FEATURE ARTICLE

Mid-Atlantic Marine Educators Conference

October 5 & 6, 2001
Lewes, DE

Experience the commitment of fellow MAMEAns at this year's regional conference in Lewes, Delaware. Stay at the Beacon Motel, where conference rates Thursday-Sunday are $60/2 persons/night. Come inside the Children's Beach House where our Saturday events will be held, and see the "stair tower that is reminiscent of the lookout towers at Cape Henlopen with inside details that bring to mind a sand castle." Socialize with colleagues from the second floor deck with expansive views of the Delaware Bay during our Friday night Wine and Cheese Reception. Choose from the growing list of Friday field trips and culminate your weekend with early morning flounder fishing followed by the University of Delaware's Coast Day event.

Conference Program at a Glance...

Friday October 5th
AM:	Registration at the Beacon Motel in Lewes Various Field Trips
PM:	The Children's Beach House on Lewes Beach Wine and Cheese Party, Silent Auction, Logo, Fashion Show, and Beach House Tour Dinner is on your own.
Saturday October 6th
AM:	The Children's Beach House Concurrent Sessions and Share-A-Thon. Bag Lunch. For the Family: Lewes Chamber of Commerce Boast the Coast Festival, www.leweschamber.com
PM:	The Lamp Post Seafood Restaurant in Lewes Cocktail Hour, Dinner, and Live Auction
Sunday October 7th
AM:	Early Morning Charter Fishing
Coast Day, 11:OO a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Visit the MAMEA booth. Also enjoy the marine labs, lectures, cooking demos, exhibitor tents, crab cake cookoff, seafood chowder contest, air rescue helicopter, research vessels and more! Check out Coast Day at, www.ocean.udel.edu/seagrant/CoastDay/

Concurrent Session Preview...

• Wetland Games, Grades 3-8
  
• Fun with Fundulus, Grades 2-12
  
• Sea Turtle Science, Grades 6-10
  
• Wolfgang Amadeus Copepod, Grades 3-10
  
• E-Learning for Marine Educators, K-12
  
• Estuaries in your Classroom, K-12
  
• Order from Chaos in the Marine Environment, Grades 9-12
  
• Physical Oceanography, Grades 9-12
  
  
• Plus workshops on...
  Horseshoe Crabs and Marine Mammal Strandings

For More Conference Information

www.mamea.org

http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Extension/msgsnn/msgsnn04_1/index.html