National Council for Science and the Environment
APPENDIX 1 - CONFERENCE AGENDA

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
December 7-8, 2000 | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC
Help shape the science for the environment agenda for the next Administration and Congress

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2000
1:00–1:15Welcome, Introductions, Conference Goal
  • Dr. Stephen Hubbell, University of Georgia, Chair, NCSE
    • 1:15–2:00 Keynote Address: Dr. Sylvia Earle, Deep Ocean Exploration and Research
    2:00–3:30 Plenary I: A Science Agenda for the Next Century
  • Dr. Peter Saundry, NCSE Federal Spending on Environmental R&D (NCSE Report)
  • Dr. Tom Graedel,Yale University Grand Challenges in Environmental Science (NAS Report)
  • Dr.Virginia Dale, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Global Change Ecosystems Research (NAS Report)
  • Dr. Robert Kates, Chair, NAS/NRC Coordinating Committee on a Transition to Sustainability Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability (NAS Report) and Sustainability Science
    • 4:00–5:15 Plenary II: Environmental Science and Engineering for the 21st Century: The Role of the National Science Foundation. Chaired by Dr. Tom Graedel, NSF Advisory Committee on Environmental Research and Education
  • Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Chair, National Science Board Task Force on the Environment
  • Dr. Margaret Leinen, Assistant Director for Geosciences and Environmental Coordinator, NSF
  • Dr. Ann Kinzig, Arizona State University Workshop report on Nature and Society: An Imperative for Integrated Environmental Research
    • 5:15–5:30 Charge to Participants Prior to Breakout Sessions: Looking through the prisms of different issues, suggest new approaches to improving the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking.
    5:30–7:00 Buffet Reception
    7:00–8:30 John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture on Science and the Environment (NAS Auditorium)
  • Introduction by Ambassador Richard E. Benedick, President, NCSE
  • Remarks by Senator Lincoln Chafee (RI)
  • Host Committee THE CFC-OZONE PUZZLE: Environmental Science and Policy in the Global Arena
  • Dr. F. Sherwood Rowland, Nobel Laureate, University of California, Irvine
  • Dr. Mario J. Molina, Nobel Laureate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2000
    9:00–12:00 Breakout Sessions: Here’s your opportunity to shape the “science for the environment” agenda of the next Administration and Congress. Each session is charged with generating a brief set of recommendations for improving the scientific basis for decision making within the topic area.These recommendations are not expected to be consensus views. Each session will open with short remarks from different stakeholding communities.
    1:00–1:30 Congressional Leadership Award: Rep. James Saxton (NJ)
    1:30–2:15 Special Address: VISION ACROSS BOUNDARIES, Dr. Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
    2:15–3:15 Plenary III: Reports from Breakout Groups: The proceedings and policy recommendations of participants will be developed into a Conference Report for submission to the new Administration and Congress.
    3:30–5:00 Closing Plenary: The New Administration and Congress:
  • Rep. Tom Udall (NM)
  • F. Henry Habicht II, Global Environment & Technology Foundation
  • David Goldston, Office of Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (NY)
  • Ginny Worrest, Office of Senator Olympia Snowe (ME)