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As a participant in this unique expereince we invite you to join

a dialogue that goes much further than a single country.

We ask you to further educate yourself on enviornmental issues

that currently effect the Netherlands through a series of lectures

from renoun experts, but this is just the first step. We challenge

you, the audience, as people from numerous backgrounds and

perspective to apply your knowledge and contribute ideas to our

global discussion. This conference aims to utilize the pivotal roll

of the Netherlands in Europe as a catalyst for change and the

creation of new ideas.

The country continues to set a standard with it’s thriving economy

and attention to innovative environmental and social projects.

Examining the problems that currently face the Netherlands

and the innovative solutions that they have already begun to

implement is the perfect starting point for a powerful dialogue

to create sollutions for Europe as a whole.

Introduction

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Introduction

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Table of Content

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Schedule Friday Schedule

Saturday Schedule

Sunday Schedule

Keynote Speaker

Sessions Descriptions

Speakers

Jeffery Burke

Peter Verbug

Sieba Riedstra

Day 01

Day 02

Day 03

Session 01

Session 02

Session 03

Session 04

Session 05

Session 06

Session 07

Session 08

Session 09

Session 10

Jim Walls

Jeroen Van Der Sommen

Dr. Alexander Rinnooy Kan

Louise Fresco

Aurthur C, Peterson

Cees Veerman

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Friday Schedule -Day I session

10:00am - 12:00pm

Introductory Wine and Cheese TastingPort of Rotterdam Foyer

12:00pm - 2:00pm

Registration Port of Rotterdam Foyer

Welcome Speach and OverviewGrote Zaal Hall Pof. Arthur Petersen Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands

Enviornmental Assesment

Netherlands

Discussion: Unleash a CurrentGrote Zaal Hall Moderator: Cees Veerman.Professor of Sustainable Rural Development. Netherlands.

Keynote Address: Test the WatersGrote Zaal Hall Jeffrey Burke Executive Director of the National Pollution

Prevention Roundtable

United States

8:00pm - 11:00pm

2:00pm - 4:00pm

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Sessions

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02Dinner and Cocktails

Port of Rotterdam Foyer 6:30pm - 8:00pm

9:00am - 10:00pm Brunch Port of Rotterdam Foyer

Dinner and CocktailsPort of Rotterdam Foyer

Daily Overview Grote Zaal Hall Prof. Arthur Petersen. Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Enviornmental Assesment.Netherlands.

Keynote Address: Rock the Boat Grote Zaal Hall Peter VerburgProfessor of Environmental Spatial Analysis at VU University of Amsterdam. Netherlands.

Discussion: Unleash a CurrentGrote Zaal Hall Moderator: Cees VeermanProfessor of Sustainable Rural Development Netherlands

Lecture: Encroaching Habits Grote Zaal Hall Jim Walls Executive Director of the Lake County Resources Initiative. United States.

Lecture: Seal the Leak Grote Zaal Hall Jeroen van der Sommen Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership.Netherlands.

10:00am - 11:00am

11:30am - 1:30pm

6:30pm - 8:00pm

8:00pm - 11:00pm

2:00pm - 4:00pm

4:30pm - 6:30pm

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Saturday Schedule

-Day II sessions

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9:00am - 10:00pmBrunch Port of Rotterdam Foyer

Dinner and Cocktails

Port of Rotterdam Foyer

Daily Overview Grote Zaal Hall Prof. Arthur Petersen. Chief Scientist at PBL Netherlands Enviornmental Assesment.Netherlands.

Keynote Address: Launch PadGrote Zaal Hall Siebe Riedstra. Secretary General - Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management.Netherlands.

Discussion: Unleash a CurrentGrote Zaal Hall Moderator: Cees Veerman.Professor of Sustainable Rural Development. Netherlands.

Lecture: Steer Your Course Grote Zaal Hall Alexander Rinnooy Kan. President of the Netherlands Social-Economic Council.Netherlands.

Lecture Grote Zaal Hall Loise Fresco Advisory Board of the Director General of the Food and Agriculture OrganizationNetherlands

10:00am - 11:00am

11:30am - 1:30pm

6:30pm - 8:00pm

8:00pm - 11:00pm

2:00pm - 4:00pm

4:30pm - 6:30pm

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Sunday Schedule - Day III sesions

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Mr. Burke is the Executive Director of the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable, the largest membership organization

in the United States devoted solely to efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source. Before becoming director of the Roundtable, Burke worked for the Environmental Protection Agency. He was the Philadelphia Region Pollution Prevention Coordinator for nine years, and he developed EPA’s International Course on Principles of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production.

Keynote Speakers -Jeffery Burke

Mr. Verburg is professor of Environmental Spatial Analysis and head of the Department Spatial Analysis and Decision

Support at the Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam. Peter Verburg has established a leading position in the field of land use analysis and modelling. He has developed and applied a wide range of methods to analyze spatial patterns of land use at scales from local to global.

-Peter Verburg

-Peter Verburg

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Mr. Riedstra is the Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. Mr.

Riedstra recieved his degree in Political Science in 1980 at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam where he specialised in international relations. In 1993, Mr Riedstra moved to the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management. His areas of responsibility included the spatial aspects of the transport of goods, the development of Dutch ports and the decision-making regarding Maasvlakte 2.

