SIXTH ANNUAL LEGACY FORUM ON MILITARY TOXIC CLEANUP AND THE ENVIRONMENT:

In conjunction with the Global Green USA Founder's Dinner

Honoring

Pat Mitchell
President, CNN Productions/Time Inc. Television & President, Global Green USA

AGENDA {in development}

Saturday, December 4, 1999

8:30 - 9:00 Registration, Coffee, & Welcome

Paul F. Walker, Ph.D., Legacy Program Director, Global Green USA

Representative, Georgia State University

Rebecca Rubin, Director, US Army Environmental Policy Institute, Protecting our Environment and our Security

9:00 - 10:15 Introductory Plenary

Moderator: Daniel Uyesugi, Col. (ret.) USA

Presenters:

David Poythress, Major General, The Adjutant General of Georgia, Georgia Dept. of Defense, Changing Military Roles and Relations

Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations, Environmental Challenges of Closing Military Bases

Representative, the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Environmental Security/Force Protection

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 11:45 Plenary 1:

Livable Communities and Military Installations
Moderator: Sally Bethea, Executive Director, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Presenters:

John Brent, Environmental Manager, US Army Ft. Benning

Becky Champion, Ph.D., Lower Chattahoochee River Partnership,
The Complexity of Sustainability: The Case of Ft. Benning

Jorge Vanegas, Ph.D., Co-Director, Construction Research Center, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Achieving Life Cycle Waste Reduction in Military Installations through the Application of Lean Principles and Strategies

11:45 - 12:15 Keynote Speaker

The Honorable Bill Richardson, US Secretary of Energy
Introduction by Mathew S. Petersen, Executive Director, Global Green USA

12:15 - 1:00 Lunch, Student Center

1:00 - 2:00 Keynote Speaker

Mikhail S. Gorbachev, President, Green Cross International
Introductions by Sidney Harris, Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University {invited} and

The Honorable Roy Barnes, Governor of Georgia {invited}

2:00 - 3:15 Workshops 1-2

1: Models for Stakeholder Involvement in Decision-Making

Moderator: Donata Renfrow, Ph.D., US Army Environmental Policy Institute

Presenters:

Sergei I. Baranovsky, Ph.D., Chairman, Green Cross Russia

Stephen Robinson, Ph.D., Legacy Program Coordinator, Green Cross Switzerland

Sam A. Carnes, Ph.D., Oak Ridge National Lab, Indicators of Success

Marilyn Null, Deputy for Community-Based Programs, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Rebuilding Public Confidence at the Massachusetts Military Reservation through Community-Based Decision Making: Innovative Approaches to Stakeholder Involvement

2: Remediating Toxic Legacies: The Case of Chemical Weapons

Moderator: Irene Kornelly, Colorado Citizen Advisory Commission & Vice President, National Association of Installation Developers

Presenters:

Craig Williams, Chemical Weapons Working Group

Michael Parker, Project Manager, Assembled Chemical Weapons Assessment Program

Paul F. Walker, Ph.D., Legacy Program Director, Global Green USA

3:15 - 3:30 Break

3:30 - 5:00 Plenary 2

Building Green: Resource-Efficient Housing and Facilities

Moderator: Kevin Johnson, Senior Project Manager, Trust for Public Land, Atlanta Field Office

Presenters:

Dennis Creech, Executive Director, Southface Energy Institute

Charles Kibert, Ph.D., Interim Director, Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, Reducing the Ecological Footprint of Construction

Steve Hoffmann, Marketing Manager, Milliken Carpet, Earth Square Program

John Hendry, Project Manager, Arvida Corp.

6:00 -10:00 Founder's Award Dinner and Reception (by reservation only)

Ritz Carlton, Buckhead
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, President, Green Cross International
Introduction by the Honorable Max Cleland, US Senator, GA (invited)

Sunday, December 5, 1999

8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee

9:00 - 9:30 Keynote Speaker

Ray Clark, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)
The US Army: Catalyst for Sustainability

Introduction by Rebecca Rubin, Director, US Army Environmental Policy Institute

9:30 -10:30 Plenary 3

Improving Air Quality -- Renewable Energy, and Transportation
Moderator: Michael Chang, Coordinator, Center for Urban and Regional Ecology, Georgia Tech

Presenters:

Christine McKay, Federal Energy Management Program, US Department of Energy

John Wilson, Director, Southern Coalition for Advanced Transportation (SCAT)

10:30 -10:45 Break

10:45 -12:00 Workshops 3-5

3: Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), Cleanup, and Range Management

