OAS Policy Roundtable: Feb. 17, 2009

The Organization of American States (OAS)
Secretariat for External Relations - Summits of the Americas Secretariat
Department of Sustainable Development

In preparation for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, we cordially invite you to the Twelfth OAS Policy Roundtable:

“PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AMERICAS”

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

3:00 – 5:00 pm

Hall of the Americas - OAS Main Building
17th and Constitution Ave. NW - Washington, DC 20006

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PROGRAM**:

3:00 pm Welcome by Mr. David Morris, Director, Summits of the Americas Secretariat, OAS

3:05pm Opening remarks, Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Assistant Secretary General, OAS

3:15pm Panel Discussion moderated by Mr. Cletus Springer, Director, Department of Sustainable Development, OAS.


Panelists:

-Senator Liz Thompson, Former Minister of Environment and Member of the Barbados Senate;

-Bruno Pagnoccheshi, Director of the Brazil National Water Agency (ANA);

-Cassandra Rogers, Natural Disaster Specialist for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB);

-David Hunter, Law Professor, Director of the International Environmental and Comparative Law Program, Washington College of Law, American University.

-Jake Werksman, Director of Institutions and Governance, World Resources Institute *

4:15pm Question and answer session

4:55pm Closing remarks by Ambassador Glenda Morean-Phillip, Permanent Representative of Trinidad y Tobago

Admission is free. To register, please e-mail the OAS at summit-info@oas.org or fax (202- 458-3665).

* to be confirmed. **English and Spanish interpretation will be available.