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Mr. Walls has worked for 33 years in Natural Resource Conservation Services. Jim’s main efforts involve biomass development, carbon credits systems for forestry, third party monitoring on the Fremont National Forest and collaborative forest management. He is also working on geothermal, hydro, solar and wind energy projects in Oregon. Jim served five years as an advisor at the University of Washington, initiating several forest carbon research projects and has served on the Governor’s Renewable Energy Workgroup helping develop policy and legislation for renewable energy in Oregon.

Mr. Van Der Sommen is the Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership.He recieved his degree in Earth Sciences with specialization in hydrogeology. Mr. Van Der Sommen has published numerous publication on water management and is a co founder of AVKO publications. The group works to improve development cooperation by using ‘open source’ tools with new and unexpected partners. Mr. Van Der Sommen specializes in integrated water resources management, development cooperation, and water and sanitation.

Dr. Kan has degrees in Mathematics from Leiden University and Econometrics from Amsterdam University. In 1977 he moved to Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he became a professor in operational research in 1980, Director of the Econometric Institute in 1983 and Rector Magnificus in 1986. In 1991 he became Chairman of the Confederation of Dutch Industry VNO. As of August 2006 he is President of the Social-Economic Council (SER). Alexander Rinnooy Kan has published 10 books and 150 articles.


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Louise Fresco

Aurthur C. Paterson

Cees Veerman

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Mrs. Loise Fresco is a Dutch scientist, director and writer. Outside academia, Fresco is a member of the Supervisory Board of Rabobank Nederland, one of the largest banks currently operating in the agricultural sector worldwide. Currently, as a University Professor in Amsterdam, she writes a syndicated newspaper column, is an advisor to the Dutch government on socio-economic policy, science and sustainability. She is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

Professor Petersen is Chief Scientist at the PBL Netherlands Environmentl Assessment Agency); Professor of Science and Environmental Public Policy in the IVM Institute for Environmental Studies at the VU University Amsterdam; Petersen co-leads the research theme ‘Science and Values for Environmental Governance’ within the Department of Environmental Policy Analysis. This research theme focuses on the role of scientific knowledge and values for addressing complex environmental problems, and specialises in three key areas: communicating scientific uncertainty; values and sustainability transitions; and producing sustainability science.

Mr. Veerman studied economy at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He obtained his doctorate in 1983 in Wageningen. Veerman is professor of Sustainable Rural Development at Tilburg University and Wageningen University. Mr. Veerman was the Dutch Minister for Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries from 2002 to 2007. Until July 2009 he chaired the meta-evaluation committee Quality Assurance in Scientific Research.

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- Sessions DescriptionsFriday Sessions

Sessions

Test the Waters

Unleash a Current

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The last session of each day will be an open discussion where attendees will be invited to share thier oppinions and collaborativly discuss the day’s topics. Starting a dialogue among educated people from many backgrounds and perspectives is essential in creating solutions for the Netherlands and Europe as a whole. You have the power to initiate change.

This session will focus on development issues realted to overpopulation, specifically urbanization, spatial shortage, and spatial planning. The netherlands has the highest population density of any country in europe and a very small landmass. Examining how the country has dealt with this problem provides valuable insight.

This session will focus on development issues realted to overpopulation, specifically urbanization, spatial shortage, and spatial planning. The netherlands has the highest population density of any country in europe and a very small landmass. Examining how the country has dealt with this problem provides valuable insight.

This session will focus on transboundary pollution in the netherlands and work to show the interrelatedness of enviornmental problems within all of europe. The underlying theme of the first session is union, asking people to come together to collaborativly think about issues surrounding this significant enviornmental problem and others surround it.

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Dinner and Cocktails

Port of Rotterdam Foyer

Encroaching Habits This session will be a continuation of the topics touched on in the previous session and will furthure examine thier consequences. This Session will focus on the effects of overpopulation on the environment. A variety of topics will be covered breifly with an in depth focus on Fragmentation of natural habitats, habitat loss and loss of species

Lecture: Steer Your Course Grote Zaal Hall Alexander Rinnooy Kan. President of the Netherlands Social-Economic Council.Netherlands.

Lecture Grote Zaal Hall Loise Fresco Advisory Board of the Director General of the Food and Agriculture OrganizationNetherlands

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This session will elaborate on issues realted to agriculture. The topic of agriculture is very multi-dimentional, as the countries largest export it is closely tied with the countries eceonomy. Additionally Agricultural pollution and over farming present significant enviornmetnal strain. In a country with incredibly small landmass these issues have lead to a variety of unique sollutions, most notably land reclimation to create new farm land. This session will discuss the problems related to agriculture in the Netherlands and the countries innovative sollutions.

The last session of each day will be an open discussion where attendees will be invited to share thier oppinions and collaborativly discuss the day’s topics. Starting a dialogue among educated people from many backgrounds and perspectives is essential in creating solutions for the Netherlands and Europe as a whole. You have the power to initiate change.

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Optional Pages• Conference map• Dinner times and locations• City Information / map• Note taking pages• sponsor profiles

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