2nd. International Annual Conference
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
November 3rd - 5th 2006

Final Program

Day 1 (Friday) November 3rd, 2006
Language of Lecture: S =Spanish, E =English
7:45– 12:30 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 REGISTRATION
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater


Master of Ceremony
Dr. Eddie N. Laboy
President CIEMADeS
Puerto Rico

 WELCOME

1. Goals and objectives of CIEMADeS:
Ms. Natasha Despotovic
President of CIEMADeS

2. Expected Results of the 2nd Conference
Dr. Dennis Alicea
Elected President of CIEMADeS

3. Framework of the 2nd Conference:
Dr. Roberto Lorán
Executive Director of CIEMADeS
PLENARY SESSION
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater 		NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Dr. Ariel E. Lugo, International Institute of Tropical Forestry (Puerto Rico): Importance of Caribbean forest management and conservation (E)

Mr. Alejandro de la Campa, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (Puerto Rico): Environmental and historical considerations when responding to disasters (S) PDF 953 KB

Eng. Carl Soderberg, Environmental Protection Agency (Caribbean Region): Pollution stressors to natural system: a public policy perspective (E)

Moderator: Dr. Fred Shaffner

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
SNACK at Argentina Hills
Concurrent Session #1
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.

Morales Nieva Amphitheater
 ROOM A: Mr. Antonio González, Universidad del Turabo: G.I.S. applications for natural resources management (S) PDF 3,751 KB
Moderator: Virgilio Cruz

ROOM B: Ms. Verónica Méndez, Puerto Rican Ornithological Society:
The Important Bird’s Area Program (S)
Moderator: Carlos Figueroa

ROOM C: Dr. Jorge Gardea-Torresdey, University of Texas, El Paso (USA): Metal phytoremediation and nanoparticles formation by plants (E)

Moderator: Heidi García

12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
LUNCH (“Salón de Actos”)

PLENARY SESSION
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 CHALLENGES FOR SOLID WASTES MANAGENENT

Mr. Joaquín Hidalgo Trucios, Acciona, Inc. (Spain):
Technological solutions for waste management (S)

Dr. Mark Augenblick, Caribe Waste Technology, Inc. (United States):
Solid waste gasification and the Caguas Project(E) PDF 797 KB

Dr. Robert Do, Solena Corp. (USA):
Plasma gasification of organic material for the production of renewable energy (E) PDF 1,670 KB

Moderator: Dr. Pierre Schmidt
Concurrent Session #2
3:15 – 4:15 p.m.

Morales Nieva Amphitheater


ROOM A: Mr. José Alicea, Environmental Quality Board (Puerto Rico):
Noise pollution, its research, management and sustainable development in Puerto Rico (S) PDF 1,185 KB
Moderator: Virgilio Cruz

ROOM B: Dr. Maiken Bjorkan, University of Tromsø (Norway):
Marine protected areas as social constructs: a Mexican case study on empowerment (E) PDF 269 KB
Moderator: Heidi García

ROOM C: Col. Valerio A. García Reyes, Enviromental Protection National Servirce (Dominican Republic) (S)
Moderator: Carlos Figueroa

4:15 – 4:30 p.m.
SNACK at Argentina Hills
PLENARY SESSION
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Dr. Sherrie Baver: City University of New York (USA):
Beyond sun and sand; Caribbean environmentalism (E)

Dr. Tania García, Dr. Neftalí García , Patricia Figueroa, Servicios Científicos y Técnicos (Puerto Rico):
An environmental education model to empower communities in Puerto Rico (S) PDF 2,240 KB

Eng. Nilangely Arzón, Universidad del Turabo (Puerto Rico):
The Puerto Rico Energy Center: plans and perspectives (S) PDF 613 KB

Moderator: Dr. Félix Velázquez

6:30 p.m.
Cultural event and welcome cocktail at Casa de la Rectoría.


Day 2 (Saturday) November 4th, 2006
Language of Lecture: S =Spanish, E =English
7:45– 12:15 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 REGISTRATION
8:00 – 8:20 a.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 Exhibition of a documentary: Exploring the Marine Ecosystems of Puerto Rico.
8:20 – 8:25 a.m.

Welcome

 Mr. José Méndez, President, Ana G. Méndez University System
PLENARY SESSION
8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater


Master of Ceremony
Ms. Melissa Santana
Assoc. Exec. Director CIEMADeS

 PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Hon. Javier Vélez Arocho, Secretary of the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (Puerto Rico): Political challenges facing natural resource management (S)

Mr. Daneris Santana, Ministry of State for the Environment (Dominican Republic): Environmental public policy in the Dominican Republic (S)

Dr. Roberto Callarotti, Venezuelan Scientific Research Institute (Venezuela): Methane hydrates as an energy source (S) PDF 1,1910 KB

Moderator: Dr. Sharon Cantrell

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
SNACK at Argentina Hills
Concurrent Session #3
10:45 – 12:00 p.m.


