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American Geological Institute
Leadership Forum

“Public-Private Partnerships in the Geosciences”

Monday, September 8, 2008
American Geophysical Union
2000 Florida Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Conference Synposis

Agenda

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Monday, September 8th
8:30	Welcome and Introduction	Fred Spilhaus and Pat Leahy
8:40	Forum Challenges and Objectives Presentation (1.1 MB)	Peter McCabe
I. How can the public and private sectors collaborate more effectively to advance research, education and technology goals?
9:00	*Judy Totman Parrish, Professor, University of Idaho*
9:15	*Colin North, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen* Presentation (3.3 MB)
9:30	*Russ Slayback, Senior Consultant, Leggette, Brashears and Graham Inc.*
9:45	*Rich Lane, Program Director, National Science Foundation* Presentation (4.2 MB)
10:00	Panel Discussion
10:45	Break
II. How can the public and private sectors work together more effectively to communicate their shared needs to decision-makers?
11:00	*Scott Tinker, State Geologist of Texas and Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin* Presentation (2.1 MB)
11:15	*Stu Nishenko, Senior Seismologist, Pacific Gas and Electric Co.* Presentation (2.1 MB)
11:30	Peter Scholle, State Geologist of New Mexico and Director of the Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech Presentation (2.5 MB)
11:45	Steve Wells, President, Desert Research Institute of the Nevada System of Higher Education Presentation (2.5 MB)
12:00	Panel Discussion
12:45	Lunch
III. How can the public and private sectors collaborate more effectively to attract and train a cutting edge workforce for the challenges of the 21st century?
1:30	*Chris Keane, Director of Technology and Communications, American Geological Institute* Presentation (8.5 MB)
1:45	*Bill Valdez, Director, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, Department of Energy*
2:00	Pete Carragher, Vice President Geoscience & Exploration, BP
2:15	Mike Loudin, Global Recruiting Manager, ExxonMobil
2:30	Panel Discussion
3:15	Break
3:30	Wrap-Up and Action Items
4:30	Summary and Wrap-up