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Co-Founder Institute for Women Surfers to Keynote at SDSU Surf Conference

Krista Comer is a Professor of English at Rice University. She is also an Affiliated Scholar of Stanford’s Lane Center for the American West, contributing research to the California Coastal Commission Project.

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French Professor, Anne Gombault Will Define Surfing as a Creative Industry at SDSU Surf Conference – April 26-28

Anne Gombault is Professor of organizational behaviour and management at KEDGE Business School where she heads the Creative Industries Culture Research Center (CIS).

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