Counting on Quality of Place: Air Quality, Parks & Trails, and Trees - A Regional Symposium
This event seeks to initiate important dialogues on Quality of Place Indicators critical for the greater Houston region in the 21st Century. It will educate and inform decision and policy makers, as well as the general public, raising awareness across the board about the state of our region’s quality of place, the progress that has been made, and the issues that still remain.
Likened to a report card’, the study on which the Symposium is based, as well as the event itself, will take place annually to continue the dialogue and address these, as well as other Indicators vital to the region.
When: January 20, 2010
Where: The George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX 77010
Registration Cost (Students): $15
Registration Cost (All Others): $50
To register, go to Center for Houston’s Future website: http://www.centerforhoustonsfuture.org/
Presenting Sponsor
The following participants have been confirmed.Breakfast Keynote Speaker: Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D., Research Social Scientist & Professor, The University of WashingtonLuncheon Keynote Speaker: Larry R. Soward, J.D., Former Commissioner, TCEQ
Air Quality
Moderator:
Susan Ghertner, Director of Environmental Affairs, HEBChapter Presenter:
Brigham Daniels, J.D., Assistant Professor, The University of HoustonPanelists:
- Robert Harriss, Ph.D., President, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
- Matthew Tejada, Ph.D., Director, Galveston Houston Association for Smog-Prevention/Mothers for Clean Air
Health Expert:
Stephen Linder, Ph.D., Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health
Trees
Panel Sponsor: Apache Corporation
Moderator:
Obie O’Brien, Vice President of Government and Community Relations, Apache CorporationChapter Presenter:
David Hitchcock, Director, Sustainable Transportation Programs, HARCPanelists:
- Mickey Merritt, Bayou Region Urban Forestry Coordinator, Texas Forest Service
- Paul Wierzbicki, City Forester, Texas Forest Service
Health Expert:
Kathleen Wolf, Ph.D., Research Social Scientist & Professor, The University of Washington
Parks & Trails
Moderator:
David Wolff, Chairman and President, Wolff CompaniesChapter Presenter:
John deBessonet, Park Planner, Harris County Public Infrastructure DepartmentPanelists:
- Robert Rayburn, Director of Natural Resources, The Energy Corridor
- The Honorable Ed Chance, Montgomery County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Medical Expert:
Siripoom McKay, M.D., Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
This Symposium has been made possible by the generosity of our Presenting Sponsor, and additional Partners:
