2010 River Summit Schedule
(As of September 10, 2010)


WEDNESDAY:  SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Time Type Topic
8:00 AM Registration Opens
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 AM Plenary WATERSHED WELCOME
  • Councilmember Patricia Northey, Volusia County
  • President John Delaney, University of North Florida
  • Jim Dickenson, JEA
  • Mayor John Peyton, City of Jacksonville
10:30 AM-12:00 PM

Option 1

Break Out

CHALLENGES: SPRINGS

Moderator:  Tom Carey, Volusia County

  • Robert L. Knight, PhD, Florida Springs Institute
  • Connie Bersok, Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Florida Springs Initiative
  • Patricia Harden, Friends of the Wekiva
Option 2 Break Out CHALLENGES:  PROPOSED DREDGING

Moderator:  Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, City of Jacksonville

  • Dean Campbell, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Joe R. Miller, Jacksonville Port Authority
  • Steve Ross, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Option 3 Break Out WATER CONSERVATION (SAVOR EVERY DROP)

Moderator:  Brenna Durden, Esq., Lewis, Longman, & Walker

  • Hal Wilkening, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Paul Monaghan, PhD, University of Florida
  • Wendy Nero, CH2M Hill
12:00 - 1:15 PM Plenary

LUNCH

SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION

SPEAKER:  Governor Bob Martinez

1:30 - 5:00 PM
Option 1

Break Out

SCIENCE - WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW

Moderator:  Stuart Chalk, PhD, University of North Florida

HYDROLOGY PANEL

  • Leel Knowles, Florida Water Science Center
  • Harley Means, Florida Geologic Survey
  • Kim Ornberg, PE, Seminole County Public Works
  • Pete Sucsy, PhD, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Pat Welsh, PhD, University of North Florida

WATER QUALITY PANEL

  • Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Sherry Brandt-Williams, PhD, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • John Hendrickson, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Radha Pyati, PhD, University of North Florida
  • Lawrence Keenan, PhD, St. Johns River Water Management District

ECOLOGY PANEL

  • Dean Dobberfuhl, PhD, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Russell Brodie, Florida Marine Research Institute
  • Kirsten Work, PhD, Stetson University
  • Gerard Pinto, PhD, Jacksonville University
  • Dana Morton, City of Jacksonville
Option 2 Break Out

LOCALLY RESOURCEFUL TOURISM FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

Moderator:  Nels Parson, St. Johns River Water Management District

  • Herb Hiller, East Coast Greenway Alliance, St. Johns River Alliance
  • Jim M. Wood, Office of Greenways and Trails
  • Jill Stewart, Visit Florida
  • Bryan Nipe, Seminole County
  • Kim Delaney, PhD, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
  • Brent N. Fulton, MD, Green Acres Medical Exercise Associates
  • Christopher Pilinko, The Parc Group
  • Steven Davis, Landscape Architect
Option 3 A (1:30-3:00) Break Out

CHALLENGES: SEA LEVEL RISE

Moderator:  Kraig McLane, St. Johns River Water Management District

  • Karl Havens, PhD, Florida Sea Grant
  • Scott C. Hagen, PhD, University of Central Florida
  • Kris Esterson, PG, PBS&J
  • Glenn Landers, PE, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District
Option 3 B (3:30-5:00) Break Out CHALLENGES: RECONCILING WATER SUPPLY ISSUES
Moderator:  Tom Carey, Volusia County
  • Hal Wilkening, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • David Richardson, Gainesville Regional Utility
  • Quinton White, Ph.D., Jacksonville University
  • Stan Posey, PCS Phosphate

 

 

THURSDAY:  SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Time Type Topic
8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00 AM
Option 1 Break Out AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVERS INITIATIVE (AHRI)/ EXAMPLES FROM OTHER PROGRAMS

Moderator:  Mark Middlebrook, St. Johns River Alliance

  • Vinny Tamagna, Hudson River Navigator
  • Beth Cade, New River Navigator
  • Jim White, Cuyahoga River Navigator
Option 2 Break Out CHALLENGES: NUMERIC NUTRIENT CRITERIA

Moderator:  Commissioner Brad Purcell, Putnam County

  • Annie Godfrey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 4
  • Daryll Joyner, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Danny Johns, Blue Sky Farms
  • Andrew Ames, St. Johns County
  • Paul Steinbrecher, JEA
10:15 -11:45 PM

Option 1

Break Out CHALLENGES: LAKES AND TRIBUTARIES SILTATION

Moderator:  Kraig McLane, St. Johns River Water Management District

  • Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, City of Jacksonville
  • Melissa Long, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  • Mike Hollingsworth, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Option 2
Break Out HISTORY AND CULTURE SESSION

Moderator:  Herb Hiller

  • Bill Belleville, Author/Writer
  • Nancy Maddox, Volusia County
  • Carmen Godwin, Riverside-Avondale Preservation
  • Mallory O'Connor, Santa Fe Community College
11:45- 1:00 PM Plenary LUNCH/SPEAKER
1:15- 2:15 PM Plenary STATE AND REGIONAL FUNDING FOR RIVER PROGRAMS

Moderator:  David Strickland, EverBank

  • Senator John Thrasher, Jacksonville
  • Senator Thad Altman, Melbourne
  • Mayor Richard Crotty, Orange County
  • Mayor John Peyton , Jacksonville
  • Kirby Green, St. Johns River Water Management District
  • Greg Strong, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
2:30 - 3:30 PM Plenary FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND ISSUES

Moderator:  Mario Taylor, Northeast Florida Regional Council

  • Jim Giattina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region 4
  • Jim Dickenson, JEA
  • David S. Hobbie, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Jacksonville District

 

3:45 - 5:00 PM Plenary

CONGRESS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (Sponsored by ULI North Florida)

Moderator:  Steve Seibert, Collins Center for Public Policy

  • Representatives from each of the 11 counties bordering the St. Johns River (Brevard, Clay, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Volusia)
 

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