2005 Proceedings
CONTENTS

Introduction
Governor Gregoire Keynote
Dr. Joe Gaydos Keynote
Oral Presentations
Poster Presentations
Speaker Biographies
Public Forum
Student Award Winners
Press Summary
Conference Co-Sponsors
Advisory Committee
Conference Program Booklet
Photo Gallery
Georgia Basin Action Plan
Puget Sound Action Team
2005 Research Conference Home


Proceedings of the 2005 Puget Sound Georgia Basin Research Conference


Public Forum
Wednesday Evening, March 30, 2005

Description: An interactive, moderated discussion of the Deployment of Science in the Transboundary region with elected officials and representatives of the scientific community. Open to the general public.

6:30 Reception
Welcome comments from Jeffery Parker, Consul General of Canada

7:30 Panel Discussion
Moderator : Brad Ack, Chair of the Puget Sound Action Team

  • Mike Harcourt, former Premier of B.C. and Mayor of Vancouver
  • Ron Sims, King County Executive
  • Tracy Collier, Acting Director of the Environmental Conservation
    Division, NOAA Fisheries
  • Jay Inslee, Washington's 1st Congressional District

Themes for the panel discussion:

  • Are policy makers getting the science information they need?
  • Is science helping drive public decisions?
  • Are we succeeding in educating US and Canadian federal leadership and the public about important science and management issues facing the Puget Sound Georgia Basin?
  • How can we close the gap between science and policy?

8:40 Questions welcomed from the audience.

9:00 Moderator summarizes the key issues identified through discussion.
Adjourn.