[Pollinator] FW: Defense Community Takes Initiative and Responds to Environment and Security Issues at NCSE's 12th National Conference

Wed Dec 21 11:53:24 PST 2011

Update on National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) annual conference, FYI.  

Hey, DoD is increasingly recognizing food security as an important issue.  We all know the role of bees and other pollinators.

R. Thomas (Tom) Van Arsdall, Director of Public Affairs

    <http://www.pollinator.org/> Pollinator Partnership

   (703) 509-4746

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From: NCSE Conference [mailto:conference at ncseonline.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 2:23 PM
To: Allison Feldman
Subject: Defense Community Takes Initiative and Responds to Environment and Security Issues at NCSE's 12th National Conference

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 Defense Community Takes Initiative and Responds to Environment and Security Issues
at NCSE's 12th National Conference
January 18-20, 2012
Click here to register now! <http://www.environmentandsecurity.org/topics/view/73355/> 

Room block at the W Hotel (formerly known as Hotel Washington)
closes  December 27, 2011
Reserve your hotel room today! <http://www.environmentandsecurity.org/topics/view/67170/> 

The security of individuals, communities and nations is profoundly affected by changing environmental conditions.  Climate disruption, access to affordable and clean water, food and energy, are among the factors that can impact both the health and stability of individuals and their communities.  Small environmental changes can trigger economic, political, and social upheavals and drive population movements.  Nations are beginning to integrate such environmental factors into decisions regarding defense, diplomacy, and development. 

Significant Speakers Include: 
*invited

 Daniel Gerstein
Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Technology
U.S. Department of Homeland Security*  

Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti
Climate Change and 
Energy Security Envoy
Ministry of Defense and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK   

Rear Admiral David Titley
Oceanographer and 
Navigator of the Navy; 
Director, Maritime Domain Awareness and Space, U.S. Navy  

Sherri Goodman
Senior Vice President and 
General Counsel, CNA;
Executive Director, CNA 
Military Advisory Board   

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Plenary 1: Integrating Climate, Energy, Food, Water and Health
9:30 - 10:30 am, Wednesday, January 18

Plenary 2: Integrative by Sector 
10:30 - 11:30 am, Wednesday, 
January 18

Plenary 4: Climate Disruption
9:30 - 10:30 am, Thursday, 
January 19 
Symposia 19: Energy Trade 
in the 21st Century: 
New Routes, New Players, & Implications for Maritime Security
3:45 - 5:15 pm, Wednesday, 
January 18

Keynote Address, 8:50 - 9:30 am, Thursday, January 19
Plenary 2: Integrative by Sector, 10:30 - 11:30 am, 
Wednesday, January 18 

Major General Muniruzzaman (Ret.) 
President
Bangladesh Institute of Peace & Security Studies 

Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn
President 
ACORE 

Amanda Dory
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy
U.S. Department of Defense  

Kevin Geiss
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 

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 Plenary 4: Climate Disruption
9:30 - 10:30 am, Thursday, 
January 19

Plenary 5: Energy Security
  10:30 - 11:30 am, 
Thursday, January 19
Symposium 18: Tradeoffs 
Between New Sources of Domestic Energy
3:45-5:15 pm
Wednesday, January 18

 Plenary 7: Water
9:50 - 11:00 am, 
Friday, January 20

Symposium 12: Powering America: 
How the Department of Defense Can 
Drive Innovation for 
Clean Energy Technology 
(Part 1)
 2:00 - 3:30 pm,
Wednesday, January 18

Among the many sessions addressing the work of the security community are:
*invited

National Resilience: Biological Terrorism and Environmental Security:
Examines measures within the defense community to counter environmental terrorism, ways to successfully communicate an understanding to the public, and the environmental significance as it relates to national and international security policy

*	Peter Jutro, Deputy Director for Science and Policy, National Homeland Security Research Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
*	Randall Larson, Executive Director, WMD Center
*	John Cruden, President, Environmental Law Institute
*	Thomas Inglesby, Director, University of Pittsburgh Center for Biosecurity
*	Marcy Rockman, Anthropologist/Archaeologist, National Park Service

