July 2014 Climate Change Symposium
Time | Agenda Items |
8:30 AM |
Breakfast and Registration |
9:00 AM |
Welcome: Suzanne K. Condon, Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Director, Bureau of Environmental Health |
9:10 AM |
What Does the Science Tell Us? Climate Impacts in the Northeast and the US Climate Assessment: Ellen Mecray |
9:40 AM |
Statewide and Regional Capacity of Local Health Departments to Prepare for Health Impacts of Climate Change: Suzanne K. Condon, Associate Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Public Health Director, Bureau of Environmental Health |
10:10 AM |
Break |
10:25 AM |
Update of Climate Change Preparedness Initiatives in Massachusetts: Liz Hanson, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA); Amy McGuire, Department of Energy Resources (DOER); Julie Knisel, Coastal Zone Management (CZM); Steven Miller, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT); Sarah White, Massachusetts Emergency Management Association (MEMA) |
11:45 AM |
Implementing CDC’s Building Resilience Against Climate Effects Framework in Massachusetts: Marc Nascarella |
12:15 PM |
Lunch |
1:15 PM |
Pilot Health Impact Assessment of Climate Change Action Plans in Waster Massachusetts: Margaret Round |
1:40 PM |
Community Planning and Resiliency: Reducing Vulnerabilities through Green Infrastructure: E. Heidi Ricci |
2:00 PM |
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2:50 PM |
Closing Remarks |
3:00 PM |
Adjourn |