America'a Inner Coast Summit

Agenda-at-a-Glance

The Summit will consist of 1.5 working days with networking opportunities built in.

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

5:00pm – 8:00pm	Summit Registration Opens*
6:00pm – 8:00pm	Welcome Social
*Please stop by the registration office before going to the welcome social.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

8:30am – 9:00am	Opening Welcome – BG (P) Walsh, MVD [Presentation] - MG (R) Terry Mulcahy, SCF [Presentation]
9:00am – 9:30am	"The International Case for Integrated River Basin Management" — Ivan Zavadsky, Sr. Water Resources Management Specialist, Global Environment Facility (GEF) [Presentation]
9:30am – 10:00am	"Of Maps and Men - 17th Century Mapmaking and 21st Century Sustainability" — Mark E. Gorman, Policy Analyst, Northeast-Midwest Institute [Presentation]
10:00am – 10:15am	Break
10:15am – 10:45am	"Trapped by History: Will the Past Anchor the Mississippi River's Future?" — John Anfinson, Historian, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, National Park Service [Presentation] [Narrative]
10:45am – 12:15pm	“Vision for a Sustainable Mississippi River Watershed: Regional Interviews and Findings” — John Ehrmann, Founder and Senior Partner, The Meridian Institutee [Presentation]
12:15pm – 1:15pm	Group Luncheon & Keynote Speaker “Increasing Productivity and Resource Efficiency on America’s Farms” — Fred Stemme, Vice President of Marketing, National Corn Growers Association [Presentation]
1:15pm – 1:30pm	Work Group Instructions — John Laub, Sand County Foundation and Dave Vigh, US Army Corps of Engineers
1:30pm – 3:00pm	Break-out Work Groups
3:00pm - 3:15pm	Break
3:15pm – 5:00pm	Break-out Work Groups (continued)
6:00pm – 10:00pm	Evening Group Social and Dinner

Thursday, June 24, 2010

8:00am – 8:15am	Housekeeping/Conference Continuity – BG (P) Walsh, MVD [Presentation]
8:15am – 8:45am	“The Ohio River Experience with a Systemic Approach to Water Quality” — *Alan Vicory*, Executive Director and Chief Engineer, ORSANCO [Presentation]
8:45am – 9:15am	“Sustaining the Missouri River: A Perspective from an Association of States and Tribes” — *David L. Pope*, Executive Director, Missouri River Association of States and Tribes [Presentation]
9:30am – 9:45am	Break
9:45am – 12:00pm	Work group presentations including Q&A (15 minute presentation, 5 Minute Q&A, based on 6 work groups)
12:00pm – 12:15pm	Wrap Up, Next Steps and Meeting Ends – BG (P) Walsh, MVD [Presentation]