Morales Nieva Amphitheater

 ROOM A: Dr. Elvira Cuevas, University of Puerto Rico: The impact of global warming in the karst region of Puerto Rico (S)
Moderator: Elliete Hernández

ROOM B: Ms. Camilla Andreassen, University of Tromsø (Norway): Movilizing local knowledge for ecosystem based management (E)
Moderator: Eileen Villafañe

ROOM C: Dr. Carlos Padín, Metropolitan University (Puerto Rico):
Strategies for intelligent development (S) PDF 1,334 KB
Moderator: Luz Betancourt

12:10 - 1:00 p.m.
LUNCH (“Salón de Actos”)
PLENARY SESSION

1:10 - 2:45 p.m


Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 ECONOMY AND THE ENVIROMENT

Dr. Alida Ortiz, Consultores Educativos Ambientales (Puerto Rico): Environmental education for economic sustainable development (S)
PDF 1,025 KB

Ms. Brenda Cruz, Puerto Rico Tourism Administration (Puerto Rico)
Road to sustainable tourism: initiatives and projects (S) PDF 3,149 KB

Moderator: Dr. Cecilio Ortiz

Concurrent Session #4
2:45 - 3:45 p.m

Morales Nieva Amphitheater

 ROOM A: Dr. Peter Phillips, Winthrop University (USA) & Dr. Arturo Russell, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre Maestra (Dominican Republic): Effects of non-point runoff in the water quality of Río Yaque del Norte (E) PDF 1,232 KB
Moderator: Eileen Villafañe

ROOM B: Dr. Guadalupe de la Rosa, University of Guanajuato (México):
Effect of plant’s age in Cr phytoremediation (S) PDF 2,961 KB
Moderator: Luz Betancourt

ROOM C: Dr. Rafael Bredy, Bioethics National Center (Venezuela):
Bioethics aspects of environmentalism (S) PDF 240 KB
Moderator: Elliete Hernández

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
SNACK at Argentina Hills
PLENARY SESSION
4:99 – 5:30 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Ms. Judith Priam, Universidad de Versailles (France):
Caribbean Islands: a sustainable development facing political criticism (S)

Dr. Eddie N. Laboy Nieves, Universidad del Turabo (Puerto Rico):
Challenges for environmental sustainability (S) PDF 3,328 KB

Moderator: Melissa Santana
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.

Argentina Hills Amphitheater

 Commencement

Dr. Eddie N. Laboy,
President-Coordinator
CIEMADeS Puerto Rico
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Museum Conference Room

 Distribution of Certificates

CIEMADeS Organization Meeting
(only for members)

Université Quisqueya (Haiti) Poster Session at Argentina Hills Exhibit Area

1- Study of the efficiency of sugar cane bagasse in the adsorption of heavy metals in paint manufacturing effluents; case study from Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Jean Antoine Marseille, Osnick Joseph, Hélène Metivier, Evens Emmanuel

2- Physicochemical and ecotoxicological characterization of contaminated sediments from Port-au-Prince urban drainage channel. Michel Junior Plancher, Emmanuel Moliere, Martine E. Mathieu, Marie Gisèle P-A. Pierre, Evens Emmanuel

3- Methodological contribution to the creation of a tropical ecotoxicology laboratory in Haiti. Elmyre Clervil, Edwine Tanis, Joelle Fontilus, Joaneson Lacour, Christine Bazin, Evens Emmanuel

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Optional ecotours on Sunday, November 5th 2006
(Limited to first 15 booked persons; additional fee required).
All departing from San Juan Marriot Hotel bus stop.

Ecotour A: Arecibo Radio-Observatory & Laguna Tortuguero Natural Reserve ($30.00 USD)
Organized by the Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
Contact: Prof. Ernesto Torres (ernestotorres@metro.inter.edu)

Ecotour B: Guánica Dry Forest International Biosphere and Ponce monuments ($46.00 USD)
Organized by the Pontificial Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
Contact: Dr. Sandra Molina (smolinacolon@email.pucpr.edu)

Ecotour C: Carite State Forest and « Paseo de las Verdes Sombras », Cayey ($30.00 USD)
Organized by the University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus.
Contact: Prof. Félix Velazquez (fvelaquez@cayey.upr.edu)


This event is organized by Universidad del Turabo (Puerto Rico), in collaboration with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Dominican Republic), Université Quisqueya (Haití), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (United States), & U.S. Department of Energy.

Thanks for the support to: Counterpart International (CPI), Caribbean Media Exchange (CMEX),
& Bacardí Corporation.

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