▁Pre par ing ▁for ▁Cl imate ▁Change : ▁Science , ▁Pract ice , ▁and ▁Policy , ▁will ▁be ▁hosted ▁at ▁the ▁Gal vest on ▁Island ▁Convention ▁Center ▁in ▁Gal vest on ▁Texas , ▁November ▁ 1 3 – 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Rest ore ▁America ' s ▁Est u aries ▁expects ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁at ten de es , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁exhib itors , ▁ 1 6 0 ▁poster ▁present ations , ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁present ers ▁in ▁ 8 0 - plus ▁sessions ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁new est ▁approaches ▁to ▁coast al ▁habitat ▁pres ervation ▁and ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁addressed ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁on going ▁effort ▁to ▁protect ▁coast lines , ▁R AE ▁has ▁recognized ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁certain ▁economic ▁and ▁e colog ical ▁issues ▁that ▁take ▁priority ▁when ▁supporting ▁and ▁fund ing ▁rest oration ▁projects . ▁These ▁issues ▁largely ▁guide ▁R AE ' s ▁focus ▁and ▁its ▁mission . ▁ ▁So cio e conom ics ▁of ▁est u aries ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁element ▁that ▁R AE ▁emphas izes ▁is ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁est u aries ▁to ▁individuals . ▁Est u aries ▁are ▁the ▁bre eding ▁grounds ▁for ▁much ▁commer cially ▁and ▁recre ation ally ▁f ished ▁wild life , ▁contrib uting ▁bill ions ▁of ▁dollars ▁and ▁millions ▁of ▁jobs ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁economy ▁each ▁year . ▁They ▁are ▁tour ism ▁and ▁cultural ▁cent ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sites ▁of ▁major