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FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010
8:30 AM – 1:30 PM

MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
URBAN COAST INSTITUTE
WILSON HALL AUDITORIUM

CLIMATE CHANGE: CHALLENGES FOR NEW JERSEY BUSINESSES & COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Expert panelists will focus on the impacts of climate change on coastal communities and businesses and what we can/should be doing to mitigate, adapt and become more resilient.

Event Sponsor: New Jersey Natural Gas Company

Host Organizations: Jersey Shore Partnership
Monmouth-Ocean Development Council
NJ Marine Sciences Consortium/NJ Sea Grant
Rutgers Climate and Social Policy Initiative
Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University

Morning Keynote: Commissioner Mark Mauriello
Department of Environmental Protection

Panel I CLIMATE CHANGE: Impact on Coastal Communities & Quality of Life
• Moderator: Dr. Robin Leichenko, Associate Professor, Dept. of Geography, Rutgers University
• Panelists: Dr. Radley Horton, Associate Research Scientist, Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University
• Dr. Jon Miller, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Maritime Systems,
Stevens Institute of Technology
• Kenneth Pringle, Esq., Managing Partner, Pringle Quinn Anzano., PC, Mayor of Belmar, NJ

Panel II CLIMATE CHANGE: Sustainable Business Practices & Community Adaptation Strategies
Moderator: Tony MacDonald, Director, Monmouth University, Urban Coast Institute
• Panelists: Wylie Donald Esq., Partner McCarter & English LLP, Co-chair Climate Change &
Renewable Energy Specialty Group
• Howard Marshall, Vice President & Engineering Standards Manager, FM Global, Inc.

Luncheon Keynote: Laurence M. Downes, Chairman & CEO, New Jersey Resources
Federal Climate Change Regulations and Impact on Public/Private Sectors

Registration Details to Follow. Call 732-212-4145 or e-mail mwalshjspf@gmail.com