To: West Galveston Island Property Owners Association Members
MINUTES: The minutes of our March 16, 2013, meeting is on our website, http://www.wgipoa.com/tx/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/poa346.pdf.
MEETING: The next meeting will be on April 20, 2013 beginning at 8:30 AM for breakfast burritos and coffee and 9:00 AM for the meeting at the Galveston Country Club, 14228 Stewart Road.
Please note we are back at the Galveston Country Club for this meeting.
PROGRAM: MEETING: Our guest speaker will be Dr. Bill Merrell, the George P. Mitchell ’40 Chair in marine sciences at Texas A&M University, Galveston. Dr. Merrell will present his “Ike Dike” concept, a coastal barrier protecting the Houston/Gulf region from a hurricane storm surge.
Dr. Merrell has served as president of the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, vice chancellor for Strategic Programs of The Texas A&M University System, vice president for Research Policy of Texas A&M University, president of Texas A&M University at Galveston, and assistant director of the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Merrell gave an “Ike Dike” presentation to the WGIPOA in early 2009 not too long after Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston. The “Ike Dike” presentation we will see on April 20 is the most updated version and is outstanding. Dr. Merrell has visited the Netherlands since “Ike” to observe the type of surge protection systems they use to hold back the damaging North Sea storms. Most of the Netherlands is below sea level and they have successfully combated the storm surge problem. Dr. Merrell would like to use these concepts for a Galveston surge protection system.
This is a great presentation and involves where you live so please invite your neighbors and friends and come for breakfast burritos at 8:30 AM.
Sea Turtles Donation: The HEART (Help Endangered Animals – Ridley Turtles) organization needs your help to protect the endangered Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle. HEART is a 501©3 charitable organization and donations are tax deductible. Visit the website at: http://www.ridleyturtles.org/ and please make a donation and to:
HEART, P.O. Box 681231, Houston, Texas 77268-1231.
Upcoming Events:
Ongoing: Join the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and automatically become a member of the Texas Chapter. See www.asbpa.organd www.texasasbpa.org for details.
Sept. 9-11, 2013: Northeast Shore & Beach Preservation Association Chapter of ASBPA, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, email to Richard Weggel (weggel@drexel.edu).
Sept. 25-27, 2013: FSBPA (Florida Shore & Beach Preservation Association) Annual Conference, Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, FL Go to www.fsbpa.com
Oct. 22-25, 2013: ASBPA (American Shore & Beach Preservation Association) National Coastal Conference, South Padre Island, TX. Registration opens in May. Seehttp://www.asbpa.org/ for details.
Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2013: Global Congress on Integrated Coastal Management (EMECS 10 – MEDCOAST 2013 Joint Conference) will take place at the Club Turban Hotel in Marmaris, Turkey. Abstract submission deadline is Feb. 4, 2012, and information can be found at: http://www.medcoast.org.tr/
Thank you for your support and we hope to see you on April 20, 2013 at the Galveston Country Club, starting at 8:30 with breakfast burritos and coffee and at 9:00 AM for the meeting.
Jerry Mohn
President