February 24-25, 2004 Meeting Agenda
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting
February 24-25, 2004
Watergate Hotel
2650 Virginia Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C.
AGENDA
(as of 02/17/04)
DAY ONE - Tuesday, February 24, 2004
Meeting Site: Chesapeake Room
9:00 a.m. | Registration | |
9:30 a.m. | Board Member Report-Outs: Part 1 | |
BORDER ENVIRONMENTAL FORECAST 2004 |
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10:15 a.m.
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Panel I: Remarks from Government Experts - Jerry Clifford, U.S. National Coordinator, Border 2012 Program , EPA - Teodoro Maus, Minister, Mexican Embassy, SEMARNAT - Mike Pool, State Director, California Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
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11:15 a.m | Board Member Report-Outs: Part 11 | |
11:30 p.m. | Public Comment Session | |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:15 p.m. | Agenda Review | Placido dos Santos, Chair |
1:30 p.m. |
Keynote Presentation: James Connaughton, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) | |
2:00 p.m.
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Panel II: Remarks from Sector Experts |
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3:00 p.m. | Break | |
WATER ISSUES |
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3:15 p.m. | Stephen P. Mumme, Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University | |
3:45 p.m. | Lori Gray, Assistant Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, DOI | |
4:15 p.m. | Frank Bevacqua, Public Information Officer, U.S.-Canada International Joint Commission (IJC) | |
4:45 p.m | Holly Richter, Upper San Pedro Program Manager, Nature Conservancy, AZ Chapter | |
5:30 p.m. | Day One of Meeting Ends |
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting
February 24-25, 2004
DAY TWO - Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Meeting Site: Chesapeake Room
STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION |
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8:30 a.m. | Registration | |
9:00 a.m. | Overview of Second Day/ Approval of Minutes | Placido dos Santos, Chair |
9:10 a.m. | Introduction and Overview of Planning Session | David Batson, Facilitator |
9:25 a.m.
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Review of GNEB Activities During 2003 - Successes - Areas to Strengthen |
Chair & Facilitator
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9:45 a.m. |
Development of GNEB 2004 Roadmap - Review of Mission - Vision for 2004 - Goals and Principles to Achieve Vision - Indicators to Measure Board’s Effectiveness |
Chair & Facilitator Paul Ganster |
10:30 a.m. | Break | |
10:45 a.m. |
Eighth Report - Water |
Facilitator
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11:15 a.m.
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Development of GNEB 2004 Work Grid - Key Activities to Achieve 2004 Vision and Goals (including dialogue with Consejo, Border 2012 Program) - Activity Deadlines - Volunteers to Carry Out Activities |
DFO & Facilitator
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
1:00 p.m.
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Eighth Report - Water (continued) - Workgroup Structure and Process - Workgroup Responsibilities - Resource Material - Other logistics |
Facilitator
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2:30 p.m.
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Seventh Report Outreach - Executive Branch/Hill Visits - Dissemination (general) - Potential Event Distribution/Volunteers - Board Member Distribution from Offices - EPA Regions 6 and 9 Mailings |
DFO
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3:00 p.m | Break | |
3:30 p.m. |
Round Up - Estimate of Readership - Strengthening Calendar of Events - Broadening Coverage of News Items |
DFO |
3:45 p.m. | Unfinished Business | Facilitator |
4:00 p.m. | Day Two of Meeting Ends |
Elaine Koerner
Designated Federal Officer
Good Neighbor Environmental Board
Phone: (202) 564-2586
E-mail: koerner.elaine@epa.gov