Program

Registration/exhibits/continental breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Robin N. Fiore, Ph.D.
Adelaide R. Snyder Professor of Ethics
Florida Atlantic University

Kenneth W. Goodman, Ph.D.
Director, University of Miami Ethics Programs

Jaap Vos, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University

Session 1:
Development in Florida: Regional and Statewide Trends

Jaap Vos, Ph.D. (Moderator)
                               
Lenore Alpert, Ph.D,
Assistant Director, Research; Director, Ocean and Coastal Programs, Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions
Florida Atlantic University

Barbara Powell, M.S.,
Water Supply Lead Planner, Lower East Coast
South Florida Water Management District.

David Prosperi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Florida Atlantic University

Break

Session 2:
Education for Sustainability: Green Building and Environmentally Themed Schools
 
Susan Toth, M.S. (Moderator)
Director of Education, Pine Jog Environmental Center,
College of Education
Florida Atlantic University

Robert J. Kobet, A.I.A.
President, Sustainaissance International, Incorporated

Jose Murguido, A.I.A.
Vice President, Architectural Services, Education & Municipal Groups,
Zycovich Architects

Joseph M. Sanches, M.B.A.
Chief, Facilities Management,
Palm Beach County School District

Glenn Thomas
Executive Director, K-12 Schools and Programs and
Lead Administrator, A. D. Henderson University School,
the Slattery Pre-K Preschool Center, FAU High School,
the Pine Jog Environmental Education Center,
and the Everglades Youth Conservation Camp
Florida Atlantic University

Participants Break to Pick Up Boxed Lunches

Luncheon Address
Time of Beginnings: New Forms of Thinking and Being in the World
                               
Hildegard Kurt, Ph.D.
Institute for Art, Culture, and Sustainability, Berlin

Dr. Kurt is a cultural researcher, an expert on the aesthetics of sustainability, and a passionate advocate for the deliberate engagement of art with science and community in addressing environmental issues.

Session 3:
Environmental Journalism: Advocacy and Issue Reporting

Neil Santaniello, M.S.J. (Moderator)
Instructor, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Florida Atlantic University

Jeffrey Burnside, B.A.
Reporter, NBC6

David Fleshler, M.A.
Environmental Reporter, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Curtis Morgan, B.A.
Environmental Reporter, Miami Herald

Break

Session 4:
Smart Land Use Analysis: A Tool for Visioning Florida's Future
                               
Paul Zwick, Ph.D.
Chair, Urban and Regional Planning Department
Director, GeoPlan Center
College of Design, Construction and Planning
University of Florida, Gainesville

Kenneth W. Goodman, Ph.D.