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Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center
Inter-American Development Bank
1330 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington DC
Agenda
(Updated 5/25/10)
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Tuesday 25 May 2010
| 7:30 | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | Forum Introduction: Welcome participants and outline the Forum goals and structure.
Jack Fellows, Vice President, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research |
| 9:00 | Federal Climate Adaptation Planning: Description of Federal climate adaptation and assessment planning and how the Summit will contribute to these activities.
The Honorable Shere Abbott, Associate Director for Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President |
| 9:40 | Current Understanding of Climate Change and Adaptation: Review of what we know and don’t know about climate change and climate adaptation and how the Summit breakouts will work. Rosina Bierbaum, Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan Tom Karl, Director, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tom Wilbanks, Senior Researcher, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:45 | Climate Adaptation Stakeholders Panel: Panel participants discuss how their organizations have been dealing with climate adaptation issues and provide their perspectives on the Summit’s three questions.
Maria Blair, Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President (moderator) David Behar, Climate Program Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Adam Freed, Senior Policy Advisor on Climate Change Adaptation, NYC Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability Joyce Coffee, City of Chicago Office of the Environment Anne Choate, Vice President, ICF International Elizabeth Jines, City of Los Angeles |
| 12:00 | Adjourn for Luncheon: Move to the IDB Café |
| 12:30 | Luncheon Speaker:
The Honorable David Hayes, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior |
| 1:20 | Luncheon Concludes: Participants head to breakout group locations |
| 1:45 | Breakouts Meet on Question 1 |
| 4:00 | Break |
| 4:30 | Question 1 Breakout Reports: Each Breakout will provide a 5 minute report |
| 5:45 | Brief Summary: Review what we learned during the day, look toward tomorrow, and adjourn to reception |
| 6:15 | Reception: IDB Terrace |
Wednesday May 26 2010
| 8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | Welcome and Logistics:
Maria Blair, Deputy Associate Director for Climate Change Adaptation, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President |
| 8:45 | Welcome Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the Inter-American Development Bank |
| 9:00 | State Keynote:
The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico |
| 9:30 | Local Keynote:
The Honorable Ron Sims, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and former King County, Washington Executive |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Breakouts Meet on Question 2 |
| 12:15 | Adjourn for Luncheon: Move to the IDB Café. |
| 12:30 | Luncheon Speaker:
The Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1:45 | Luncheon Concludes: Move to Enrique Iglesias Convention Center Auditorium |
| 2:00 | Question 2 Breakout Reports: Each Breakout will provide a 5 minute report |
| 3:15 | Break |
| 3:45 | Breakouts meet on Question 3 |
| 5:45 | Breakouts conclude: Return to Enrique Iglesias Convention Center Auditorium |
| 6:00 | Brief Summary: Review what we learned during the day, look toward tomorrow, and adjourn |
| 6:15 | Optional/Informal Briefing: America’s Climate Choices Reports on Limiting Emissions, Climate Science and Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change |
Thursday 27 May 2010
| 8:00 | Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30 | Welcome and Logistics: Rosina Bierbaum, Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan |
| 9:00 | International Keynote:
Juan Pablo Bonilla, Chief, Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Unit, Inter-American Development Bank |
| 9:30 | Climate Adaptation Communication Keynote:
Andy Revkin, New York Times |
| 10:00 | Looking Ahead:
The Honorable John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President |
| 10:30 | Question 3 Breakout Reports: Each Breakout will provide a 5 minute report |
| 11:45 | Wrap-up: Summit leaders will try to summarize some key issues, what we learned, any next steps, and thank the participants |
| 12:30 | Adjourn the Summit |
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