February 19-21, 2004
10th
Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference
Theme this year: “Shaping Florida’s Future: A Decade
of Protecting an Eternity.”
University
of Florida Levin College of Law
Gainesville, Florida
For registration
and additional information, visit the 10th
Public Interest Environmental Conference web site at http://grove.ufl.edu/~els,
or call the Center for Governmental Responsibility at
(352) 392-2237.
Since its
inception, the Conference has attracted top lawyers,
decision makers, and scientists from around the state and
beyond to talk about Florida’s most pressing
environmental issues. This year’s Conference will
continue in that tradition and promises to be an exciting
and informative event. The Conference will begin on
Thursday, February 19th with an opening
reception address by environmental law scholar Oliver
Houck at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Mr. Houck
was the first ever conference keynote speaker, and he
returns to kick off the anniversary weekend with a bang.
Panels
begin the morning of Friday, February 20th, at the J.
Wayne Reitz Union, covering some of the most pressing
environmental issues facing the state in four different
areas: Florida’s Waters, Land & Development, Marine
& Coastal, and Cutting Edge. In the Florida’s Waters
track, panels are scheduled for issues such as the Council
of 100 statewide water distribution proposal, Florida’s
springs protection, and current Florida water quality
issues. Slated for the Land & Development track are
panel discussions on code enforcement and population
carrying capacities. For the Marine & Coastal track,
panels will focus on working waterfronts, ocean
governance, and offshore aquaculture. The Cutting Edge
track is one of the newer areas of dialogue and will be
featuring panels on clean energy, genetically modified
foods, and environmental security. Panels continue on
Saturday morning with a special plenary on environmental
justice and a citizen workshop on constitutional
amendments.
Highlighting
the weekend, famed author and
Miami-Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen will deliver the
keynote address at the Friday Evening Banquet. Mr.
Hiaasen’s unique blend of humor and environmental
consciousness will be a fitting tribute to the goals and
spirit of the annual public interest conference. With such
dynamic speakers and panel discussions, this year’s PIEC
promises to both highly informative and entertaining.
Panel Schedule:
Time
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Thursday
Evening, February 19, 2004
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6:00
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9:00
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Reception
– Florida Museum of Natural History
Speaker:
Ollie Houck (invited)
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Time
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Friday,
February 20, 2004
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8:30
– 10:00 |
Auditorium
Morning Plenary: Introduction
to Conference Tracks
Student
Assistants: Erika
Zimmerman & Ryan Osborne zimmere@hotmail.com
ryeosb@ufl.edu |
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10:30
– 12:00 |
Florida’s
Waters
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Land & Development |
Marine
& Coastal |
Cutting
Edge |
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The Challenge of Supplying Water for the
Environment and
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Population
Carrying Capacities- “Don’t
come around here no more” Student
Assistant: Holly
Blumenthal hab@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: Richard Grosso & Shaw Stiller |
Ocean
Governance Student
Assistant: Leslie
Utiger lutiger@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: David
White |
Indoor
Air Pollution:
Legal Issues and Solutions Student
Assistant: Todd
Stedeford tstedefo@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: Marti
Collins |
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12:00
– 1:30 |
Lunch
Break |
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1:30
– 3:00 |
Florida’s
Waters |
Land
& Development |
Marine
& Coastal |
Cutting
Edge |
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Florida
Forever Funds for Water Resource Development Student
Assistant: Aubree
Gallagher aubree@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: Yvonne
Steiger |
Pros
and Cons of PuttingComp Plan Amenments in the Hands
of the People Student
Assistant: Samara
Akers samakers@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: Ross
Burnaman |
Working Waterfronts Student
Assistant: Allison
Gluvna Allison_gluvna@ hotmail.com PIC
Contact: Tim
Mclendon |
GMO/GM
Foods Student
Assistant: David
Fazzino dfazzino@ufl.edu PIC
Contact: Mary
Jane Angelo |
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3:30
– 5:00 |
Florida’s
Waters |
Land & Development |
Marine
& Coastal |
Cutting
Edge |
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Florida
Springs Health Student
Assistant: Matt
Brewer matbrewer@msn.com PIC
Contact: Richard
Hamann & Kelly
Samek |
Code
Enforcement Student
Assistant: Adam
Babington a_e_b@juno.com PIC
Contact: Richard
Grosso |
Offshore
Aquaculture Student
Assistant: Alan
Hawkins alanization@hotmail.com PIC
Contact: David
White |
Clean
Energy Student
Assistant: Adam
Regar adamregar@hotmail.com PIC
Contact: Marti
Collins |
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7:00
– 10:00 |
Evening
Banquet
- University of Florida Hilton Hotel &
Conference Center Keynote
Speaker: Carl Hiassen |
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Saturday,
February 21, 2004
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9:00
– 10:30 |
Auditorium Morning
Plenary:
Challenges in Environmental Justice Student
Assistants: Christine Francescani & Quilla
Trimmer-Smith stine@ufl.edu
qearth@ufl.edu |
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11:00
– 12:30 |
Florida’s
Water Quality Issues Student
Assistant: Richard
Green rjgreen@ufl.edu PIC
contact: Erin
Deady |
Cradle
to Cradle and Green Design Student
Assistant: Matt
Hill Matthew.d.hill@cba.ufl.edu PIC
contact: Gary
Davis & Nicole
Kibert |
Environmental
Security Student
Assistant: Blake
Johnson blakegjohnson@hotmail.com PIC
Contact: Eric
Dannenmeier |
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12:30
– 1:30 |
Lunch
Break |
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1:30
– 3:30 |
Auditorium Citizen
Training: The “How-to” on Constitutional
Amendments Student
Assistant: West
Gregory West_Gregory@hotmail.com PIC
contact: Ross
Burnaman |
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