In November 2010 the Louisiana Board of Regents and the Louisiana EPSCoR program, in partnership with Mississippi and Alabama EPSCoR, hosted a national conference entitled Collaborative Scientific Research in Relation to the Gulf Oil Spill. The overriding purpose of the Conference was to promote and sustain interdisciplinary, collaborative research in areas related to the Gulf oil spill and its aftermath. The event was attended by 380 individuals representing universities throughout the Gulf Coast region and the nation, government agencies, private industry, and community groups.
