2006 Symposium
Law, Science, and Uncertainty:
The Future of Children's Environmental Health
Agenda for 2006 Symposium
Friday, Oct. 27
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration begins, coffee and snacks available
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
- William H. Schlesinger
Professor of Biogeochemistry and Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Panel I: Incorporating Children into the Risk Process
- Moderator: John Vandenberg, PhD
Associate Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency - John Wargo, PhD, Professor, Yale University
Children's Health and the Future of Environmental Law: Lessons from the History of Pesticides - Sandra Hoffmann, JD, PhD, Fellow, Resources for the Future
Even in Economic Regulatory Analysis Children are Not Just Little Adults - Wendy Wagner, JD, Professor, University of Texas
Uncertain Science, Incomplete Laws, and the Inadequate Protection of Children's Health
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m
Panel I Discussion/Q&A
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel II: Case Studies in Current Policies as They Impact Children's Environmental Health
- Moderator: Tim Profeta, JD, MEM
Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions - Katherine M. Shea, MD, MPH, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina
Kids Learn Best in Healthy Environments: A North Carolina Success Story - John Suttles Jr., JD, MS, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
Mercury, Risk, and Regulation: Common Sense vs. Dollars and Cents - Marie Lynn Miranda, PhD, Associate Research Professor, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
How Policy Questions Evolve Over Time
12:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Panel II Discussion/Q&A
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Break for Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Panel III: Children's Environmental Health: Shaping Future Policy
- Moderator: Jim Salzman, JD, MSc
Professor of Law and Nicholas Institute Professor of Environmental Policy, Duke University - John Balbus, MD, MPH, Director of Health, Environmental Defense
Policies to Protect Children: Looking to the Future - J. Routt Reigart, MD, Director, Division of General Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
Challenges and Progress in Protecting Children from Chemical Risk - Ann Gavaghan, MPH, Legislative Aide, Office of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Environmental Health: A Legislative Perspective
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Panel III Discussion/Q&A
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Closing Remarks
- Moderator: Tim Profeta
Director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions