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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

10:15 a.m.




 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
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.





Panel II: Remarks from Sector Experts
     - Al Zapanta, President & CEO U.S./Mexico Chamber of Commerce
     - Dr. Robert Pastor, Vice-President, International Affairs, American University
     - William Snape, Vice-President for Law & Litigation, Defenders of Wildlife
     - Luiz Augusto Cassanha Galväo, Manager, Sustainable Development &
       Environmental Health, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
3:00 p.m. Break

WATER ISSUES

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
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.

 

 Review of GNEB Activities During 2003
     - Successes
     - Areas to Strengthen

Chair & Facilitator
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
Elaine Koerner, DFO

Paul Ganster
10:30 a.m. Break  
10:45 a.m.

Eighth Report - Water
     - Recap of Discussion to Date
     - Scope & Parameters
     - Types of Recommendations and Issues to Include

Facilitator

11:15 a.m.

 


 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

 
12:00 p.m. Lunch  

1:00 p.m.




 Eighth Report - Water (continued)
    - Workgroup Structure and Process
    - Workgroup Responsibilities
    - Resource Material
    - Other logistics

Facilitator



 

2:30 p.m.

 


 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

 
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

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