WEDNESDAY NIGHT, October 10
- University at Buffalo Distinguished Speaker Series, UB Center for the Arts -- DR. JANE GOODALL
THURSDAY, October 11
- Opening 8am Registration Desk Open in Lobby of Convention Center in downtown Buffalo
- 8:45am WELCOME and Introduction to the Forum
- 9:00-10:00 Welcome: Acting Locally While Thinking Globally - Dr. Jane Goodall
- 10:00-10:15 Morning Break held in the Ballroom
- 10:15-11:30am REGIONAL ISSUES PLENARY SESSION: THINKING LIKE A REGION IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD
- 11:30-12:00 Awards, Recognition and Introduction to the Opening of the Exposition
- 12:00-1:30pm LUNCH STATIONS located in the Exposition
- 1:30 - 5:00pm GLOBAL ISSUES PLENARY SESSION: TAKING A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON SUSTAINABILITY Dr. Sylvia Earle: Sustainable Natural Environments, Dr. Faye Duchin: Sustainable Economic Environments Dianne Dillionridgley: Sustainable Social Environments
- (3:30-4:00 Afternoon Break - held in the Exposition Room - 101)
- 5:00 - 6:00pm PLENARY SESSION: ACTING LOCALLY, THINKING GLOBALLY
- 6:00-7:30pm RECEPTION -- Held within the Green Gold Exposition Room
- 7:30pm FORUM BANQUET with Dr. David Suzuki
- 9:30pm CELEBRATING OUR CULUTURAL DIVERSITY - a program of dance and entertainment
FRIDAY, October 12
- 8:00am Registration Desk Open in Lobby of Convention Center
- 8:30 - 10:00 am ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: CREATING A SHARED VISION FOR A SUSTAINABLE REGION
- 10:00-10:15 Morning Break held in Symposia Rooms
- 10:15 - 12:15 CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA: TAKING ACTION TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF SUSTAINABILITY Sustainable Urban Ecosystems Global Economies and Great Lakes Water Sustaining Active Communities and Environmental Justice
- 12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCH with Speaker Paul Hawken, The Natural Step
- 2:00 - 5:30 pm CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSIONS: Workshops, Career and Business Fair, Roundtables
- (3:30 - 4:30 pm) Refreshments available in the Exposition Room
- 7:00 TBA -(closing banquet with Speaker or attending a play at UB Center for the Arts)
SATURDAY, October 13
Special Symposium held at the UB School of Law on "Environmental Law for a Sustainable Society"
- 9:00-10:30 Theories of Law and Governance for Sustainability
- Break
- 11:00-12:30 Globalization and Environmental Governance
- Lunch
- 1:30-3:00 Environmental Protection Law and Sustainability
- Break
- 3:30-5:00 Toward Environmental Law for Sustainability