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[Program Summary]

WEDNESDAY NIGHT, October 10

University at Buffalo Distinguished Speaker Series, UB Center for the Arts -- DR. JANE GOODALL

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

8:00am Registration Desk Open in Lobby of Convention Center
8:30 - 10:00am 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
12:30 - 2:00pm LUNCH with Speaker Paul Hawken, The Natural Step, and author Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Helped found The Natural Step in the United States and internationally and advises companies on sustainability practices.
2:00 - 5:30pm CONCURRENT AFTERNOON SESSIONS: Workshops, Career and Business Fair, Roundtables
3:30 -4:30 pm Refreshments available in the Exposition Room
7:00 TBA ( possibly a banquet with speaker or optional attendance at a play at the UB Center for the Arts or a special concert with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)