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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-20-17 Quorum Notice - PECC Mansfield Center Conference VD ALL, BOZ E MAN MT City Commission NOTICE TO BOZEMAN RESIDENTS A quorum of Bozeman City Commissioners may occur during various events from Wednesday, September 20, 2017 to Saturday, September 23, 2017 for the PECC Mansfield Center Conference. Please see the attached draft agenda for times and locations. No City Commission action will take place. For further information please contact the City Clerk's office at (406) 582-2320. Robin Crough City Clerk ,��`1 I�� rr ,a L� � 1 `. ��. Sustainable Development and Circular Economy A PECC International Project 2017-2018 • . September 12017 Bozeman, iRE E MAUR EN&MIKE Pacific MANSFIELD Economic ^� CENTER Cooperation Fqm"V�� COUnCIi AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PION iANA THE MAUREEN&MIKE ^^ Paraffic Economic MANSFIELD Econo pe0V councii°f1On CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Sustainable Development and Circular Economy A PECC International Project 2017-2018 (August 15, 2017) BACKGROUND This project is led by the French (Pacific Territories) committee for the PECC (FPTPEC) and consists of a series of three seminars during the 2017-2018 period. We will focus on three topics from the perspective of a circular economy and sustainable development. These topics are: 1) the natural resources industries; 2) the tourism industry; and 3) mutual recognition of rules and standards to facilitate trade and foreign direct investment. The project will examine, explore and elucidate if a circular economic approach to these industries can support sustainable economic growth across the Asia-Pacific region. "Circular economy" promotes avoidance or reduction of waste, transformation of waste into energy or other reusable forms, thereby closing the loop in the make- consume-waste model ("linear economy"). "Linear economy" is a model which relies on large quantities of cheap and easily accessible raw materials for energy. This will obviously have limitations in the long run as natural resources are depleted. The key aim of circular economy is to avoid entirely or reduce waste through systemic optimization and smart management of our resources at various stages. It promotes keeping products, components, and materials at their highest utility and value over time. By adopting "reduce, recycle, reuse" approach towards zero-waste, it promotes a sustainable and energy-efficient economy that is restorative and regenerative by design. Forum One: Natural. Resource Industries - Mining, Forestry, and Oil Et Gas Bozeman, Montana, USA- September 20 - 23, 2017 (in partnership with Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center of the University of Montana) Many PECC economies depend upon revenue from natural resource utilization. This includes a wide range of primary and secondary industries involving forestry, mining, and oil and gas development. Natural resource extraction and the value of these commodities can represent significant percentages of GDPs. However, growing concern over climate change, biodiversity, and human health impacts has resulted in an increasingly complex set of domestic and international government regulations, interventions, and analyses concerned with enforcing sustainable environmental policy. 1 THE MAUREEH&MIKE ^^r) Pacific Economic MANSFIELD ^� CENTER Cooperation KIWI VVV Council d11HE UHIYERSIIY OF F.IONIANA In response to this web of rules, regulations, laws and emerging international treaties, many companies have begun investing in a range of innovative approaches to achieving sustainability objectives while growing their respective financial bottom-lines. As necessity is often the mother of invention, international leaders in forestry, mining and oil and gas industries are utilizing technological innovation, advances in data science, and practical solutions to achieve competitive positioning. These investments have at least three main features: 1) Realization it is often in the best interest of the industry to be proactive in relationship to sustainability goals; 2) Developing a long-term strategic goal of optimizing profit with sustainability metrics can be financially beneficial across the entire value chain; and 3) Increasing realization by primary resource industries that the global consumer voice and buying power is playing an increasing role in commodity value-add utilization and consumption; ignoring potential brand devaluation by global, multinational consumer activism carries increasing risk. Given these dynamic factors, the first seminar will bring together government, research, business and technology leaders who are pioneering innovative solutions to achieve economic performance