The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference Executive Committee, consisting of individuals representing the Conference sponsors, is responsible for the organization and planning of the Conference.

C. Duane Armstrong, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Michael Carron, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

David Conover, National Science Foundation

Allen Dearry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Robert Dickey, Food and Drug Administration

Jerry Miller, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Donald Rice, National Science Foundation

Paul Sandifer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

David Shaw, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Andrew Shepard, Gulf of Mexico University Research Collaborative

Denis Wiesenburg, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Charles Wilson, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative