From: | Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@igc.org> |
Date: | Mon, 30 Sep 1996 17:32:34 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | GLOBAL GREEN FORUM |
From: Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@igc.org> GLOBAL GREEN USA The U.S. Affiliate of Green Cross International presents the Third Annual Legacy Program Forum MOVING TOWARD SUSTAINABLE BASE CONVERSION local to internationl perspectives on cooperative cleanup and reuse strategies Featuring Keynote Speaker MIKHAIL S. GORBACHEV President, Green Cross International Co-hosted by: CAREER/PRO, Center for Economic Conversion, Congressman Ron Dellums, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission, Environment and Energy Study Institute, Environmental Law Institute, EPA Region IX, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Senator Barbara Boxer, S.F. Bay Area Physicians for Social Responsibility, Sierra Club, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (partial listing) Presidio Officers' Club, Presidio of San Francisco THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1996 12pm - 4pm Scheduled site tour to San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area closed military bases (depart from Presidion Officers' Club) 4:30 pm Reception for out-of-town participants (Mesa Lounge) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1996 8:30 - 9:00 am Registration, coffee, tea, and pastries (Ballroom) 9:00-9:15 am Welcome and Introductions (Ballroom) Dr. Paul F. Walker, Acting Director, Legacy Program, Global Green USA Mathew Petersen, Executive Director, Global Green 9:15-9:30 Introductory Presentation (Ballroom) FEDERAL FACILITES CLEANUP: REGIONAL & NATIONAL PERS[ECTIVE Felicia Marcus, US EPA Region IX Administrator Phillip Lammi, Director, Regional Environmental Office, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence/CCR-S 9:30-10:45 am Plenary 1 - followed by roundtable introductions and (Ballroom) discussions SUSTAINABLE MILITARY BASE CONVERSION IN THE SAN FRANCISCO OAKLAND BYA AREA Identifying Obstacles and Opportunities for Cleanup & Reuse Chair: Andrew Michael, Partnerships For Change * Louise Aiello, Bay Area Defense Conversion Action Team * Carl Anthony, Urban Habitat, Earth Island Institute * Commander Al Elkins, U.S. Navy, Bay Area Base Closure Transition Coordinator * Sally Gallegos, United Indain Nations * Bill Tuohy, Regional Resue Planner & Pilot Project Director, East Bay Conversion Reinvestment Commission 10:45-11:00 am Coffee Break & the Resource Exchange Zone (Garden Room) Resource Exchange Zone: Identify forum particiapnts to network with and complete an inventory fo your skills; the Zone is equipped with Global Green USA's Resource Inventory of Forum participants and the Resource Exchange Bank 11:00-12:00 pm Plenary 2 and Question and Answer (Morage Room) CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND THE CHALLENGE OF CLEANUP Chair: Dr. Paul F. Walker, Acting Director, Legacy Program, Global Green USA * Col. Robert E. Hilliard, US Army Project manager for Nonstockpile Material * Michael O'Connor, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management Representative from the Program on Demilitarization of Stockpile Weapons 12:00-1:30 pm Lunch and Keynote Presentation (Ballroom) Mikhail S. Gorbachev, President, Green Cross International "The Environmental Legacy of the Cold War: The Challenge to Communities and the World" 1:45-3:00pm Plenary 3 and Question and Answer (Moraga Room) NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONL EXPERIENCES OF PLANNING, CLEANUP AND CONVERSION OF CLOSED MILITARY BASES Chair: Nick Morgan, Greenfire Project * Dr. Sergei Baranovsky, Director, Green Cross Russia * Dr. Gregory A. Bischak, National Commission for Economic Conversion and Disarmament * Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, National Core Committee, U.S. Working Group for Philippine Bases Cleanup * John Lindsay-Poland, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Panama Base Cleanup 3:00-3:15 pm Coffee Break 3:15-4:45 pm Afternoon Workshop Sessions (Small Groups) Session 1 Chemical Weapons--A cold War Legacy for U.S. and Russia (DeAnza Room) How to address their existence in our midst Chair: Dr. Paul F. Walker, Acting Director, Legacy Program * Karyn Jones, Oregon Chemical Demilitarization Citizen Advisory Commission * Felicia Marcus, US EPA Region IX, Administrator * Dr. Stephan Robinson, Legacy Programme coordinator, Green Cross International * Charles Twing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division Session 2: Cleanup Experiences: Lessons Learned in Planning, Arguello Room Technology and Public Participation (Emphasis on Bay Area) Chair: Rodney Pieper, Subship Portsmount Environmental Detachment Vallejo, Navy * Saul Bloom, Arc Ecology * Susan Falkoff, Watertown Citizens For Environmental Safety * Allen Edson, African American Development Association and Brownfields Working Group * Laura Olah, Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger * Dave Wilson, East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission Session 3: Sustainable Base Conversion: Business and Community Development Mesa Lounge Chair: Michael Closson, Center for Economic Conversion * John Boesel, VP, Calstart * Evonne Chen, East Bay Conversion and Reinvestment Commission * Professor Lloyd Jeff Dumas, Economics & Political Economy, University of Texas * Aimee Vincent, Sustainability Coordinator, Golden Gate National Recreation Area Session 4: The Future of the Defense Environmental Cleanup in the U.S.: Funding Choices for the 21st Century Chair: Dar Rudnyckjy, Legacy Program, Global Green USA * Sam Goodhope, Office of the Attroney General, Texas * H. Lee Halterman, General Counsel for Congressman Ron Dellums * Stan Phillippe, Division Chief, State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Military Facilities * Lenny Siegel, Director, CAREER/PRO * Martha Walters, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency * Terry Yonkers, Ofice of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 4:30-5:00 pm Closing Presentation (Moraga Room) THE CHALLENGE OF SUSTAINABLE CONVERSION Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (invited) 5:00-6:15 pm Wine and Cheese Reception (Ballroom) | |
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