within regional, national, and international sustainability policy frameworks. This expert group will share their ideologies, best practices, and experiences on achieving economic objectives within the context of an increasingly challenging global regulatory framework. Specifically, this group will address circular economic capacity in the context of their respective industries and the reality of achieving sustainability goals. This group will explore these topics against active international conversations, negotiations, and endorsements of the 2016 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This important milestone set into motion of range of sustainability goals and objectives that impact global economic - ecological systems and the inhabitants of these interconnected systems. Seminar participants will be challenged to analyze, discuss and share real-world examples of circular economic features that meet or exceed Paris Agreement goals and process improvements. This discussion will be conducted with the shared realization that increased dialogue, discussion, and proactive measures will be indispensable to achieve these goals. This first seminar will be organized in Bozeman, Montana (United States) jointly with the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana on September 20-23, 2017. 2 THE MAUREEN&MIKE Economic m ^^ NSFIELD Economic V/V/V/councilCooperation CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY Of MONTANA PROGRAM AGENDA OVERVIEW (Draft / Subject to Change) Bozeman, Montana, USA- September 20-23, 2017 Tuesday, September 19, 2017 AM Arrivals PM Evening Your Own Preference Downtown Bozeman Wednesday, September 20, 2017 AM Berkeley Pit Mine Tour Bozeman to Butte PM Lunch and Discussions Montana Tech University Evening Progressive Dinner Program Bozeman City Thursday, September 21, 2017 AM Discussions and Sessions 320 Ranch PM Evening Mansfield-Hosted Reception Yellowstone Club Friday, September 22, 2017 AM Discussions and Sessions Baxter Hotel PM Evening Closing Reception Museum of the Rockies Saturday, September 23, 2017 All Day Yellowstone National Park Bus Tour Evening Dinner On Your Own Downtown Bozeman Sunday, September 24, 2017 AM PM Departures 3 ��� Pacific TIIE MAUHEEII G MIKE Economic MANSFIELD VVV Council CENTER CENTER IT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA DETAILED PROGRAM AGENDA (Draft / Subject to Change) Bozeman, Montana, USA- September 20-23, 2017 Tuesday, September 19, 2017 AM: Travel Day //Arrivals PM: Arrivals to Bozeman Airport (BZN) Check In: Element Hotel (http://www.elementbozeman.com/) Bozeman, MT Dinner: Your Own Preference (recommendations available) Location: Downtown Bozeman Wednesday, September 20, 2017 First Conference Site Visit: Exploring Sustainability and Mining Industries 07:00 - 08.00 Informal Breakfast @ Hotel I I Hotel Lobby 08.00 Departure for Butte, Montana (85 miles 1 137 km) 08.00 - 09.30 Travel Time = 1.5 hours 09.30 - 12.00 Site Visit / Tour of Butte Mines and Berkeley Pit Natural Resources and Sustainable Mining Practices- Successes and Challenges The City of Butte was once known as the "Richest Hill on Earth" with its rich deposits of minerals and metals, especially copper. The city has since lost much of its economic luster and has been troubled by environmental challenges, including the formation of the Berkeley Pit as a result of flooding closed mines (see Berkeley Pit description). Today, the pit and surrounding areas are one of the largest Superfund sites in the United States. The City of Butte tour will include a three-stop visit: Hosted by: Mr. Rolin Erickson, President, Montana Resources // Mr. Mike McGivern, Vice President of Human Resources, Montana Resources 1) The Berkeley Pit 2) A modern open pit copper and molybdenum mine managed by the company Montana Resources (www.montanaresources.com) implementing environmentally sustainable operations. The operation comprises the Continental mine, crushers and a concentrator facility where tons of raw ore are processed into high-quality metal concentrates for the global market. Executives of Montana Resources will provide overview of their operations and the management of the Berkeley Pit. 4 ^^ Pacific THE MAUREEN&611KE Economic M AN S F I ELD VVV councilman ` CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IAONTANA 3) Montana Tech of the University of Montana, one of the top mining and natural resource engineering schools in the United States. About Berkeley Pit The Berkeley Pit is a former open pit copper mine located in Butte, Montana, United States. It is one mile long by half a mile wide with an approximate depth of 1,780 feet (540 m). It is filled to a depth of about 900 feet (270 m) with water that is heavily acidic (2.5 pH level), about the acidity of cola or lemon juice. As a result, the