Conference Schedule

Thursday, 11 June
(All times are Pacific Daylight Time)

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration in Herrmann Hall, NPS

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Welcome, Ballroom, Herrmann Hall, NPS
U.S. Representative Sam Farr
Navy Secretary John H. Dalton
Commerce Secretary William M. Daley (taped)
Superintendent, NPS, RADM Robert Chaplin

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Move to Issue Forums

9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Issue Forums (concurrent)

• Oceans and Commerce, Ingersoll Hall, NPS
• Oceans and Global Security, Mechanical Engineering Auditorium, NPS
• Ocean Environment and Health, Glasgow 102, NPS
• Ocean Exploration, Education, and Research, Glasgow 109, NPS

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Plenary I:

Cross-cutting Issues in Ocean Programs and Policy, King Hall, NPS Chaired by Vice President Al Gore

• Ecosystem Health
• Sustainable Use of Ocean and Coastal Resources
• Research
• Law of the Sea
• Ocean Management

4:00 p.m.

Adjourn for evening

7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Evening reception at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Friday, 12 June

9:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks, San Carlos Park Commerce Secretary William M. Daley

9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Plenary II:
Congressional and State/Local Officials Panel, San Carlos Park Chaired by Secretaries William M. Daley and Rodney Slater

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Break

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Ocean Programs and Policies for the 21st Century, San Carlos Park
Remarks by Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and keynote address by President William Jefferson Clinton