April 6-7, 2006 Meeting Agenda

Meeting of the
National and Governmental Advisory Committees
to the U.S. Representative to the
Commission for Environmental Cooperation

April 6-7, 2006

Hotel Washington
515 15th St., NW
Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-638-5900 Fax: 202-638-1594

Draft / AGENDA / Draft

Washington Ballroom

Thursday, April 6, 2006

I. U.S. Priorities for Council Session
8:30 am	Registration
9:00 am	Meeting Begins: Welcome and Introductions, Agenda Approval Dolores Wesson, Chair of the National Advisory Committee Placido Dos Santos, Chair of the Governmental Advisory Committee Rafael DeLeon, Director, EPA Office of Cooperative Environmental Management
9:30 am	Opening Remarks Jerry Clifford, Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA, International Affairs "Latest Accomplishments on the CEC Operational Plan & Management Reforms"
10:00 am	CEC Secretariat Update Doug Wright, Director of Programs, CEC
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Peer Review Models Susan Roberts, Director, National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
11:15 am	Adhoc Group on Greening the Supply Chain Rich Guimond & Dennis Aigner
12:00 pm	Lunch
II. Renewable Energy and Climate Adaptations in North America
2:00 pm	Climate Variability in North America Dr. Robert W. Corell, American Meteorological Society
2:30 pm	Overview of CEC Work on Environment and Energy Doug Wright or Chantal Line Carpentier, CEC Secretariat
3:00 pm	Break
3:15 pm	U.S. Strategies on Energy and Environment Tom Kerr, EPA Office of Air and Radiation
3:45 pm	State Initiatives on Renewable Energy and Environment Thomas Peterson, Center for Climate Strategies
4:15 pm	Discussion on Energy & Environment led by NAC/GAC Chairs Dolores Wesson and Placido Dos Santos
4:45 pm	Update on JPAC March Vancouver Meeting & Council Session Events Carlos Sandoval, JPAC Chair
5:00 pm	Articles 14-15: Follow-up John Knox, Professor, Dickinson Law School, Penn State University
5:15 pm	Public Comment Period
5:30 pm	Adjourn

Friday, April 7, 2006

8:30 am	Committees Meet Jointly
III. Business Meeting
8:45 am	Approval of San Diego Meeting Minutes Discussion of 2007 meeting dates, evaluation forms, travel reimbursements
9:00 am	Committees Meet in Separate Sessions GAC meets in "Washington Room" NAC meets in "Federal" Room
12:00 noon	Lunch
1:30 pm	Committees Meet in Separate Sessions
2:30 pm	Committees Reconvene in Plenary Session Report outs from NAC/GAC Chairs
2:45 pm	Public Comment Period
3:00 pm	Adjourn

April 6-7, 2006 Meeting Agenda

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