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You are cordially invited to
THE CEA 10TH ANNIVERSARY
RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
PROGRAM
THEME: THE RIVIERA MAYA, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
AND A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome to the 10th Anniversary CEA Research Symposium
Paul Sánchez-Navarro, Director - Centro Ecológico Akumal
9:15 – 9:45
Keynote Address
Sustainable Development – It Can Happen in the Mexican Riviera
Curtis Sparks, President - North American Wetland Engineering
9:45 - 10:15
POET Plans for the Development of the Riviera Maya
Paul Sánchez-Navarro, CEA Director
10:15 – 10:45
Movement of Groundwater
Charles Shaw - Scientific Programs, CEA
10:45 – 11:15
Eolianites, Karst Development, and Water Resources
In the Mayan Riviera, Mexico
Kristin Kelly - University of Mississippi
11:15 – 11:30
BREAK
11:30 – 12:00
Comunidades de Peces del Caribe Mexicano: Avances, Uso y Manejo
Silvia Díaz-Ruiz - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
12:00 – 12:30
Caracterización Ambiental e Ictiofauna Dominante en el Sistema Arrecifal Coralino - Akumal, Quintana Roo, México.
Enrique Cano-Quiroga - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
12:30 – 13:00
Distribución, Abundancia y Uso del Hábitat
de las Especies de la Familia Pomacanthidae en el Caribe Mexicano
Christian Alva-Basurto - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH BREAK
14:00 – 14:30
A Global Coral Disease Assessment
Drew Harvell - Cornell University
14:30 – 15:00
Patterns of Coral Diversity and Disease in Akumal
Jessica Ward - Cornell University
15:00 - 15:30
Nutrient Enrichment Can Increase the Severity of Two Coral Diseases
John Bruno - University of North Carolina
15:30 – 16:00
Patterns of association and interactions
between juvenile corals and macroalgae in the Caribbean
Shauna Slingsby – NOAA
16:00 - 16:30
Efecto de la rugosidad del substrato sobre Siderastrea siderea, Diploria strigosa y Montastraea cavernosa en la costa noreste de la Península de Yucatán, México
Guillermo Jordán Garza - UNAM/Puerto Morelos
16:30 – 16:45
BREAK
16:45 – 17:15
Bacterial and Chemical Indicators in CEA’s Constructed Wetland
Rebecca V. Ferrell
17:15 – 17:45
Evaluating the Efficiency of an
Existing Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland In Akumal, Mexico
David Whitney - Engineered Solutions, Inc
17:45 - 18:15
"Envisioning a New Akumal: Challenges and Goals"
Kate Riley, Engineer - Centro Ecológico Akumal
18:15
Closing Remarks
Paul Sánchez-Navarro - CEA Director
Thursday
May 20, 2004
9 AM – 1 PM
ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP
Reaching Sustainability - Development In the Riviera Maya
7 PM
Noche Maya
Traditional Mayan Feast Buffet
Created by La Ecocina
Please make your reservations in advance at
The CEA Center
Friday
May 21, 2004
GUIDED FIELD TRIPS
Geology, Constructed Wetlands, Dumps and Quarries,
Snorkel Akumal Bay,
Turtle Protection Presentation and Walk
Sian Ka'an
Hidden Worlds
Reservations may be made at
The CEA Information Center during the Symposium
CENTRO ECOLOGICO AKUMAL
The CEA Information Center
Located next to The Original Akumal Dive Shop
Akumal, Quintana Roo, México
RSVP
Phone/Fax: 984/875-9095
Email: ksr@cancun.com.mx
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