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ASSEMBLY OF PLANNERS’ 2016 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
Agenda
The Environment, Communities, and Economy: Realizing a Framework for Working Together to Plan our Future
March 8, 2016
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Light Refreshments
8:30 a.m. – Welcoming Remarks
Senator Elect William M. Castro, Director, Bureau of Statistics and Plans
8:45 a.m. – “GIS-based Screening for Cumulative and Secondary Impacts From Proposed Projects in Northern Guam”
Joseph Rouse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Water and Resources and Environmental Enginerring, University of Guam
9:15 a.m. – “Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities in the Construction Industry”
James Martinez, President, Guam Contractors Association
9:45 a.m. – Plenary Session 1 – Economic Development and Land-Use Planning
Department of Land Management
Marvin Agular, Chief Planner
Tricee P. Limtiaco, Special Assistant, Office of the Governor of Guam
Guam Economic Development Authority
Matthew Sgro, Business Development Assistant Manager
Brianna Benito, Industry Development Specialist
11:00 a.m. – Plenary Session 2 – Open Spaces and Marine Resources
Bureau of Statistics and Plans
Andrea Hershberger, Biologist II, Coral Reef Initiative Coordinator
Department of Parks and Recreation
Jose “Pep” Quinata, Chief Planner
State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Parks and Recreation
Jose Garrido, Historic Preservation Specialist
12:00 p.m. – Working Lunch – Guam Coastal Management Program 101
1:00 p.m. – Plenary Session 3 – Forest, Soils and Guam’s Natural Charm
2:00 p.m. – Plenary Session 4-Critical Infrastructure and Disaster: Preparedness Planning
Bureau of Statistics and Plans
Edwin Reyes, Administrator
Guam Coastal Mangement Program
Homeland Security
Pilar Carbullido, Program Coordinator III
Consolidated Commission on Utilities
Joey T. Duenas, Chairman
3:00 p.m. – Break
3:15 p.m. – Plenary Session 5 – Bridging Fiscal Opportunities
Guam State Clearinghouse
Kate Baltazar, Administrator
Imagine Guam Initiative
Troy Torres, Strategic Planning Advisor, Office of the Governor of Guam
Bureau of Budget and Management Research
John A.B. Pangelinan, Budget and Management Analyst Supervisor
4:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks
William M. Castro Director, Bureau of Statistics and Plans