Event Details

When

• Blue Heron Bowl: Saturday, February 23, 2008
• NOSB Finals Weekend: Friday-Sunday, April 25-27, 2008

Where

• Blue Heron Bowl: on the Campus of Carteret Community College in Morehead City, NC
• NOSB Finals Weekend: Seward, AK

Specifics for Blue Heron Bowl

Friday, February 22, 2008

• Participants arrive at Hampton Inn in the afternoon.
• 18:00 Informational dinner at the NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores and includes a visit from Representative Pat McElraft
• 20:00 Participants retire for the evening

Saturday, February 23, 2008

• 06:30-07:30 Breakfast at the Hampton Inn
• 07:30 Welcome note at Crystal Coast Civic Center
• 08:00-11:00 Round-robin at Carteret Community College
• 11:00-12:00 Lunch at Civic Center
• 12:00-17:00 Double-elimination rounds at CCC
• 17:30 Final Showdown with "Participant-choice" judges at Civic Center

18:00 Awards dinner at Duke Marine Lab on Pivers Island

Sunday, February 24, 2008

09:00 Boat trip to Shackleford Banks

10:00 Brief barrier island ecology exploration

11:00 Boat trip back to Duke Marine Lab

11:30 Participants head home