Agenda

Conference Program

Thursday, January 30, 2003
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

The Rolling Rainforest, sponsored by the Discovery Creek Children's Museum will be on display on the Woodrow Wilson Plaza of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on Thursday, January 30. Please make sure to stop by and see it!

8:00a.m.-9:00a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00a.m. Welcome
  Dr. Stephen Hubbell, Chair, National Council for Science and the Environment

9:15a.m.
Keynote Address: Environment, Rights, and Security
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute

10:30a.m.
Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by:
Ray Suarez, The NewsHour
Panelists:
Dr. Dee T. Allsop, CEO, Wirthlin Worldwide
Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey
  Denis Hayes, President, The Bullitt Foundation
Timothy R. E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans
    and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on
    Sustainable Development and former Minister for Environment of The
    Netherlands
Dr. David Orr, Professor and Chair, Environmental Studies, Oberlin College
Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management, and Budget, U.S.
    Department of the Interior

12:00p.m.-
8:00p.m. Conference Exhibition
Education: Programs and Products

12:00p.m.-
1:30p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:30p.m.-
5:00p.m. Breakout Sessions
To develop a national agenda for implementing education for a sustainable and secure future and develop recommendations for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainability.

5:30p.m. Third John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment
Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation
Obstinate Issues, Sophisticated Solutions: Environmental Science and Education
  for a New Age
NSF WEBCAST

7:00p.m. Reception
Atrium Ballroom

Friday, January 31, 2003
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

8:00a.m. - 8:50a.m.
World Premier Film Screening
Journey to Planet Earth: On the Brink --First episode of upcoming PBS series
Additional screenings at 12:00p.m. and 3:45p.m.

8:00a.m.-
3:00p.m. Conference Exhibition
Education: Programs and Products

9:00a.m.-
10:00a.m. Plenary Lecture: A Call for Systemic Change
Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Flooring Systems, Inc.

10:00a.m.-
12:00p.m.
Breakout Session Summary and Response Panel
Moderated by:
  Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, President, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science,
    Economics and the Environment
Panelists:
Dr. Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences
Richard C. Bartlett, Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Holding Corp.
Dr. Rodger Bybee, Executive Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study
Marietta English, President, Baltimore Teachers Union
Dr. Paul Gilman, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development and
    Science Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Eugene Hickok, Under Secretary, U. S. Department of Education
Nora Howley, Project Director, Council of Chief State School Officers
  Dr. Shirley Malcom, Director, Education and Human Resources, American
   Association for the Advancement of Science
  Dr. Tony Michaels, Director, Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies,
   University of Southern California; President, Council of Environmental Deans
    and Directors
  Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on
    Sustainable Development; former Minister for Environment of The
    Netherlands
Dr. Judith Ramaley, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources,
    National Science Foundation
Dr. Dilafruz Williams, Professor, Education Policy, Foundations and
    Administrative Studies, Portland State University; founding member of
    the Environmental Middle School in Portland, Oregon

12:00p.m.
1:30p.m. Buffet Lunch (in Exhibition Hall)

1:30p.m. NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award
Honorable Gaylord Nelson, U.S. Senator (retired); Earth Day Founder;
   Counselor, The Wilderness Society
  Presented by Denis Hayes, Coordinator of the first Earth Day

2:00p.m.-
3:30p.m.
Closing Plenary Session
How to communicate to the public about environment, sustainability and a
secure future
Moderated by:
Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on
    Sustainable Development; former Minister for Environment of The
    Netherlands
Panelists:
Kevin Coyle, President, National Environmental Education and Training
   Foundation
Tom Donlan, Editorial Page Editor, Barron's
Jane Elder, Executive Director, The Biodiversity Project
Brian Healy, Producer, CBS News
Julissa Marenco, General Sales Manager, Telemundo
Tony Pigott, Global Director, Social Marketing and President and CEO,
    J. Walter Thompson Canada
  William A. Smith, Executive Vice President, Academy for Educational
    Development
Phil Sparks, Co-Director, Communications Consortium Media Center
Tom Toles, Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post