Wednesday, January 18 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Powering America: How the Department of Defense Can Drive Innovation for Clean Energy Technology (Part 1): Addresses the unique position of the DoD to spur clean energy innovation in support of the field missions of US military forces through the perspectives of representatives of the U.S. Navy, Army, Marine Corp, and others

*	Marcus King, Associate Research Professor, The George Washington University
*	Tom Morehouse, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Operational Energy Plans and Programs, DoD*
*	Thomas Hicks, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy*
*	Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army*
*	Kevin Geiss, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy
*	Colonel Bob "Brutus" Charette, Director, Expeditionary Energy, U.S. Marine Corps*

Wednesday, January 18 from 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Powering America: How the Department of Defense Can Drive Innovation for Clean Energy Technology (Part 2):
Addresses the unique position of the DoD to spur clean energy innovation in support of the field missions of US military forces through the perspectives of representatives of DARPA, ONR, and others

*	Leo Goff, CNA
*	Alex Beehler, B&D Consulting, former DoD
*	Lieutenant General Lawrence Farrell, USAF (Ret.), President and CEO, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)*
*	Office of Naval Research representative--TBD
*	DARPA representative--TBD
*	ARPA-E representative--TBD

Wednesday, January 18 at from 3:45 - 5:15 pm

Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs) Climate Change Adaptation:
Discusses the most efficient use of military Geographic Combatant Commands to create regional and governmental stability

*	Kent Butts, Director, National Security Issues Group, U.S. Army War College
*	Christine Youngblut, Institute for Defense Analyses
*	Rachel Beer, National Intelligence Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
*	Tim Lattimer, Hub Officer, Central America and the Caribbean, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental & Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State*
*	Art Kolodziejski, Chief, Environmental Security Branch, United States Africa Command
*	Myrna Lopez, Strategic Interagency Environmental Specialist, United States Southern Command

Thursday, January 19 from 2:00 - 5:15 pm

Other notable speakers in sessions with a significant perspective on defense issues include:

*	Commander Blake McBride: U.S. Navy
Security in a Changing Arctic: Moderator, Wednesday January 18th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
*	Robert Pond: Senior Technical Advisor, Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, U.S. Coast Guard
Security in a Changing Arctic: Speaker, Wendesday January 18th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
*	Jeff Marqusee, Executive Director, Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
Science and Innovation for Energy Security: Speaker, Wednesday, January 18th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
*	Celeste Connors, Director for Environmental Affairs, National Security Council
The Rio+20 Earth Summit: Green Economy and Global Governance: Wednesday, January 18th, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
*	Steven Hearne: Senior Fellow, Army Environmental Policy Institute (AEPI)
Sustainable Security, Fragile States, and Climate Assessment: Moderator, Wednesday January 18th, 3:45 - 5:15 pm
*	William Goran, Director, Center for the Advancement of Sustainability Innovations (CASI), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sustainable Security, Fragile States, and Climate Assessment: Speaker, Wednesday January 18, 3:45 - 5:15 pm
*	Andy Bruzewicz, Physical Scientist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQ)
Sustainable Security, Fragile States, and Climate Assessment: Speaker, Wednesday January 18th, 3:45 - 5:15 pm
*	Rear Admiral Peter V. Neffenger, Director, Strategic Management and Doctrine, U.S. Coast Guard
Models and Decision Support for Understanding Risk, Climate Disruption and Securit: Speaker, Thursday January 19, 2:00 - 5:15 pm
*	Commander Esther J. McClure, Energy and Climate Issue Team Lead, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Models and Decision Support for Understanding Risk, Climate Disruption and Security: Speaker, Thursday January 19, 2:00 - 5:15 pm
*	David Kaufman, Director, Office of Policy and Program Analysis, U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA
Climate Change, Security, and Risk Assessment: Transformation for Adaptation to Secure and Sustainable Communities: Speaker, Thursday January 19, 2:00 - 5:15 pm

*	Daniel Schaeffer, Chief Fisheries Enforcement, U.S. Coast Guard
Fisheries and Food Security: Speaker, Thursday January 19, 2:00 - 5:15 pm
*	Tomas Ries, Department of Strategic and Security Studies, Swedish National Defence College
Human Ecology, Human Security: Speaker, Thursday January 19, 2:00 - 5:15 pm

Please visit the Conference website at
www.EnvironmentandSecurity.org

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