11:00a - Opening Remarks
Jennifer Trub, Rice University
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Ken Kramer - Director, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club
Discussants
Mr. Charles Mauch - Green Party of Texas, Former candidate for State Railroad Commission
Mr. Doug Sandage - Green Party of Texas, Former candidate for U.S. Senate
12:00p to 1:15 - Lunch
Vegetarian Lunch, $5 non-Rice attendees. Mexican food. Drinks provided. At Sammy's in Student Center.
1:15 to 2:30 - Open Forum #1: A Sense of Place
Mr. Jim Blackburn - Blackburn and Carter law firm and professor, Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering*
Dr. Alan Thornhill - Professor, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2:30 - Greene Prize Student Environmental Paper Contest
Presentations and displays ongoing all day in Kelley Lounge or Grand Hall.
3:00 to 4:00 - Open Forum #2: Ecology in a Sense of Place
Mr. Mark Kramer - Armand Bayou Nature Center
Mr. Jude Benavides, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Rice University - "New Directions in Water Resources, Clear Creek, TX"
4:00 to 5:00 - Open Forum #3: Resource Decisions and Community Involvement in Daily Life
Mr. Justus Baird '96, Citizens' Environmental Coalition
Mr. Michael Ford '98, Ms. Kari Vigerstol '00, Mr. Ryan McMullan '98, Mr. Alex Bain '00
5:00 - Closing Remarks
Brian Pietruszewski, Rice University
***Used item exchange will be going on all day - bring unwanted items to trade in Grand Hall***