Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region
Agenda
Climate Change in the Great Lakes:
A Conference at Michigan State University
April 9-10, 2008
Directions:
MSU Union, Grand River and Abbott, East Lansing, Michigan
Map: http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/index.php?location=ub
Room assignments may change; check registration table outside Union Ballroom on arrival
| April 9 | |
| 8:15-9:00 | Registration and Continental Breakfast (Ballroom) |
| 9:00-10:00 | Plenary |
| Ballroom | Lest We Be Cavalier: The Challenge of Adapting Effectively to Climate Change Plenary speaker: Dr. Joel Scheraga, National Program Director for the Global Change Research Program in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development |
| 10:15-11:45 | Breakout Sessions |
| Ballroom | Physical and Ecological Responses of the Great Lakes to Climate Change (SESSION 1 OF 2) Session organizers: Dr. Nathaniel Ostrom, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University and Dr. Steve Colman, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| Parlor B/C | Climate Change, Utilities and Economic Regulation: Understanding Markets, Efficiency, Incentives, and Policy Impacts Organizers: Dr. Janice A. Beecher and Dr. Kenneth Rose, Institute of Public Utilities, Michigan State University |
| Gold Room A/B | Public Values, Beliefs and Attitudes Session organizer: Dr. Thomas Dietz, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University |
| 11:45-1:00 | Lunch On your own (except presenters) |
| 1:00-2:30 | Breakout Sessions |
| Ballroom | Physical and Ecological Responses of the Great Lakes to Climate Change (SESSION 2 OF 2) Organizers: Dr. Nathaniel Ostrom, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University and Dr. Steve Colman, Large Lakes Observatory, University of Minnesota-Duluth |
| Parlor B/C | Activism and Action at the State and Local Level: Recommendations and Reflections Organizers: Tom Karas, Michigan Energy Alternatives; Brandon Knight, Global Exchange; Peter Sinclair, The Climate Project. |
| Gold Room A/B | Business Responses to Climate Change Session organizer: Dr. Maya Fischhoff, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University |
| 2:45-4:15 | Breakout Sessions |
| Parlor B/C | Open Space for (Public Discussion of) "No Regrets" Policies and Actions Session organizer: Tom Stanton, Michigan Renewable Energy Program, Public Service Commission and David Bidwell, Department of Sociology and ESPP, Michigan State University |
| Gold Room A/B | Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change in Michigan and the Great Lakes Basin Organizers: Dr. Patrick J. Doran, Director of Science, The Nature Conservancy in Michigan; Dr. Kimberly R. Hall, Departments of Fisheries and Wildlife and Forestry, Michigan State University |
| April 10 | |
| 8:15-9:00 | Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:00 | Plenary |
| Ballroom | Climate and Water: Forecasting Waterborne Pathogen Risks Plenary Speaker: Dr. Joan Rose, Center for Water Sciences, Michigan State University |
| 10:15-11:45 | Breakout Sessions |
| Ballroom | The Context for Sustainable Design in the Great Lakes Region Speaker: Glen S. LeRoy, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University |
| Parlor B/C | Economic and Policy Implications for the Great Lakes Region Session organizer: Dr. Robert Richardson, Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Michigan State University |
| Gold Room A/B | Bioeconomy and Climate Change Speaker: Dr. Steven Pueppke, Director, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station |
| 11:45-12:30 | Wrap Up (Ballroom) |