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8:00a.m.-9:00a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00a.m.	Welcome Dr. Stephen Hubbell, Chair, National Council for Science and the Environment
9:15a.m.	Keynote Address: Environment, Rights, and Security Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute
10:30a.m.	Roundtable Discussion Moderated by: Ray Suarez, The NewsHour Panelists: Dr. Dee T. Allsop, CEO, Wirthlin Worldwide Dr. Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological Survey Denis Hayes, President, The Bullitt Foundation Timothy R. E. Keeney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Sustainable Development and former Minister for Environment of The Netherlands Dr. David Orr, Professor and Chair, Environmental Studies, Oberlin College Lynn Scarlett, Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management, and Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior
12:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.	Conference Exhibition Education: Programs and Products
12:00p.m.- 1:30p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
1:30p.m.- 5:00p.m.	Breakout Sessions To develop a national agenda for implementing education for a sustainable and secure future and develop recommendations for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainability.
5:30p.m.	Third John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment Dr. Rita R. Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation Obstinate Issues, Sophisticated Solutions: Environmental Science and Education for a New Age NSF WEBCAST
7:00p.m.	Reception Atrium Ballroom

8:00a.m. - 8:50a.m.	World Premier Film Screening Journey to Planet Earth: On the Brink --First episode of upcoming PBS series Additional screenings at 12:00p.m. and 3:45p.m.
8:00a.m.- 3:00p.m.	Conference Exhibition Education: Programs and Products
9:00a.m.- 10:00a.m.	Plenary Lecture: A Call for Systemic Change Ray Anderson, Chairman, Interface Flooring Systems, Inc.
10:00a.m.- 12:00p.m.	Breakout Session Summary and Response Panel Moderated by: Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, President, The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment Panelists: Dr. Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences Richard C. Bartlett, Vice Chairman, Mary Kay Holding Corp. Dr. Rodger Bybee, Executive Director, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Marietta English, President, Baltimore Teachers Union Dr. Paul Gilman, Assistant Administrator for Research and Development and Science Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dr. Eugene Hickok, Under Secretary, U. S. Department of Education Nora Howley, Project Director, Council of Chief State School Officers Dr. Shirley Malcom, Director, Education and Human Resources, American Association for the Advancement of Science Dr. Tony Michaels, Director, Wrigley Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Southern California; President, Council of Environmental Deans and Directors Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Sustainable Development; former Minister for Environment of The Netherlands Dr. Judith Ramaley, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation Dr. Dilafruz Williams, Professor, Education Policy, Foundations and Administrative Studies, Portland State University; founding member of the Environmental Middle School in Portland, Oregon
12:00p.m. 1:30p.m.	Buffet Lunch (in Exhibition Hall)
1:30p.m.	NCSE Lifetime Achievement Award Honorable Gaylord Nelson, U.S. Senator (retired); Earth Day Founder; Counselor, The Wilderness Society Presented by Denis Hayes, Coordinator of the first Earth Day
2:00p.m.- 3:30p.m.	Closing Plenary Session How to communicate to the public about environment, sustainability and a secure future Moderated by: Jan Pronk, Special Envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations on Sustainable Development; former Minister for Environment of The Netherlands Panelists: Kevin Coyle, President, National Environmental Education and Training Foundation Tom Donlan, Editorial Page Editor, Barron's Jane Elder, Executive Director, The Biodiversity Project Brian Healy, Producer, CBS News Julissa Marenco, General Sales Manager, Telemundo Tony Pigott, Global Director, Social Marketing and President and CEO, J. Walter Thompson Canada William A. Smith, Executive Vice President, Academy for Educational Development Phil Sparks, Co-Director, Communications Consortium Media Center Tom Toles, Editorial Cartoonist, The Washington Post