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AGENDA

PUT YOUR ORGANIZATION ON THE MAP
AS A LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION EFFORTS IN CALIFORNIA

 

For years PCL and PCLF have hosted an annual Environmental Legislative Symposium to discuss the array of environmental and public health issues California faces. This year's Symposium will focus on how Californians can change the world by making our state - a state of change.

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8:30 – 9:30 Continental Breakfast  
9:30 – 9:45 Welcoming Remarks Gary Patton
9:45 – 10:15 Morning Keynote Lt. Governor, John Garamendi
10:15 – 10:30 Break  
10:30 – 11:30 Morning Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops
Five Sessions
(choose one)

MCLE – Impacts of New Water Projects

  • David Sandino, DWR
  • Hap Dunning, UC Davis School of Law
  • Jill Willis, Best Best and Krieger LLP

How to…  Ask for Money Face to Face Without Losing Your Nerve

  • Andy Robinson, Consultant

How to…  Use Maps to Persuade and Mobilize

  • Larry Orman, GreenInfo Network
  • Rebecca Moore, Google Earth

Tackling Toxics in Your Community

  • Dan Jacobson, Environment California
  • Marie Harrison, Green Action for Health and Environmental Justice
  • Paul Schramski, Pesticide Watch

Where the Conflict Occurs: The Built Environment v. Open Space

  • Joe Monaco, Dudek Consulting
  • Dr. Tom Scott, UC Riverside
  • Lynn Sadler, Mountain Lion Foundation
11:30 –12:45 Lunch  
12:45 - 1:15 Plenary Session California's Water
Gary Patton, Planning and Conservation League
1:30– 2:30 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops

Five Sessions
(choose one)

MCLE – Can Local Land Use Policies Reduce Greenhouse Gas

  • Sydney Coatsworth, EDAW
  • Steve Kostka, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen
  • Terry Roberts,State Clearinghouse

How to… Utilize New Technologies for Marketing

  • Bobbi Russell, Green Media Toolshed
  • Karen Cotton-Jacoby, Mountain Lion Foundation

How to… Promote Healthy Eating and Active Living through Improvements in the Built Environment

  • Dr. Robert Ogilvie, Planning for Healthy Places

Creating a Watershed Moment in a Watershed Movement

  • Robert Meacher, Plumas County
  • Dr. Ann Riley, Waterways Restoration Institute
  • Katie Burdick, CABY IRWMP

On the Road Again? Transportation in the 21st Century

  • Michael Beck, Endangered Habitats League
  • James Rojas, Latino Urban Forum
  • Monte Ward, Orange County Transportation Authority
2:30– 2:40 Break  
2:40– 3:40 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops
Five Sessions
(choose one)

MCLE – To Trade or Not to Trade: Pros and Cons of a Marketbased Regulatory Approach to Climate Change Mitigation

  • Chuck Shulock, Air Resources Board
  • Michael Wara, Stanford University
  • Jane Williams, California Communities Against Toxics

How to… Green Your Building and Your City

  • David Mogavero, Mogavero Notestine Associates
  • Panama Bartholomy, California Energy Commission

How To… Building Better Relationships with Agencies

  • Joe Edmiston, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
  • Garry Brown, Orange County Coastkeeper

Can Central Valley Agriculture become Sustainable?

  • Secretary AG Kawamura, Department of Food and Agriculture (invited)
  • Ed Thompson, American Farmland Trust (invited)
  • Eric Holst, Environmental Defense

The General Plan – Centerpiece of Local Government’s Strategy for Climate Recovery, Water Conservation and Safe Land Uses

  • Richard Taylor, Shute Mihaly and Weinberger
  • Terry Watt, Planning Consultant
3:40 - 3:50 Break  
3:50– 4:50 Afternoon Sessions (1 hr)
Panels & Workshops
Five Sessions
(choose one)

MCLE – Hot Topics in CEQA Litigation: Where are the Courts Heading?

  • Susan Brandt-Hawley, Brandt-Hawley Law Group
  • Tamara Galanter, Shute, Mihaly and Weinberger
  • Jim Moose, Remy, Thomas, Moose and Manley

How to…Change the Way You Change the World

  • Reinette Senum, PowerUp-NC

How to…Find Funding For Your Project

  • Corey Brown, Resources Law Group
  • Jennifer Skondin, Conservation Strategy Group

Improving Our Air, One Breath at a Time

  • Dr. Tom Cahill, UC Davis
  • Joshua Tooker, Senator Lowenthal’s Office
  • Carolina Simunovic, Central Valley Air Quality Coalition

Creating a Sustainable Delta: A Strategic Vision or a Pipe Dream?

  • Phil Isenberg, Isenberg and O’Haren Government Relations
4:50 - 5:00 Break  
5:00 - 5:30 Afternoon Keynote Geof Syphers, Codding Enterprises
5:30 - 6:30 Networking  
6:30 – 8:30 Awards Banquet and
Evening Keynote

Keynote: Senator Darrell Steinberg

Awards Ceremony

 

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