The conference took place on May 4, 2018 with the stated aim of resolving legal action brought against NC DNCR in 2015 by Intersal, for failure to implement a 2013 Settlement Agreement connected to the Queen Anne's Revenge - Blackbeard shipwreck. Despite requesting the mediation, NC DNCR failed to settle the legal dispute. https://www.prlog.org/12708180-nc-dncr-fails-to-settle-legal-dispute-with-discoverers-of-blackbeards-queen-annes-revenge.html