SGA Meetings

Up Next: Fall 2026 SGA Meeting

The fall 2026 SGA Meeting will be held as part of Sea Grant Week 2026 (October 20-22, 2026) in Oxford, Mississippi hosted by the National Sea Grant Law Center.

  • SGA Meeting Dates: October 19 & 20, 2026

  • Meeting Venue: Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard, Oxford, MS 38655

  • Registration Link (Sea Grant Week registration coming soon)

  • Reserve your room as part of the Sea Grant Week lodging options

  • Travel/Transportation information is available on the Sea Grant Week page

  • Agenda Details:

    • SGA Meeting Agenda (coming soon)

    • Suggested travel days: TBA

    • Main SGA meeting day(s) for Directors, Alternates, and Committee/Network Leads: TBA

    • SGA Board Members are meeting separately on: TBA

    • Welcome Reception for all on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.

    • Awards Banquet for all on Wednesday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m.

    • Link to full Sea Grant Week 2026 Agenda


Future Meetings:

2026 SGA Leadership Transition

The 2026 SGA Leadership Transition meeting will take place after Sea Grant Week. More information coming soon!

  • Leadership Transition Meeting Dates: TBA December 2026

  • Location/Venue: TBA

2027 Spring SGA Meeting

  • Dates: TBA March 2027

  • Location/Venue: Washington, D.C.

Who attends? SGA Meetings are attended by delegates representing each Sea Grant program (typically the program’s director and a designated alternate) as well as SGA committee leadership and Sea Grant Network leaders, with additional participants from NOAA’s National Sea Grant Office and other invited/special guests at the discretion of the SGA President and Board. SGA meetings are typically hosted twice per year (spring and fall).