Saturday, May 1

  All times U.S. Eastern Time (GMT minus 6 hours)
 
8:30 a.m. Coffee
Part V  Conserving Biodiversity in the Face of Uncertainty
9:00 Moderator
Eleanor J. Sterling

Program Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
9:15 The Nature of Conservation: Managing the Dynamic
John G. Robinson

Vice-President and Director, International Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society
9:35 Reefs, Risk and Responsibility: Coral Bleaching and Global Climate Change
Peter O. Thomas

Senior Conservation Officer, U.S. Department of State
9:55 Conservation Planning for an Unknown Future
David Wilcove

Environmental Defense Fund
10:15 Questions from the audience
10:45 Coffee Break

Part VI
 A Local Perspective: Climate Change and the Big Apple
11:00 Moderator
Ira Flatow

Host, National Public Radio's Science Friday
11:15 The Baked Apple Scenario
Douglas Hill

Consulting Systems Engineer, Regional Plan Association.
11:35 Keeping Cool Heads in a Hothouse World: Climate Change Impacts on New York City
Cynthia Rosenzweig

Research Scientist and Head, Climate Impacts Group NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies
11:55 The Big Apple's Biodiversity: Prospects for Survival in the post-Eisenhowerian Era
Michael W. Klemens

Director, Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society
12:15 p.m. Questions from the audience
12:30 Lunch
Part VII  Where Do We Go from Here?
1:30 Moderator
Francesca T. Grifo

Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
1:45 Keynote Address
Frank E. Loy

Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
Panel Discussion
2:15 Linkages between Climate Change and Biodiversity
Tony Janetos

Senior Vice President for Programs, World Resources Institute
2:35 Thomas E. Lovejoy
Chief Biodiversity Advisor to the President, World Bank
2:55 Peter Frumhoff
Director, Global Resources, Union of Concerned Scientists
3:15 Questions and Concluding Remarks
4:00 Symposium Adjourns


Schedule subject to change.