Moderator: Paul F. Walker, Ph.D., Global Green USA

Presenters:

Dick Wright, Col. (ret.) USA, Army Environmental Policy Institute, Meeting the UXO Challenge

Dave Douthat, Chief, Explosive and Ordnance Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Division, UXO Cleanup Issues

Cathy Amoroso, Remedial Project Manager, Federal Facilities Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, UXO Management Concerns for Region IV

4: Cultural and Historic Preservation

Moderator: Walter Brown, Senior Program Manager, Southface Energy Institute

Presenters:

James E. Cobb, Cultural Resources Manager, US Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, Military Training and Conservation of the Cultural Record

Bethanie C. Grashof, R.A. US Army Forces Command, Ft. McPherson, GA, Architectural Legacy of the Army

John Brent, Environmental Manager, US Army, Ft. Benning, Native American Archaeological Sites: Ft. Benning's Treasures

5: Public Health and the Environment: The Case of Kelly Air Force Base

Moderator: Donna Orti, Division of Health Education, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Presenters:

Cheryl Ranger, ATSDR

David Fowler, ATSDR, Assessor for Kelly Air Force Base

Capt. Brian Sassaman, Kelly Air Force Base, TX
Representative, Public Health, San Antonio, TX

11:45 - 1:00 Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Michael A. West, Ph.D., Editor, Federal Facilities Environmental Journal,
The Dog Who Did Not Bark: Congressional Oversight of DOD Environmental Activities FY 1998-FY 2000

1:00 - 2:30 Plenary 4

Reducing the Waste Stream: Green Purchasing, Recycling and Deconstruction

Moderator: Annie Pearce, Ph.D., Director, Sustainable Facilities and Infrastructure Program, Georgia Tech Research Institute

Presenters:

Ron Webster, Army Environmental Policy Institute, Army Partnership with Habitat for Humanity - Deconstruction and Recycling of Materials for Housing

Sheila Jones, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Obstacles to the New Paradigm

Stephanie Bush, Georgia Pollution Prevention Assistance Division, Georgia's DoD Pollution Prevention Partnership: It Works!

Bernie Hayes, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV

2:30 - 2:45 Break

2:45 - 4:15 Plenary 5

Ecosystem Management: Industry, Military, Government, and Communities

Moderator: Jackie Cumpton, Senior Realty Specialist, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Presenters:

Kim Lutz, Coastal Director of Development and Protection, The Nature Conservancy

Pete Campbell, US Fish & Wildlife Service

Mike Lynch, Range Management, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC

Paul Thies, Ph.D., Chief, Conservation Branch, Army Environmental Center

4:15 - 4:30 Closing Comments
The Way Ahead: Meeting Future Challenges

Paul F. Walker, Ph.D., Legacy Program Director, Global Green USA

Registration and Sponsorship Form

Or register on-line: www.globalgreen.org

Registration deadline is November 24, 1999 - Registration includes light breakfast and lunch both days

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Founder's Dinner, Saturday, December 4, 1999, Ritz Carlton Buckhead

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ACCOMMODATIONS

SIXTH ANNUAL LEGACY FORUM

Hampton Inn Downtown or Holiday Inn Express:

For reservations at either hotel call: 404-658-1961

Room rate: $99.00

Mention the Legacy forum or Global Green USA

 

 

Sleep Inn, Buckhead

For reservations call: (404) 949-4000

Room Rate: $119

 

Mention the Legacy Forum or Global Green USA

 

Regency Suites, Midtown

For reservations call: (404) 876-5003

Room rate: $90.00

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Reservation number: 1319

 

For discounts on flights contact:

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Taconic Travel

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Mention reference # 156225A and receive 5% discount on fares.

Directions to Georgia State University / MARTA / Parking

Metro Rail (MARTA): Georgia State stop on the East Line. Take Piedmont exit. Walk two blocks east toward the university. Turn left on Gilmer Street. Walk one block. Student Center is on your left.

Parking is available for you at GSU's M lot.

Driving: Heading south on Interstate 75-85, take the Courtland Exit. Courtland is one way. Go to Auditorium Place. Turn left. Access to M lot is in the middle of the block. The Student Center is on the west side of the lot, across Gilmer Street.

Heading north on Interstate 75-85, take Exit #91 (Ga. State/Downtown/Central/Fulton). Follow the signs to Central Ave (one way). At the 4^th light past Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, turn right onto Gilmer Street. Continue to Piedmont Ave. Turn left; go 1 block to Auditorium Place. Turn left into M lot, about midway down the block. The Student Center is on the west side of the lot, across Gilmer Street.

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