| 8:30-9:00 |
Registration |
Coffee
and pastries |
| 9:00-9:05 |
Introduction/Welcome |
Dean Claudio
Grossman: Washington College of Law at American University (WCL) |
| 9:05-9:15 |
Perspective and Goals |
Durwood
Zaelke: ELIS, CIEL, WCL |
| 9:15-9:45 |
NASA
Demonstration of Remote Sensing Capabilities and Perspective on Earth
Science Applications |
Dr. Milton
Halem: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) |
| 9:45-10:45 |
Remote
Sensing Imaging and Environmental Law Applications |
| William Campbell: NASA-GSFC |
| Prof. Joanne Gabrynowicz: Space Studies Department,
Univ. of North Dakota |
|
| 10:45-11:00 |
Break |
coffee
|
| 11:00-11:30 |
Digital
Earth technology |
Dr. Jeff
de la Beaujardiere: NASA GSFC |
| 11:30-12:45 |
Panelists present opportunities for remote sensing remote to improve
Permitting, Monitoring, and Enforcement of
environmental laws and the difficulties likely to be encountered. |
|
Mike Penders: Environmental Protection International
|
| Ross Lunetta: Environmental Sciences Division,
Landscape Characterization Branch, US EPA |
| Bill Burgess: Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, Geographic Information Services |
|
| 12:45-1:30
|
Lunch
|
Served
on site |
| 1:30-2:45 |
Panelists present how they are applying remote sensing technologies
for Resource Management decisions such as wetlands,
watersheds, and coastlines and the obstacles that limit value or impede
wide application. |
|
Dr. Elijah Ramsey: Spatial Analysis Branch, NWRC/USGS
|
| Wynet Smith: Global Forest Watch, World Resources
Institute |
| Anne H. Miglarese: NOAA |
|
| 2:45-3:00 |
Break |
soft
drinks and coffee |
| 3:00-4:00
|
Evidentiary standards: issues of foundation, credibility, and chain
of custody for novel scientific evidence |
Prof.
Paul Rice: Professor of Law, WCL |
| 4:00-4:45 |
Working Groups to articulate advantages and hurdles to the effective
use of remote sensing technologies in the environmental decision making
context.
|
| Prof. Steven Jamar: ELIS, Howard University School of Law
|
| Kenneth Markowitz: ELIS, EarthPace LLC, CIEL |
|
|
| 4:45-5:15 |
Plenary Session - Working group reports
|
Moderated by Kenneth Markowitz |
| 5:15-6:30 |
Reception |
Sponsored by the WCL Environmental Law
Society |