pit is laden with heavy metals and dangerous chemicals that leach from the rock, including copper, arsenic, cadmium, zinc, and sulfuric acid. The mine was opened in 1955 and operated by Anaconda Copper and later by the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), until its closure on Earth Day 1982. When the pit was closed, the water pumps in the nearby Kelley Mine, 3,800 feet below the surface, were turned off, and groundwater from the surrounding aquifers began to slowly fill the pit, rising at about the rate of one foot a month. Since the pit closure in 1982, the level has risen to within 150 feet of the natural groundwater level. In the 1990s plans were devised for solving the groundwater problem. Water flowing into the pit has been diverted to slow the rise of the water level. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has invested tremendous resources to study the pit and for an extensive treatment in the future as it increasingly threatens drinking water in the region. The Berkeley Pit has since become one of the largest Superfund sites. 12.00 - 12.15 Travel to Montana Tech 12.15 - 14.00 Luncheon, Presentation and Discussion: Advancements in Technology, Mining and Sustainability Host and Moderator: Dr. Don Blackketter, Chancellor, Montana Tech Luncheon Speaker: Monitoring, Managing and Cleaning Up Mining Waste Water: Innovation and Business Opportunities Mining and Water Dr. Jerry Downey, Professor, Materials Science program and Metallurgical Engineering Department Agriculture and Water Dr. Elizabeth (Liddi) Meredith, Water specialist, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology QEtA with audience about Mining and Sustainability 14.00 Departure from Montana Tech to Bozeman (Travel time: 1.5 hours) 14.00 - 15.30 Travel time 15.30 - 18.00 Rest 5 THE Pacific MAUREEN&hTIKE ^^ Economic MANSFIELD ' Economic VVV council fi°" �` CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA 18.15 - 20.30 Opening dinner- Progressive Reception Exploring downtown Bozeman (walking tour) City welcome: The Honorable Mr. Carson Taylor, Mayor, City of Bozeman PECC welcome: Dr. Charles E. Morrison, USAPC; Former President, East West Center Mansfield welcome: Dr. Abraham Kim, Executive Director, Mansfield Center Evening program: Bozeman's thriving industries Montana Microbrewery Tasting Speaker: Mr. Todd Scott, Bozeman Brewery How North Face is promoting the Circular Economy Speaker: Mr. Conrad Anker, World Famous Alpinist; North Face Climbing Team Captain Advancements in forest products: Cross laminated timber Speakers: Mr. Eric Nelson, Founder, Think Tank Design; Mr. Stephen Nobel, CLT Works, LLC Municipal Economic Development Strategies: Fastest Growing Community in Montana Speaker: Mr. Brit Fontenot, Director of Economic Development, City of Bozeman 20.30 Adjournment / Walk back to the Hotel 6 THE h1AU REEK&611RE ^ Pacific MANSFIELD Economic P9-74m� CouMir ncil �` CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 1.10NTANA Thursday, September 21, 2017 07.00 - 08.00 Informal breakfast @ Hotel / Hotel lobby 08.00 Depart from Element Hotel to 320 Ranch (53 miles 1 85 km) 08.00 - 09.15 Travel Time = 1.25 hours 09.15 - 09.30 Break / Refreshments 09.30 - 09.40 Introductions / Logistics Dr. Abraham Kim, Mansfield Center 09:40 - 09.45 Opening remarks: Dr. Charles E. Morrison, USAPC; Former President, East-West Center Session 1: Natural Resource Sector Overview • Economic status and outlook for specific natural resource industries • What are some of the specific circular economy methods applied by business in natural resource utilization? • Example companies that contribute to and participate in circular economic practices (e.g., review of 100 commitments made by companies from 18 manufacturing and service sectors: A French Case) 09.45 - 09.50 Introduction Moderator: Mr. Stuart Blundell, Director of Business Development, Harris Geospatial Solutions (TBC) 09.50 - 10.05 What is a Circular Economy: Concept and Practice Prof. Saleem H. Ali, University of Delaware 10.05 - 10.20 Creating Economic and Environmental Value Through Industrial Symbiosis Dr. Suzanne Tilleman, Chair of Marketing and Management; Associate Professor, School of Business Administration, University of Montana 10.20 - 10.35 Sustainable development and international trade: Natural resource industries Mr. Marc Reverdin, Special Adviser/Diplomatic Attache to Pascal Lamy (former Director General of the WTO) 10.35 - 10.50 A review of commitments made by European companies on circular economy -Association Francaise des Entreprises Privees (AFEP), French Ministry of Environment Dr. Jean Luc Le Bideau, Vice chair, FPTPEC 10.50 - 11.10 QEtA // Open discussion 11.10 - 11.25 Networking Break 7 THE M1IAU RE Etf G A111(E La Economic MANSFIELD P F Council n CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTAHA Session 2: Responsible and Sustainable Forest and Agriculture Management • What are some examples of sustainable forestry, agricultural and forest management best practices from the US and other PECC economies? • Are there any shared lessons to learn and apply given the fundamental differences in a tropical forest from a coniferous forest, or other forest - ecosystem types? • What role does genetic engineering play in agricultural and forestry management and can enhanced engineering help accelerate carbon sequestration goals and objectives? • How are specific forests and agriculture production managed against competitive economic factors? What is the value of a forest stand, a forested landscape, or a regional forest in terms of economic and ecological services? Are these services properly priced? • What are the significant economic differences between forest utilization and agricultural production for subsistence and their utilization and production for industrial growth and profit?What are the implications? • What is the value of managing a forest for biodiversity vs. managing a forest for board-feet extraction sustainably? Can the two goals be achieved simultaneously? • Lessons learned from 120 years of multiple use public land forestry from the United States Forest Service - the Great Experiment in Forestry Conservation 11.25 - 11.30 Introduction Moderator: Dr. Tom DeLuca, Dean of Franke College of Forestry, University of Montana 11.30 - 11.45 Forestry management, regulations and standards in the US and the world: Comparative overview Mr. Bob Harrington, Former Administrator/Director, Forest Division, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, State of Montana, Montana State Forester 11.45 - 12.00 Innovations in Agricultural Production: Dr. Cecily Ryan, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Et Industrial Engineering Department, Montana State University (invited) 12.00 - 12.15 Innovations in forestry: Biofuels / CLT Dr. Michael Wolcott, Associate Vice President of Research; Regents Professor; Director, Institute for Sustainable Design (ISD), Washington State University 12.15 - 12.35 QEtA and Open Discussion 8 THE Pacific MAURE EN&611NE ��� Economic mNSFIELD CooperoVVV Council tlon CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 1.I014TANA Networking Luncheon and Discussion 12.35 - 14.00 Networking Lunch / Group Pictures / Enjoy the Ranch Session 3: Mining and the Environment: Regulations and Corporate Responsibilities • Environmental regulations for mining operations - case studies of existing regulations from New Caledonia and the United States; • What do we mean by responsible mining operations and is it achievable? Is a Mining Charter a possible solution? What are the criteria for mining license renewals and how do permitting, licensing and international law affect mining performance? • What is the relationship between a Circular Economy and the mining industry? • Land reclamation, remediation and restoration after mining operations have ended. How is potential liability and equality addressed? Do developing economies have the proper regulatory framework and legal power to enforce agreements? • Discussion of the regulatory perspective in the mining industry - examples from PECC economies • What is the cost-benefit analysis for environment and human end-users? 14.00 - 14.05 Introductions Moderator: Dr. Brent Peyton, Professor, Chemical Et Biological Engineering Department, Montana State University (TBC) 14.05 - 14.20 Responsible and sustainable mining, a review of international and local initiatives Mr. Jean Claude Guillaneau, Director Georesources, Bureau des Ressources Geologiques et Minieres, France 14.20 - 14.35 Environmental impact of mining operations Mr. Alain Liger, Ingenieur General des Mines, former member of the French Mining Commission for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, France 14.35 - 14.50 Mining activities and circular economy: oxymoron or new paradigm - the role of REtD strategies Dr. Fabrice Colin, Scientific Director, CEREGE (Centre Europeen de Recherche et d'Enseignement en Geosciences de ('Environnement); and Scientific Adviser to IRD (Institut de Recherche et de Developpement), New Caledonia 14.50 - 15.05 A case study from Chinese Taipei Dr. Chen-sheng Ho, Director of the International Affairs Dept, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research 15.05 - 15.30 QEtA// Open discussion 15.30 - 15.45 Coffee Break 9 ^^ Pocific h1AUNEEI4& 11NE Economic mNSFEL D /`/counci °n �` CENTER AT THE UHIYENSITY OF MONTANA Session 4: Nonconventional Energy Sources and Sectors • Are we moving toward a more or less stringent regulatory framework? • Are government subsidies helpful in promoting adoption of alternative energy sources? • Is