Agenda
Tuesday October 5
12:00 p.m.
Registration and Sign-in
1:00 p.m.
Welcome
Jay Gogue, President, Auburn University
1:15 p.m.
Opening Remarks
Ricky Mathews, President and Publisher, Mobile Press Register
Donna Watts, South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Linda Whitlock, Alabama Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce
2:00 p.m.
Introduction to Panels and Panel Moderator
Larry Fillmer, Auburn University Research
Panel Moderator: Bob Higgins, Vice President, Baldwin County Economic Development Administration
2:15 p.m.
Environmental Impact
Panelists will provide an expert sampling of opinions regarding the Environmental impact of the oil spill for the near, immediate and longer term.
George Crozier, Director, Dauphin Island Sea Lab
LaDon Swann, Director, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Roberta Swann, Director, Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
William C. Walton, Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor,
Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn University
3:30 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m.
Business Continuity and Survival
Panelists will focus on observations relating to business continuity and survival following the oil spill.
Robert S. Craft, Mayor, Gulf Shores, Alabama
Byron Dunn, Alabama Technology Network
Dan Gropper, Director, MBA Program, Auburn University
Herb Malone, Jr., President and CEO,
Gulf Shores Convention and Visitors Bureau
Brent McMahan, Senior Area Manager, Small Business Administration
4:45 p.m.
Impacts on Education
Joseph B. Morton, State Superintendent of Education, Alabama Department of Education
5:00 p.m.
Adjourn
6:30 p.m.
Dinner at the Perdido Beach Resort
Remarks: Ben Fairey, President of Charter Boat Captains Association
Wednesday October 6
8:00 a.m.
Welcome
Royrickers Cook, Assistant Vice President for Outreach, Auburn University
Introduction to Panels and Panel Moderator
Don-Terry Veal, Director, Center for Governmental Services, Auburn University
Panel Moderator: Bob Higgins, Vice President,
Baldwin County Economic Development Administration
8:15 a.m.
Human Health Issues
Panelists will provide expertise regarding the effects of the oil spill on both mental and physiological human health
Bob Dicky, FDA Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory
Chris Nelson, Vice President, Bon Secour Fisheries, Inc.
Steven Picou, University of South Alabama
Richard E. Powers, Medical Director, Alabama Department of Mental Health
9:30 a.m.
Break
9:45 a.m.
Governance and Management
Panelists will focus on dynamic differences in response and emergency management of natural disasters in the Gulf versus the Oil Spill.
Robert S. Craft, Mayor, Gulf Shores, Alabama
Tony Kennon, Mayor, Orange Beach, Alabama
Lance LeFleur, Director, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Brock Long, Director, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
11:30 a.m.
Remarks
*Thomas Stokes, Regional Community Affairs Officer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
12:00 noon
Luncheon Keynote Address
Donald E. Williamson, State Health Officer, Alabama Department of Public Health
1:30 p.m.
Alabama Coastal Recovery Commission
Established by an executive order from Governor Bob Riley on September 27, 2010, the Commission is challenged with understanding the economic, environmental and health effects of the oil spill and with developing a roadmap for recovery.
Joe E. Cloyd, Executive Director, Alabama Coastal Recovery Commission
Russ Lea, Vice President for Research, University of South Alabama
W. Sandys Stimpson, Executive Vice President, Scotch & Gulf Lumber
Mike Saxon, Vice President, Mobile Division, Alabama Power Company
2:30 p.m.
Remarks
Buck Sutter, Supervisor, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS)
Southeast Regional Office
2:45 p.m.
Coordination and Communication: Looking to the Future
United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral Mary E. Landry, Commander,
Eighth Coast Guard District
3:20 p.m.
Closing Comments
(Completion of written evaluations)
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
*Invited, but not yet confirmed.
|
