Advancing collaborative, actionable science at CERF

From November 9–13th, six IAN staff members attended the 28th Biennial CERF Conference in Richmond, VA. Throughout the week, we hosted a workshop on effective science communication, delivered oral presentations on our work, and joined a collaborative session on community-scale research. The conference highlighted numerous presentations on co-production approaches in coastal and estuarine research, and both plenaries emphasized solution-oriented science. Our work aligns closely with these approaches, and we value the opportunity to learn from and engage with colleagues across the field. This year brought an extra highlight: UMCES was honored with the CERF Achievement Award for Organizational Coastal Stewardship. To read more about our CERF 2025 experience, check out this blog post.