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First Regional
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Program
Thursday 15 November 2001
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8:30-8:35
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Welcome. Endeavour Hall 120. President Shirley Kenny |
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8:35-8:45
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Purpose, program and organizational matters. Malcolm Bowman, Workshop Chair, MSRC |
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8:45-9:30
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Keynote speaker I: David Conover, Professor, MSRC. Marine Wilderness Areas: concepts, purposes, design and potential effects |
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9:30-10:15
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Keynote Speaker II: Felicia Coleman, Florida State Univ. Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation. The Florida experience in designing and implementing marine reserves in tropical waters |
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10:15-10:45
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Coffee break and poster presentations (posters will be displayed throughout the workshop) | |
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10:45-11:30
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Keynote Speaker III: Peter Auster, Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, Univ. Connecticut. Marine wilderness areas in temperate latitudes on the northeastern seaboard |
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11:30-12:15
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Keynote Speaker IV: George LaPointe, Commissioner, Maine Dept of Marine Resources, member of National Marine Protected Areas Advisory Committee. A State Manager’s Perspective on Marine Wilderness Areas |
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12:15-1:00
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Buffet lunch, Endeavour Hall 113 | |
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1:00-1:45
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Keynote Speaker V: Gordon Colvin, Chief, Bureau of Marine Resources, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Marine Wilderness Areas for New York State? Thoughts on anticipated nature and magnitude of changes, their evaluation and costs/benefits |
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1:45-2:00
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Organization of, and instructions to the discussion groups | |
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2:00-5:00
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Discussion Groups I. Continuous tea/coffee/soda available | |
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5.30-6.30
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Refreshments, Stony Brook Yacht Club. Cash bar | |
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7.00-10.00
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Dinner at 3V Inn, Stony Brook Village. After dinner speaker: Carl Safina, Vice-President for Marine Conservation, National Audubon Society. Status and Trends in World Fisheries, a Context for Conservation |
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Friday 16 November 2001
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8:30-8:45
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Plenary session: notices and further instructions to discussion groups |
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8:45-10:15
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Discussion Groups II. Rapporteurs present written reports from day one to their respective groups |
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10:15-10:45
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Coffee break |
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10:45-11:45
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Plenary session: presentation of group reports by group leaders |
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11:45-12:30
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Plenary session: general discussion and windup |
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12:30
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Adjourn |