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ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF THE GULF COAST: USING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES, THE ECONOMY AND THE ECOSYSTEM
A Symposium for Action Sponsored by BP
In Cooperation with America’s WETLAND
In Partnership with the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
April 25-27, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana
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THE ECONOMY & THE ECOSYSTEM - A CALL FOR ACTION
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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| 1:00 PM |
Bus Tour (space limited) |
| 4:00 PM |
Registration |
| 5:00 PM |
Reception |
| 6:30 PM |
Welcome Dinner
Mr. Ross Pillari, President and CEO, BP America
Mr. R. King Milling, President, Whitney Bank; Chairman, America’s WETLAND Foundation
The Honorable P. Lynn Scarlett, Acting Secretary of Interior [by video]
Panel: “Shaping a Call to Action”
Moderator: Mr. Bill Gerwing, Director of Environmental Policy, BP America
Mr. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Mr. Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense
Mr. R. King Milling, President, Whitney Bank; Chairman, America’s WETLAND Foundation |
| 9:00 PM |
Adjourn |
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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| 7:30 AM |
Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30 AM |
Opening Session: Overview of the Purpose and Background to the Symposium
Mr. Ross Pillari, President and CEO, BP America
The Honorable Kathleen Babineaux Blanco [by video]
Ms. Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE [symposium facilitator] |
| PART I: |
DEFINING THE CHALLENGE AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE NATION |
| 8:45 AM |
Nature and Magnitude of Coastal Protection Challenge
Moderator: Dr. Charles (Chip) Groat, Director, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Chair in Energy and Mineral Resources, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Denise J. Reed, Professor, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans
Dr. Donald F. Boesch, Professor of Marine Science and President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Dr. Robert R. Twilley
Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Questions and Discussion |
| 10:00 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 AM |
Economic Significance of This Challenge to the Nation As A Whole
Moderator: Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE
Mr. H. Thomas Kornegay, Executive Director, Port of Houston
Mr. L. Tim Wagner, Director of Insurance, Nebraska Department of Insurance
Dr. Larry Beran, Assistant Director for Operations and Programs, Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research, Tarleton State University
Mr. John Felmy, American Petroleum Institute
Questions and Discussion |
| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
| PART II: |
WHERE ARE WE NOW IN ENVISIONING SOLUTIONS? |
| 1:30 PM |
Current Approaches to Large-Scale Ecosystem Management Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Bill Walker, Director, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Dr. Jorg Imberger, Center for Water Resources, University of Western Australia
Brigadier General Robert Crear, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sidney Coffee, Executive Assistant to the Governor, Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities, State of Louisiana
Mr. Bryon Griffith, U.S. EPA Region 4 Gulf of Mexico Program; Gulf Alliance
Facilitated discussion among panel members |
| 3:30 PM |
Break |
| 4:00 PM |
Coastal Protection and Restoration – Institutional and Funding Options
Moderator: Mr. Robert J. Lamb, Senior Advisor for Management and Collaborative Action, Office of the Secretary of the Interior
Dr. Gerald E. Galloway, Professor of Engineering, Glenn L. Martin Institute of Technology, University of Maryland, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Stephen S. Light, Adaptive Management Strategies Inc., St. Paul, MN
Questions and Discussion |
| 5:30 PM |
Adjourn to Reception |
| 6:30 PM |
Dinner on Own
(Exception: Gulf Alliance Dinner Meeting On Site, 6:30 – 8:00 pm) |
Thursday, April 27, 2006
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| 8:00 AM |
Coffee |
9:00 AM
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Opening Remarks: “Congressional Perspective on the Gulf Coast”
Moderator: Mr. Val Marmillion, Campaign Manager, America’s WETLAND;
President and Founder, Marmillion & Company
The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu, Senator, State of Louisiana [by video]
The Honorable David Vitter, Senator, State of Louisiana [by video] |
| PART III: |
SHAPING A CALL TO ACTION |
| 9:30 AM |
Elements of Call for Action -- Small Group Participant Discussion
Facilitator: Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE
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| 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 11:00 AM |
Call to Action -- Plenary Discussion
Facilitator: Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE
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| 12:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:30 PM |
Roundtable – A Call to Action
Facilitator: Gail Bingham, President, RESOLVE
Ms. Kacky Andrews, Executive Director, Coastal States Organization
Mr. Chuck Bedell, Manager, Environment and Government Affairs, Murphy Oil
Vaughn Collins, Director of Public Policy, Ducks Unlimited
Mr. Mark Davis, Executive Director, Coalition to Save Coastal Louisiana
Mr. Robert J. Lamb, Senior Advisor for Management and Collaborative Action, Office of the Secretary of the Interior
Ms. Diane Regas, Director, Office of Oceans Wetlands and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Jim Tripp, General Counsel, Environmental Defense
Ms. Julie Ufner, Associate Legislative Director, National Association of Counties
Dr. Bill Walker, Executive Director, Mississippi, Department of Marine Resources
Mr. Troy Vickers, HSSE Legislative and Policy Manager, BP America
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| 3:30 PM |
Concluding Remarks
Mr. Mark Bly, Vice President, BP America Production Company
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| 4:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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