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Third Committee Meeting: Linkages in Nonurban Systems Public Agenda Courtyard Omaha Downtown/Old Market Area 101 South 10th Street Omaha, NE 68102 Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Open Session 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions Thomas Graedel, Committee Chair, Yale University Marina Moses, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, The National Academies 9:00 am Overview of Sustainability Linkages in Nonurban Systems Lynn Scarlett, Resources for the Future Introduction to Sustainability Linkages in the Mojave Region (Each speaker has 15 minutes, plus 10 minutes for questions and transition) 9:30 am Introduction to the Mojave Region Buford Crites, Former Mayor, Palm Desert; Professor, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA 9:45 am Introduction to Sustainability Linkages in the Mojave Desert Laura Crane, Director, Renewable Energy Initiative, The Nature Conservancy 10:00 am Q&A 10:20 am BREAK Interagency Coordination – Desert Managers Group Moderator: Robert Anex, University of Wisconsin-Madison 10:30 am Introduction to the Desert Managers Group Henri Bisson, Senior Advisor for Renewable Energy Development, Marstel Day, LLC and former Deputy Director for Operations, U.S. Department of the Interior 10:55 am Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities: USMC Perspective Pat Christman, US Marine Corps 11:20 am Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities: DOI Perspective Russell Scofield, Dept. of the Interior Coordinator, Desert Managers Group 11:45 am Panel response to questions from the committee Dennis Schramm, formerly with the National Park Service (via teleconference) 12:15 pm Lunch Interagency Coordination – Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Moderator: Robert Anex, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1:15 pm Overview of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Karen Scarborough, Landscape Architect, Former Undersecretary of the California Natural Resources Agency 1:40 pm Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities: BLM Perspective Teresa Raml, Bureau of Land Management 2:05 pm Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities Wayne Spencer, Lead Scientist and Science Facilitator to DRECP, Conservation Biology Institute 2:30 pm Panel response to question from the committee 3:00 pm Break 3:15 pm Open Microphone Session: Brief Comments from Interested Parties Comments will be limited to 5 minutes, if you would like to address the committee please email sustainability@nas.edu 3:30 pm Meeting Wrap-up Thomas Graedel, Committee Chair, Yale University 3:45 pm Open Session Adjourns Thursday, April 12, 2012 Open Session 8:45 am Welcome and Introductions Thomas Graedel, Committee Chair, Yale University Marina Moses, Science and Technology for Sustainability Program, The National Academies Introduction to Sustainability Linkages in the Platte River Basin 9:00 am Introduction to the Platte River Basin—Brief History David Freeman, Professor Emeritus, Colorado State University 9:35 am Sustainability Linkages, Complexities, and Uncertainties in the Platte River Basin Chad Smith, Headwaters Corporation, Director of Natural Resources 10:10 am Break Resource Linkages and Competing Uses: Integrating Science and Action Moderator: Lynn Scarlett, Resources for the Future 10:30 am Adaptive Management as an Integrating Process Chad Smith, Headwaters Corporation 10:55 am Integrating Science and Action: Fish & Wildlife Service Perspective Mike Thabault, Fish and Wildlife Service, Assistant Regional Director—Ecological Services, Mountain Prairie Region 11:20 am Panel response to questions from the committee 11:50 am Lunch Interagency Coordination – Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Governance Committee Moderator: Lynn Scarlett, Resources for the Future 12:45 pm Introduction: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Governance Committee Jerry Kenny, President and CEO, Headwaters Corporation, Executive Director of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 1:10 pm Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities: Bureau of Reclamation Perspective Gary Campbell, Deputy Regional Director, Great Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Reclamation 1:35 pm Management Across Agency Boundaries – Obstacles and Opportunities: Water User Perspective Don Kraus, Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District 2:00 pm Lessons Learned—A Decade of Evolving Governance David Freeman, Colorado State University 2:25 pm Panel responses to questions from the committee 2:55 pm Break 3:05 pm Open Microphone Session: Brief Comments from Interested Parties Comments will be limited to 5 minutes, if you would like to address the committee please email sustainability@nas.edu 3:15 pm Meeting Wrap-up Thomas Graedel, Committee Chair, Yale University 3:30 pm Open Session Adjourns
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