This past December (11-12, 2013) I had an opportunity to attend the Congress on Coastal Resilience and Risk organized by Renewable Natural Resources Foundation in the new NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, College Park, Maryland. The purpose of this meeting was to facilitate dialogue on the future of U.S. coasts, as well as discuss what is needed to successfully implement mitigation and adaptation strategies to protect coastal communities. The report is available at: Report on Coastal Resilience and Risk