CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 22

 

9am – 5pm  Field Trip to Kennedy Space Center

 

All participants should bring identification, including passports if not of US citizenship.  Meet in Studio City lobby; bus departs at 9AM.

 

 

7pm – 9pm  Informal Social Gathering, Location TBA

 

 

 

Thursday, June 23:

 

8am – 4pm  Registration

Grand Foyer

 

 

9am – 11am  Session One: Public View and Conservation

Silver Screen A

Moderator: Dr. Giorel Curran, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA

Discussant: Dr. John Dobson, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, WALES

 

Augusta Blackstone, Melissa Elander et al, Plymouth State University

Community-Based Conservation in East Africa: A Case Study of Ndarakwai Ranch, Tanzania

 

Augusta Blackstone, Melissa Elander et al, Plymouth State University

Community-Based Conservation in East Africa: A Case Study of the Western Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

 

Dr. Charles Simpson, Plattsburgh State University

Local Knowledge and Environmental Responsibility: The Case of the Adirondack Region of New York

 

 

9am – 11am  Session Two: Wetlands and Coastal Studies

Silver Screen B

Moderator: Dr. Guoxiang Liu, Clemson University

Discussant: Dr. Michael Reiter, Delaware State University

 

Dr. John Tiedemann, Monmouth University

Watershed Sleuths: The Quest to Identify Sources of Fecal Pollution

 

Drs. A. K. Saghatelyan and Marine Nalbandyan, The Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies, NAS REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

Complex Assessment of the Ecological State of River Hrazdan in the Limits of Yerevan

 

Dr. Lin Tao and Xue Xiongzhi, Key Laboratory for Marine Environmental Science of the Ministry of Education, PRCHINA, Shawn Shen, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax CANADA et al

Analysis of Coastal Wetland Changes and their Impacts on Eco-Environment by Using Dispersed Data: A Case Study in Xiamen, China

 

 

11am - 1pm:  Lunch (on your own)

 

 

1pm – 3pm  Session Three: Aquatic Issues in Policy and Ecotourism

Silver Screen A

Moderator:  Dr. Raymond Scattone, Florida International University

Discussant: Dr. Giorel Curran, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA

 

Dr. Yeong Nain Chi, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Dr. Yan Ling Chen, Louisiana State University

A Tobit Analysis of Whale Watching Expenditures Associated with Environmental Attitudes

 

Dr. John Dobson, Eleri Jones and David Botterill, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff WALES

Exploitation or Conservation: Can Wildlife Tourism Help Conserve Vulnerable and Endangered Species?

 

Dr. Philippa Wells, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland NEW ZEALAND “For Environment, Read Conservation”: New Zealand and Green Purity

 

 

1pm – 3pm:  Session Four: Environmentalism in Practice

Silver Screen B

Moderator: Kevin Hickey, Assumption College

Discussant: Dr. Anthony Lumby, Univ. KwaZulu-Natal, Durban SOUTH AFRICA

 

Dr. Eric Fitch, Marietta College

The Seamless Garment: Is a “Consistent Life Ethic” without Consideration of the Environment Inconsistent?

 

Dr. Kimberly Reiter, Delaware State University

A Living History of Coastal Change in the St. Jones River NERR Site, Delaware

 

Dr. Bekir Parlak, Uludağ University Faculty of Economics and Administration, Bursa TURKEY and Dr. Mustafa Ökmen, Celal Bayar University, Sahlihli/Bursa TURKEY

An Agenda for Urban Air Pollution of Environmental Problems and Policies: The Turkish Case

 

 

3pm - 3:30pm  Ice Cream Break

Grand Foyer

 

 

3:30pm – 5pm  Keynote Speaker 1

Silver Screen

 

Ecological Processes in Spaceships Other than Earth

Listen to your Mother

 

Dr. Aaron Mills
Chief Scientist, Biological Sciences Office, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia

 

 

 

Friday, June 24

 

8am – 10am  Registration

Grand Foyer

 

 

9am – 11am  Session Five: Environmental Analysis

Silver Screen A

Moderator: Dr. Charles Simpson, SUNY Plattsburgh

Discussant: Dr. Guoxiang Liu, Clemson University

 

Dr. Rebecca Johns, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

The Primacy of Spatial Analysis in Solving Environmental Dilemmas in the 21st Century

 

Dr. Demetri Kantarelis, Assumption College

Determinants of Ecological Footprint

 

Dr. Anthony Lumby, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban SOUTH AFRICA Approaches to Economic Valuation in Environmental Impact Assessment: A Review

