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Suggested Citation:"B Forum Agenda." National Research Council. 1996. Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5409.
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Appendix B
Forum Agenda

NATIONAL FORUM ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GOALS: ENVIRONMENT

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Science and Engineering

100 Academy Drive

Irvine, California 92715

August 21–24, 1995

Beckman Center Auditorium

Monday, August 21

9:00

Registration

9:30

Welcome and Forum Overview Committee Co-Chairs: John F. Ahearne and H. Guyford Stever

9:40

Now that the country is 25 years from Earth Day, what should be the country's environmental goals 25 years from today?

Keynote Speakers:

D. James Baker, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Thomas Grumbly, U.S. Department of Energy (via video link)

Robert Watson, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Barry Gold, U.S. Department of the Interior (for Ronald Pulliam)

Harlan Watson, House Committee on Science

David Garman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

12:00

Lunch

Review of Proposed National Environmental Goals

1:30

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency John Wise, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 9; and Peter Truitt, Senior Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, and Manager, National Environmental Goals Project, EPA

Suggested Citation:"B Forum Agenda." National Research Council. 1996. Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5409.
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2:30

President's Council on Sustainable Development Judith Espinosa, Former Secretary of Environment, New Mexico & Member, PCSD; and Peggy Duxbury, Coordinator, Principles, Goals, and Definitions Task Force, and Staff, PCSD

3:30

Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council

Robert Watson, Associate Director for Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy

4:30

Commissioned Paper: Review of National Environmental Goals

Richard Morgenstern, Resident Consultant and Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future

Discussant: Carl Mazza, Science Advisor, Office of U.S. Senator

Daniel P. Moynihan

5:30

Adjourn for the Day

5:30

Reception—Terrace

Tuesday, August 22

8:00

Registration

Review of Current Environmental Status

9:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of Environmental Quality Status

N. Phillip Ross, Chief, Office of Regulatory Management and Evaluation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussant: John Shanahan, Policy Analyst, Environment, The Heritage Foundation

10:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of Public Opinion on Environmental Quality

Karlyn Bowman, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Discussant: Clinton Andrews, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University

11:30

Public Comment and Discussion Opportunity

12:30

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"B Forum Agenda." National Research Council. 1996. Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5409.
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Other Environmental Goals

2:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of Other Countries' National Environmental Goals

Konrad von Moltke, Senior Fellow, The Institute on International Environmental Governance, Dartmouth College

Discussant: William Stewart, Senior Associate, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security

3:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of State, Local, and Community Environmental Goals

Richard Minard, Associate Director, Center for Competitive, Sustainable Economies, National Academy of Public Administration

Discussant: Carol Discussant: Carol Whiteside, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, State of California

4:00

Public Comment and Discussion Opportunity

5:00

Adjourn for the Day

Wednesday, August 23

8:00

Registration

Industry Goals

9:00

Risk Assessment and Management Commission

Gilbert Omenn, Dean, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington

10:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of Industry Environmental Goals

John Ehrenfeld, Director, Program on Technology and Environment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussant: Dorothy Ellington, Environmental Compliance Manager, Research Oil Company

11:00

Public Comment and Discussion Opportunity

1:00

Lunch

Suggested Citation:"B Forum Agenda." National Research Council. 1996. Linking Science and Technology to Society's Environmental Goals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5409.
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Ecological Goals

2:00

Commissioned Paper: Review of Ecological Goals

Walter Reid, Vice President for Programs, World Resources Institute

Discussant: Rodney Fujita, Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund

3:00

Public Comment and Discussion Opportunity

Funding and National Environmental Goals

3:30

Commissioned Paper: Review of Environmental Goals Relative to Funding Priorities

Albert Teich, Head, Directorate for Science and Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Discussant: Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director of Program Evaluation in the Physical Systems Area, General Accounting Office

5:00

Public Comment and Discussion Opportunity

5:30

Adjourn for the Day

Thursday, August 24

9:00

Breakout Discussion Groups

12:00

Lunch

1:00

Adjournment

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