April 1-3, 2008

CommonWealth: Accelerating Solutions in

a Rapidly Changing Virginia

Linking Economic and Environmental Health:

It’s Everybody’s Business

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Preliminary Agenda - as of April 11, 2006

Tuesday April 18

9:00 am                      Exhibitor Set-Up

10:00 am                     Golf Tournament

12:00 pm                     Attendee Registration, Cameron Hall

1:00 pm                       Meetings

•       DEQ Joint Advisory Board Meeting

•       Board of Forestry Meeting

•       Virginia Watersheds Alliance

           Workshops/Fieldtrips

•       Mitigation: A Win-Win Solution for Environmental Stewardship and
    Economic Development  VIEW PRESENTATIONS
   

•       SPCC Plans: Regulatory Updates, Implementation, & Case Studies

•       Stream Restoration: New Regulations and Successful Projects

•       Alternative & Traditional Wastewater Treatment – A Field Trip

•       Conservation Easement Stewardship: Documentation and Monitoring

5:00 pm                      First Annual Low-Impact Development Awards
                               Sponsored by EPA, Chesapeake Bay Program, and Va. DCR
                               Jon M. Capacasa, Director, Water Protection Division, Mid Atlantic Region, US EPA
                               Joseph H. Maroon, Director, Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation.

6:30 – 8:30 pm            Kick-Off Reception

Wednesday, April 19

7:30 am                       Registration - Cameron Hall

•     Environment Virginia, , Main Street Entrance

•     Student Environmental Leadership Summit, Cameron Hall, East Entrance

7:30 am                       Breakfast

8:30 am                       Welcoming Ceremonies – Cameron Hall

8:45 am                      General J.H. Binford Peay III, Superintendent, Virginia Military Institute

8:55 am                       Plenary Session

                                  Host - Cabell Brand
                                  Chairman, Cabell Brand Center for International Poverty & Resource Studies

9:00 am                       Recognizing Sustainability    
                                         View Presentation

                                  Thomas E. Lovejoy
                                  President, The Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment

9:50 am                      Cradle to Cradle
                                  William A. McDonough
                                  Founding Partner and Principal, William McDonough + Partners

10:30 am                      Break

10:45 am                      Energy and the Environment:  A Corporate Perspective
                                          View Presentation

                                   Thomas N. Chewning     
                                   Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Dominion Resources

                   Introduction by Gil Minor,
                   Chairman of the Board of Visitors, Virginia Military Institute;
                   Chairman, Owens & Minor, Inc.

11:20 am                     Protecting our Natural Resources Creatively and Cost-effectively    
                                        View Presentation

                                  The Honorable Preston Bryant, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources

12:00 pm                     Buffet Lunch – Cameron Hall

1:30 pm                      Concurrent Session A (nine available, see below)

3:00 pm                       Break

3:30 pm                       Concurrent Session B (nine available, see below)

5:30 pm                       Reception & Banquet
                                         Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina    
                                         View Presentation

                                  William H. Werkheiser
                                  Hazards Design Team Leader, US Geological Survey

                                  Introduction by Gordon Helsel, Mayor of the City of Poquoson, Virginia

Thursday, April 20

7:30 am                       Local Government Breakfast in Moody Hall - By Invitation only
                                         Impacts of the 2006 General Assembly Session
                                  A look at new laws and impact, and strategies for the future

                                   Governor’s Environmental Excellence Paper Sessions & Breakfast

9:15 am                       Director’s Forum – Featuring Directors of Hosting State Agencies
                                 
                                  Host - Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources

•     David K. Paylor, Director, Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality

•     Joseph H. Maroon, Director, Virginia Dept. of Conservation & Recreation

•       Robert W. Hicks, Virginia Department of Health

10:30 am                     Agriculture Plenary Session
                                  Host – The Honorable Robert S. Bloxom
                                  Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, Commonwealth of Virginia 

10:40                          Anticipating the Next Generation
                                         of Resource Management Science and Policy
                                  Peter Nowak
                                  Professor of Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

11:20                          The Honorable Bob Goodlatte,
                  Member, US House of Representatives;
                  Chairman, House Agriculture Committee

11:45 am                     Perspectives on Environment and Sustainability
                                         from the National Academies    
                                         View Presentation

                                  Warren R. Muir
                                                   Executive Director, Division on Earth and Life Studies
                                  National Academy of Sciences

                                  Introduction by Cabell Brand

                                 
12:15 pm                     The Honorable Tim Kaine
                                  Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

                                  Introduction by General J.H. Binford Peay III

12:45 pm                      Lunch

1:30pm                        Concurrent Session C (seven available, see below)

3:00                            Adjournment

      BREAK OUT SESSION PRESENTATIONS

        Concurrent Session A

1. Chesapeake Bay – Oysters: Contributions to the Health and Wealth of the Chesapeake Bay, Pt I
2. Engaging the Public – Techniques and Results from a State and Federal Perspective
3. Path to Energy Security: Transportation
4. Natural Capital - Valuing Virginia’s Forests, Part I
5. Development: Counting the Costs- Part One – the Tools
6. Air Quality: Implementation of voluntary Air Quality Programs
7. Nutrient Reduction:  Meeting the Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Cap Challenge
8. Forum: Virginia Environmental Excellence Program
9. Wastewater: Sustainable Growth with Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Part I
   
   
   Concurrent Session B
    
10. Chesapeake Bay - Oysters: Part II
11. Engaging the Public – Tools in Developing Plans and Understanding the Impact
12. Path to Energy Security: Facility and Enterprise
13. Natural Capital - Valuing Virginia’s Forests, Part II
14. Development: Counting the Costs- Part Two- Case Studies
15. Air Quality: Updates - New Rules and Regulations
16. Nutrient Reduction:  Urban Nutrient Management - More then Just Golf Courses
17. Forum: Virginia Environmental Excellence Program
18. Wastewater: Sustainable Growth with Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Part II
    
    
    Concurrent Session C
     
19.  Chesapeake Bay - State of the Chesapeake Forests Report
20.  Engaging the Public: Don't be a Sleeping Giant
21.  Path to Energy Security: Nation and Commonwealth
22.  Development – Green Architecture and Design
23.  Air Quality: Controlling Mercury Emissions Into the Environment
24.  Nutrient Reduction – Waste Solutions Forum Addresses Challenges in the Shenandoah Valley
25.  Natural Capital: Highland Actions Program