1. Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance www.waterfrontalliance.org

2. MWA’s Mission MWA is determined to transform the New York and New Jersey Harbor and Waterways to make them clean and accessible, a vibrant place to play, learn and work, with great parks, great jobs, and great transportation for all.

4. Task Forces – a history In 2007, MWA brought together task forces of leading thinkers and practitioners—most of you were a part of this process –6 Task Forces –12 Meetings –250 Alliance Partners –400 Participants –300 Ideas –6 White Papers The Waterfront Action Agenda and White Papers reflect the culmination of this process In November 2008, the Waterfront Action Agenda was unveiled to more than 500 attendees at our Annual Waterfront Conference

5. What is Harbor Education? Waterfront education Water-based or water-oriented education Maritime education

6. Waterfront Policy: The Waterfront Action Agenda 1.A Green Harbor 2.A Waterfront Town 3.A Well Designed Edge 4.A Working Waterfront 5.Blue Highways

7. Who is doing it? All of you! and the hundreds of Alliance Partners and others who make up the Blue Movement Implementing the Waterfront Action Agenda

8. Transforming the Waterfront 2000 2050 Task Forces Convene 2007 A short history 2000 to 2050 Today

9. Implementing the Waterfront Action Agenda Plans: Funding: Waterfront Score Card $$$$$$$$$$$$

10. What Can You Expect to Accomplish Today? Update our Waterfront Action Agenda and White Papers Develop Waterfront Score Card Develop Plans for Better Funding

11. Changes and Updates to the Waterfront Action Agenda and the Harbor Education White Paper -- 30 minutes What parts of the Waterfront Action Agenda and the Harbor Education White Paper are being implemented? What issues or topic areas did the Waterfront Action Agenda not address or not address fully? Do you recommend any changes or additions to the recommendations in the Harbor Education White Paper?

13. Developing a Regional Score Card for Harbor Education -- 50 minutes Long-term goals: 1.Increase the amount of harbor education in the region 2.Increase public funding for water-based environmental education to get every kid on the water. 3.Other goals

14. How do we measure progress?

16. Developing a Plan for Increasing Funding Harbor Education -- 50 minutes How do we reach the funding goals from the Score Card? How do we as a region attract more funding? What will we do to influence funding decisions?

17. Be a part of the BLUE Movement!

18. We will send you Meeting notes Draft Waterfront Score Card Plan for funding See the fruits of your labor at the Waterfront Conference in November 2010!