GALVESTON DISTRICT

• Agenda-2012 Dredging Conference
• FY13 Contracting and Small Business Update
• Update on Galveston District's Civil Works Planning Efforts for FY13
• Environmental Compliance Protocol
• Advancements in Dredging Technology
• FY13-14 Budget Outlook
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Value to Nation
• Gulf Intracoastal Waterway - Aransas National Wildlife Refuge - Beneficial Use Sites
• Channel to Victoria - Value to the Nation
• Texas Ports - Value to the Nation
• FY13 Navigation Program and FY14 Outlook
• Impacts of Draft Restriction on Houston Ship Channel
• Beneficial Use of Dredge Material - Gulf Coast Perspective
• Dredge Quality Management (DQM)
• Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network and Conversion from Mean Low Tide (MLT) to Mean Low Lower Water (MLLW)
• Systems for Award Management (Break-out Session)
• How to do Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Break-out Session)

District Commander Col. Christopher Sallese, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, welcomes birders to the Corps Woods on the first day of FeatherFest 2012. The Corps Woods, part of the beneficial use site developed using dredged materials, has become a pristine habitat for wildlife and a favorite destination for both migratory birds and birders. Visit the Corps' Environmental website for more information about environmental initiatives.