the dichotomy between ecological integrity and economic growth false? If so, how do we explore more specific examples of successful integration? What models do we have? 15.45 - 15.50 Introductions Moderator: Dr. Lee Spangler, Director, Energy Research Institute, Montana State University 15.50 - 16.20 Water conservation and management at the mining and oil Et gas extraction sites Mr. Nicolas Renard, Special Adviser to the President, Veolia 16.20 - 16.40 Integrating renewables and natural resource-based energy: North American view Mr. John Hines, Vice President of Supply, Northwestern Energy (TBC) 16.40 - 17.00 Managing and Regulating Hydrocarbon Energy Production -Alberta, Canada Ms. Patricia Johnston, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Alberta Energy Regulators 17.00 - 17.30 QEtA and Open Discussion 17.30 Adjournment 17.35 Depart 320 Ranch to Yellowstone Club (20 miles 1 32 km) 17.35 - 18:30 Travel Time = 55 minutes 18:30 - 20.30 VIP Reception / Dinner Location: Rainbow Lodge, Yellowstone Club (Big Sky, MT) State of Montana welcome / Keynote speech: TBC 20.30 - 21:45 Return to Bozeman 10 Lail" ^ Economic THE h1AUflEEN&MINE econono mic MAN S F I ELD Councl °n n., CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Friday, September 22, 2017 07.00 - 08.00 Informal breakfast @ Hotel 08.00 Departure from Element Hotel to Baxter Hotel / Bacchus Room (TBC) 08.00 - 08.15 Walking Distance = 5-10 minute stroll 08.15 - 08.45 Networking / Coffee / Settle In 08.45 - 09:00 Welcome / Introductions / Logistics / Announcements: Dr. Abraham Kim, Mansfield Center / Charles Morrison, USAPC Session 5: Oil, Gas Et Coal Industry Exploration, Development and Sustainability Examples • An examination of hydrocarbon sequestration through hydrologic fracking technology and circular economic examples with water and off-gassing processes • The international implications for growth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and global supply chain economics • How do oil and gas commodity prices affect economic development goals of PECC economies and can circular economic modes of activity be incentivized domestically and internationally? • Oil and gas industry has on-shore and off-shore upstream explorations, midstream infrastructure and processing, and downstream economic activities, which all have ecological impact. What are specific examples where circular economic systems are being applied to address sustainability objectives at different stages? 09.00 - 09.05 Introduction Moderator: Dr. Bill Whitsitt, Executive in Residence, University of Montana; Former Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Devon Energy Corporation 09.05 - 09.20 Technological and regulatory innovation in oil and gas Mr. C. Michael Smith, Executive Director, Interstate Oil Et Gas Compact Commission 09.20 - 09.35 Integrated gas combined cycle power plants in Japan: Sustainability goals and economic development Mr. Kenji Ushimaru, President, Infra Innovation Inc.; Senior Adviser, Japan External Trade Organization 09.35 - 09.50 Research, challenges and opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in OEtG: Carbon sequestration, EOR, algae growth and other innovations Dr. Lee Spangler, Director, Energy Research Institute, Montana State University 09.50 -10.15 QEtA and open discussion 10.15 - 10.30 Coffee break 11 � 1 ^ Pacific THE MAUREEN&MIKE Economic MAN S F I ELD `/`/`/ cou� °n CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Session 6: Industrial Revolution 4.0 and Natural Resource Industries • How will Industrial Revolution 4.0 change the ways in which we make and consume energy? • How are advancements in biochemical, data science, digitalization and automation changing the ways in which we extract natural resources and how are they redefining jobs in the industry? 10.30 - 10.35 Introduction Moderator: Dr. Alex Philp, Mansfield Fellow, Mansfield Center 10.35 - 10.50 Innovations in sensors, drones and energy management Mr. Tim Sheehy, CEO, Ascent Vision and Bridger Aerospace 10.50 - 11.05 Big data, GIS and energy Mr. S.J Camarata, Director, ESRI 11.05 - 11.20 Bioscience Innovation in cleaning up water in major urban development Mr. Jordan Lind, CEO, Clearas 11.20 - 11.35 Innovations in Sustainable Materials, Waste Valorization, and High Margin Byproducts Mr. James Stephens, President/CEO and Chief Scientific Officer, Blue Marble Biomaterials 11.35 - 12.00 QBtA and open discussion 12.00 - 13.45 Networking Lunch Keynote: Innovation in Nature How Biomimicry is transforming industries? Ms. Nicole Hagerman Miller, Managing Director, Biomimicry 3.8 Session 7: Social Acceptance, Marketplace and Education • What role does social acceptance play in environmental standards, regulation, enforcement, and government policy? The Public Land debate in US -A case study • What are some of the negative downstream impacts on society from mining, oil-gas and unsustainable forestry? What role can the civil society play in reducing or mitigating these impacts? • A globally interconnected social medial network plays an increasing role in informing, shaping, and altering public opinion on specific industries. How are these networks currently being used and could they be used to facilitate a broader discussion from respective citizens about circular economic natural resource processes? Do we need to be careful in how information is introduced and authenticated? • How can the marketplace work to address negative externalities of the natural resource industries? 