2012-13 Symposium
Monday, February 25, 2013
Benjamin Banneker Room, Adele H. Stamp Student Union
University of Maryland, College Park

 

AGENDA

8:50 a.m.	Welcome and Introduction
8:30 a.m.	Gathering and Refreshments
9:00 a.m.	The Clean Water Act 1972: A New Law for an Enduring Problem Betsy Mendelsohn, Ph.D. Director, Science, Technology & Society programs of College Park Scholars and the University Certificate University of Maryland, College Park
9:40 a.m.	Implementing the Clean Water Act in the Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic Region: Stories from the 1990’s and 2000’s Jim May, LL.M, J.D., B.S.M.E. Professor of Law Co-Director, Environmental Law Center Widener University
10:20 a.m.	Break
10:40 a.m.	The Clean Water Act at 40: Current Status in the Courts, in Congress, and at EPA Joanna B. Goger, Esq. Lecturer, Environmental Science and Policy Program University of Maryland
11:20 a.m.	A Case Study of Stakeholder Response to Harmful Algal Blooms and Nutrient Management in the Chesapeake Elizabeth Van Dolah, M.A.A. and Shirley Fiske, Ph.D. Research Assistant and Research Professor Department of Anthropology University of Maryland
12 noon	Luncheon
1:00 p.m.	Understanding Environmental Stewardship Dana R. Fisher, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology Director, Program for Society and the Environment University of Maryland
1:40 p.m.	Economics and the CWA: Getting the Incentives Right Doug Lipton, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture & Resource Economics Coordinator, Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program University of Maryland
2:20 p.m.	Group Discussion: Research needs and opportunities for collaboration
3:00 p.m.	Symposium ends