 

 

9am – 11am  Session Six: Resource Management

Silver Screen B

Moderator: Dr. Eric Fitch, Marietta College

Discussant: Melissa Elander, Plymouth State University

 

Dr. David C. Keuhl, Ball State University

Bridging Knowledge through Process

 

Barbara Murray and Dr. Michael Reiter, Delaware State University

Preserving Biodiversity through State Land Acquisition Programs in Kent County, Delaware

 

Dr. Yeong Nain Chi and David R. Lavergne, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

Understanding Environmental and Fishing-Related Concerns of Red River Anglers in Louisiana

 

 

11am – 1pm  Lunch (on your own)

 

 

1pm – 3pm  Session Seven: Plants and Agriculture

Silver Screen A

Moderator: Dr. Michael Reiter, Delaware State University

Discussant: Dr. Zhiming Yang, Delaware State University

 

Dr. Guoxiang Liu et al, Clemson University

The Environmental Impacts of the Invasive Plant Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) and its Hyperspectral Monitoring

 

Molly Puente, North Carolina State University

Can We Make Plants Cry Wolf? Manipulating Airborne Plant Chemicals to Improve Biological Control

 

Dr. AbuBakr AbdelAziz Mohamed, United Nations FAO Sub-Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa, Harare, ZIMBABWE
Interdisciplinary Approach in Agricultural Land Use Policy Planning: Concepts Challenges and Methodology

Drs. A. Am Puste, et al, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), Mohanpur INDIA

Aqua-Terrestrial Ecosystem and Its Environment for Generous Output and Soil-Water Impacts in Indian Subtropics

 

 

1pm – 3pm  Session Eight: Environmental Health

Silver Screen B

Moderator: Dr. Anthony Lumby, Univ. KwaZulu-Natal, Durban SOUTH AFRICA

Discussant: Dr. Bekir Parlak, Uludag University, TURKEY

 

Dr. Ileana Prejbeanu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova ROMANIA and Dr. Adriana Albu, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi ROMANIA

Gold Mining Between Risks and Benefits

 

Dr. Hal Marchand, Western Illinois University

Health and Environment: In Search of Common Theoretical Strands

 

 

2pm – 3pm  Session Nine: The Ethics of Zoning Regulations, Private Property and the Potential for "Tragedy of the Commons": A Roundtable

Set 1

Moderators: Kevin Hickey and Demetri Kantarelis, Assumption College

 

3pm – 3:30pm  Break

Grand Foyer

 

 

3:30pm – 5pm  Keynote Speaker 2

Silver Screen

 

The Economic Value of Hurricane Forecasts

 

Dr. David Letson
Associate Professor of Marine Affairs and Economics
Rosensteil School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
University of Miami

 

 

7 pm – 9pm  Banquet

Grand Ballroom

Voting for Vice President of the IEA

Outgoing President’s Address: Dr. Demetri Kantarelis

Incoming President’s Address: Dr. Michael Reiter

 

 

Saturday, June 25

 

8am - 9am  Coffee

Grand Foyer

 

 

9am – 11am  Session Ten: Land Use and Assessment

Silver Screen A

Moderator: Dr. Demetri Kantarelis, Assumption College

Discussant: Dr. Phillipa Wells, Auckland University of Technology, NEW ZEALAND

 

Alicia Revis, Delaware State University

Potential Effects of Development on Nutrient Loading in the St. Jones River Watershed

 

Dr. Kang S. Lu et al, Clemson University

Using Innovative Neural Networks to Simulate and Assess Land Use Change and Its Ecological Impact under Different Growth Scenarios

 

Dr. Michael Reiter et al, Delaware State University

Integrating Conceptual Modeling into a Strategy for Integrated Assessment of Environmental Issues

 

 

9am – 11am  Session Eleven: Environmentalism as Politics

Silver Screen B

Moderator: Melissa Elander, Plymouth State University

Discussant: Dr. Zhiming Yang, Delaware State University

 

Dr. Giorel Curran, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA

Whither Environmentalism? Environmental Politics in the New Millennium

 

Dr. Eric Fitch, Marietta College

Delay, Deny, Delete and Destroy: American Conservatism and Environmental Protection

 

Dr. Raymond Scattone, Florida International University

Climate Speak: Analyzing the Climate Change Discourse

 

 

11am – 1pm  Business Meeting and Working Lunch

Room TBA

All participants are welcome to attend.  Lunch will be provided.