC Room 204 4B: ASEC Room 205
1545 - 1630	Government Opportunities Laila Linares Michelle Schopp Leighahn Ferrari Andrea Orlowski	ASEC Room 203
1700	Boat Transportation Begins to Pier 21	Texas A&M-Galveston Small Boat Basin
1830 - 2030	Dinner with Keynote Speaker Ilya Espino de Marotta	The Tremont House 2300 Ship Mechanic Row Street Galveston, Texas 77550
2100	Boat Transportation Back to Texas A&M-Galveston	Pier 19

Saturday, November 9

0800 - 0915	Breakfast	Captain's Landing Mary Moody Northen Student Center
0930 - 1130	Speed Networking	Waterfront Pavilion
1130 - 1230	Networking & Box Lunches	Waterfront Pavilion

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