Oceans for the New Millennium

Oceans for the New Millennium:
Developing and Implementing Ocean Policy
A conference and reception co-sponsored by the
American Association for the Advancement of Science and the
American Geophysical Union.

Ocean Policy Conference Final Agenda
Overview | Agenda | Speaker Bios | Abstracts
July 18, 2000, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
House Cannon Caucus Room, U.S. House of Representatives

8:00-8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:45 am	Welcome Hon. Jim Greenwood (R-PA) Hon. Tom Allen (D-ME)
8:45-9:15 am	Keynote Speech Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Society
9:15-9:30 am	Summary of International Ocean Sciences Day Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University and Former President, AAAS
9:30-10:20 am	Panel Discussion on Biology: Marine Protected Areas Moderator: Jane Lubchenco, Oregon State University and Former President, AAAS Hon. Jim Greenwood (R-PA), Co-Chair of House Oceans Caucus Hon. Lois Capps (D-CA) Elliott Norse, Marine Conservation Biology Institute Vikki Spruill, SeaWeb Zeke Grader, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Billy Causey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
10:20-10:45 am	Open Discussion / Questions and Answers
10:45-11:00 am	Break
11:00-11:50 am	Panel Discussion on Pollution: Impacts of Non-Point-Source Pollution on the Coastal Ocean Moderator: Donald Boesch, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Hon. Tom Allen (D-ME), Co-Chair of House Oceans Caucus Hon. Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) James T. Carlton, Williams College-Mystic Seaport Michael Bothner, United States Geological Survey Robert Wayland, Environmental Protection Agency Louis "Sandy" Sage, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
11:50 am-12:15 pm	Open Discussion / Questions and Answers
12:15-1:15 pm	Lunch
12:40-12:45 pm	Welcome Address Rep. Curt Weldon (R-PA)
12:45-1:15 pm	Keynote Speech Jean-Michel Cousteau, Ocean Futures
1:15-2:05 pm	Panel Discussion on Security: Importance of a Sustained Integrated Ocean Observation System and Consequences of Not Ratifying the U.N. Law of the Sea Convention Moderator: John Knauss, American Geophysical Union Hon. Curt Weldon (R-PA), Co-Chair of House Oceans Caucus Hon. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Mary Beth West, Department of State RADM Mike Lohr, Department of Defense Richard Spinrad, Oceanographer of the Navy
2:05-2:30 pm	Discussion / Questions and Answers
2:30-3:00 pm	Keynote Speech Bob Ballard, Institute for Exploration
3:00-3:15 pm	Break
3:15-4:20 pm	Panel Discussion on Governance: Ocean Governance for the 21^st*Century—Establishment of a Commission on Ocean Policy and the* *National Ocean Partnership Program* Moderator: William Merrell, The Heinz Center Hon. Sam Farr (D-CA), Co-Chair of House Oceans Caucus Hon. Jim Saxton (R-NJ) James Baker, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration VADM Roger T. Rufe, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard (Retired), Center for Marine Conservation Judith Kildow, University of Southern California RADM Jay Cohen, Office of Naval Research Viktor Sebek, Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea Evan Richert, Maine State Planning Office
4:20-4:45 pm	Open Discussion / Questions and Answers
4:45-5:15 pm	Keynote Speech William Brown, Department of Interior
5:15-5:30 pm	Keynote Speech Ellen Prager, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
5:30 pm	Concluding Remarks Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA)
5:30-6:30 pm	Dr. Ellen Prager will sign complimentary copies of her novel, The Oceans

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