With that, I think it's time to move on and get into the 
program. I would like to introduce the first talk, which will 
be about the "History, Geology and Demographics of Chesapeake 
Bay." Our presenters are generally organized in pairs. We did 
this to try to get as wide a perspective as possible. People 
have been told not to just look at their own bailiwick. 
We have two excellent "authors," if you will, of the first 
presentation, someone who knows a great deal about the history 
of Chesapeake Bay and who has been here for 25 years doing 
research on the Chesapeake Bay. So I want to introduce, without 
further ado, Dr. Robert Biggs from the University of Delaware. 
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