12 ^^ Pacific THE MAUAEEN&611KE EconomicAN S FI ELD co� i°�°n g*h0V CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF I.IONIANA 13.45 - 13.50 Introductions Moderator: Mr. John Etgen, Vice President, Project Wet 13.50 - 14.05 Innovation in mining: Best practices for mining operations Mr. Alain Liger, Ingenieur General des Mines, former member of the French Mining Commission for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, France 14.05 - 14.20 Innovations in the mining sector for the environment, community, and profit Ms. Christine Gibbs Stewart, CEO, Austmine Ltd. (TBC) 14.20 - 14.35 Management of the impact of mining on safety and the environment Mr. Christophe Didier, Scientific Director, Institut National de VEnvironnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS) (TBC) 14.35 - 14.50 People and Social Responsibility Prof. Saleem H. Ali, University of Delaware 14.50 - 15.15 QItA and open discussion 15.15 - 15.30 Coffee break Session 8: Conclusion - Policy Recommendations • How should companies and governments develop environmental regulatory frameworks for mining, forestry, and oil and gas production? Company charters vs. national regulations? Voluntary vs. involuntary? Do we modify existing policy frameworks or do we need to create new frameworks to effectively integrate circular economic systems, processes and technologies? • Are circular economies valid and useful for addressing sustainability vis-a-vis the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How do we scale up successful best practice models? • How do environmental protection measures affect the economic activities related to natural resource utilization? • What are five best practices and examples of circular economic innovation from forestry, mining and oil and gas industries, and what is driving the adoption, utilization and acceptance of these best practices? • What technologies should be examined to advance circular economic activity among the respective natural resource industries discussed? What is driving the innovations in natural resource industries - profit, regulation, consumers, law, ethics, science or a combination of all factors? 13 THE MAUREEN&MIKE ^^ Pacific M Economic ANSFIELD^�Cooperation VVV Council CENTER AT TIIE UNIVERSITY OF LIORTAHA 15.30 - 16.30 Panel conversation - Leadership Reflection Moderator: Dr. Charles Morrison, USAPC Governor Jim Geringer, Former Governor of Wyoming; Policy Director, ESRI Dr. Lee Spangler, Director, Energy Research Institute, MSU Mr. Bob Harrington, Former Administrator/Director, Forest Division, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, State of Montana 2 x PECC leaders 16.30 - 16.45 Closing remarks 16.45 - 17.45 Adjournment / Break -Travel back to the Hotel 17.45 Depart for reception at Museum of the Rockies Closing Dinner// Wrap Up // Conclusions 18.00 - 18.45 Networking reception at the Museum of the Rockies 18.45 - 20.30 Closing dinner Location: Museum of the Rockies MSU Welcome: TBD Keynote speaker: The Honorable Mr. Jon Tester, U.S. Senator, Montana (TBC) Next steps and wrap-up Prof. Jean Luc Le Bideau, FPTPEC Dr. Charles Morrison, USAPC 20.30 Travel back to Hotel 14 ln�^^ Pacific TIIE MAUREEII&MINE '.dmw� Economic mN S F I ELD jWWVVV Council�on CENTER Al THE URIVERSITY OF MONTANA Saturday, September 23, 2017 Site Visit: Effective Forest Management, Economic Development and Sustainable Tourism 07.00 - 08.00 Informal Breakfast 08.00 Departure for Yellowstone National Park (1.5 hours travel time) 08.00 - 09.30 Travel Time to Yellowstone National Park 09.30 - 16.30 Yellowstone National Park Site Visit and Overview Yellowstone Overview: Forest Management it Economic Development Speaker: TBD Site Visit: Old Faithful Geyser Prismatic Pools Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone Falls 16.30 - 17.30 Travel Time to Bozeman Dinner: Free Time / Your Own Preference (recommendations available) Location: Downtown Bozeman Sunday, September 24, 2017 AM/PM: Departure from Bozeman Airport [Note: Mansfield Center staff will arrange your local transportation to Bozeman International Airport.] 15