Thursday, October 20, 2011

Uranium: What Should Virginia Do?




53rd Garden Club of Virginia Conservation Public Education Forum
Uranium: What Should Virginia Do?
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The Jepson Alumni Center
The University of Richmond
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open to the Public
A balanced discussion on the proposed lifting of the moratorium on uranium mining


AGENDA
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Check in/Registration The Gallery of The Jepson Alumni Center
10:00 to 10:10 a.m. Opening Statements and Presentation of Dugdale Award by Garden Club of Virginia Officials
The Robins Pavilion
Peyton Wells, Chairman of the Conservation Forum Kim Nash, President of the Garden Club of Virginia Karen Jones, Chairman of the Conservation and Beautification Committee
Introduction of Paul A. Locke: Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Johns Hopkins University
Peyton Wells
10:10 to 10:25 a.m. Introductory Speaker—Paul A. Locke
[Overview of Uranium: technical terms]
10:30 to 10:35 a.m. Introduction of Bob Gibson: Sorenson Institute for Political Leadership,
University of Virginia
Peyton Wells
10:35 to 11:00 a.m. Moderator—Bob Gibson
Panel Presentations 6 minutes each Panelists: Robert J. Bodnar, Christopher Miller, Paul Robinson, Patrick Wales
11:00 to 12:10 p.m. Predetermined Panel Questions and Written Questions for Morning Panelists
12:15 to 1:00 p.m. Bag Lunch—The Gallery
1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Moderator—Paul A. Locke
Discussion Panels 55 minutes each, with 5 minutes in between
Economic Impacts
5 minutes each, followed by written questionsPanelists: Joe Bouchard, Ellen D. Harpel, Olga Kolotushkina, Michael D. Lawless
Virginia’s Water Supply: Quality and Quantity5 minutes each, followed by written questionsPanelists: Robert G. Burnley, Cale Jaffe, David K. Paylor, Patrick Wales
Public Health and Safety
5 minutes each, followed by written questionsPanelists: Robert J. Bodnar, Geoffrey H. Fettus, Paul Robinson, Conrad T. Spangler
4:00 to 4:15 p.m. Closing remarks

$40.00 per person (lunch included)
$25.00 for students and professors with proper ID. Lunch not included.

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