UWM Conference on
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
2008

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Day One - April 24, 2008

Time Session
07:00 Registration and Coffee
conference registration and coffee break
07:50 Introduction
Tarun R. Naik, Director, UWM GCCSD Initiative
08:00 Welcome
Tom Barrett, Mayor, City of Milwaukee
08:15 Keynote Address: Governor Doyle's Task Force on Global Warming - a Status Report
Roy Thilly, CEO, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., Sun Prairie, Wisc.
08:45 Effects of Climate Change on Ecological Systems
Session Chair: Gretchen Meyer, Field Station, UWM
- Long-term Change in Vegetation of a Wisconsin Wetland: An Effect of Climate Change?
Jason Mills, Department of Biological Sciences, UWM
James Reinartz, Field Station, UWM
Gretchen Meyer, Field Station, UWM
Erica Young, Department of Biological Sciences, UWM
- Effects of Climate Change on Birds
Peter Dunn, Department of Biological Sciences, UWM
- Changes to the Onset of Spring in a Warming World
Mark D. Schwartz, Department of Geography, UWM
- Species Responses to Rapidly Changing and No-analog Climates: Lessons from the Late Quaternary
John Williams, Department of Geography and Center for Climatic Research, UW-Madison
Steve Jackson, University of Wyoming
John Kutzbach, University of UW-Madison
10:15 Break
10:45 Urban Planning for CO2 Reduction
Session Chair: Nancy Frank, Department of Urban Planning, UWM
- Reversing Carbon Dependence in Cities: The Role of Urban Planning
Nancy Frank, Department of Urban Planning, UWM
- Sustainable Urban Design Strategies
Michael Utzinger, Department of Architecture, UWM
- Regional Strategies for Carbon Reduction
Scott Bernstein, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, Illinois
12:00 Lunch - Welcome by Provost
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Rita Cheng, UWM
01:00 Global Climate Change and Health
Session Chair: Anne Banda, College of Nursing, UWM
- Climate Change and Human Health: Global Policy Perspectives
Laura Anderko, College of Nursing, UWM
Anne Banda, College of Nursing, UWM
- Public Health and the Environment: The View from Milwaukee
Ann Beier, Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability, City of Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Ecosystem: Effects on Health and Social Well-being
Aaron G. Buseh, College of Nursing, UWM
02:15 Break
02:30 Concrete, the Green Building Material for the 21st Century
Session Chair: Tarun R. Naik, Center for By-Products Utilization, UWM
- How to Make Concrete Greener and More Environmentally Friendly
John Zachar, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Opportunities for Coal Combustion Products in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
John Ward, Headwaters Resources, Jordan, Utah
- Use of Concrete for CO2 Sequestration
Tarun R. Naik, UWM Center for By-Products Utilization
03:45 Panel Discussion: Impact and Opportunities of Climate Change – a Business and Public Policy Perspective
Moderator: Marc N. Haines, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, UWM
Panelists:
- Steven D. Brachman, Waste Reduction & Management Specialist, UW-Extension, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Roman Draba, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Policy, We Energies, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Arthur J. Harrington, Chair of the environmental and energy law practice group, Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Gerrit Reinders, Director of Sustainable Energy Solutions, Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, Wisc.
05:00 Adjourn
05:30 Cocktail Hour
cocktail hour with cash bar
06:30 Dinner

Day Two - April 25, 2008

Time Session
07:00 Registration and Coffee
07:40 Introduction
Tarun R. Naik, Director, UWM GCCSD Initiative
07:45 Welcome
Colin G. Scanes, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development, Dean of the Graduate School, UWM
08:00 Interdisciplinary Opportunities for Future Graduates
George T. Stone, , MATC, Milwaukee, Wisc.
08:25 Identifying and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Wisconsin
John Magnuson, , UW - Madison
08:45 Promises of Renewable Energy
Session Chair: David Yu, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UWM
- Wind Power for a Cleaner, Stronger America
Jeff Anthony, Utility Programs and Policy, American Wind Energy Association, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Blue Sky, Green Field, and Beyond
Andy Hesselbach, Wind Farm Project Manager, We Energies, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Bio Fuel and Solar Energy into the Gas Pipe Line
T. C. Jen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, UWM
- Research Overview for UWM Wind Energy Group
David C. Yu, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, UWM
10:15 Break
10:45 International and Energy Dimensions of Climate Change
Session Chair: Hamid Mohtadi, UWM
- Climate Change and the Economics and Ecological Aspects of Energy Use
Stephen Polasky, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.
- Designing International Environmental Agreements
Matthew McGinty, Department of Economics, UWM
- Climate Change and Economic Development: The International Aspects
Hamid Mohtadi, Department of Economics, UWM
12:00 Lunch
01:00 Carbon Neutral Architecture in the Light of the 2030 Challenge
Session Chair: Jim Wasley, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM
- On-Going Activities in the City of Milwaukee for Reducing its Carbon-Footprint
Ann Beier, Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability, City of Milwaukee, Wisc.
- The UWM Solar Decathlon Project
Gregory Thomson, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM
- The Carbon Neutral Studio Project: A National Curriculum Development Effort for Teaching Architectural Design
Jim Wasley, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, UWM
- The Harm A. Weber Academic Center, a case study in 'European' Passive and Low-Energy Design
Keelan P. Kaiser, School of Art, Design and Architecture, Judson University, Elgin, Illinois
02:30 Break
02:45 Great Lakes Responses to Climate Change
Session Chair: Harvey Bootsma, Great Lakes Water Institute, UWM
- Subtle Climate Change and Shift in Average Wind Direction Over the Great Lakes Basin
James T. Waples, Great Lakes Water Institute, UWM
- Great Lakes Climate Change Thermodynamic Impacts Assessment
Thomas E. Croley II, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Chicago, Illinois
- Climate and Limnology in the African Great Lakes: Recent Changes, and Implications for Temperate Lakes
Harvey Bootsma, Great Lakes Water Institute, UWM
04:00 Where Do We Go from Here? Future of GCCSD Challenges
Session Chair: Tarun R. Naik, UWM Center for By-Products Utilization
04:30 Adjourn