MAYOR'S ASIA-PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT
MAY 4 - 6, 2001
HILTON HAWAIIAN VILLAGE
 
PROGRAM SCHEDULE (download pdf)
As of April 2001
 Friday, May 4
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Registration
Exhibitions/Trade Displays Open
Children's Eco-Art Display
8:00 a.m.
 MAYOR'S ASIA-PACIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT
Opening Session - "Poverty and the Environment"
City Council Chairman's Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Jon Yoshimura, Chair, Honolulu City Council
Honorary Chairman's Welcome Remarks
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, United States Senator, Washington, D.C.
Chairman's Opening Address
Mayor Jeremy Harris, City and County of Honolulu
Mayors' Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit Mayor's Address
Vice Mayor Zhou Muyao, City of Shanghai, China
United States-Asia Environmental Partnership (US-AEP) Remarks
Peter Kimm, Executive Director, US AID/US AEP, Washington, D.C.
Synopsis of 1999 Summit and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Jeb Brugmann, Principal, City-States and Founding Secretary General of the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Toronto
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. OPENING SESSION KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Keynote Address
Klaus Topfer, United Nations Under-Secretary General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi
Executive-Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Networking Break - sponsored by URS Corporation
Exhibitions/Trade Displays Open
Children's Eco-Art Display
10:30 a.m. - Noon SNAP SHOT CITIES CASE STUDIES:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Delegates have a choice of attending one of the two sessions Session A:
  • Kitakyushu, Japan
  • Phuket, Thailand
  • Wuhan, China
Session B:
  • Ebeye, Marshall Islands
  • Hyderabad, India
  • Los Angeles, California
Noon - 1:30 p.m. LUNCHEON - sponsored by ÆON Group Environmental Foundation
Speaker:
Mr. Takuya Okada, Chairman, ÆON Group Environmental Foundation, Chiba, Japan
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. STRATEGIES AND TOOLS WORKSHOPS - Concurrent sessions:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Delegates have a choice of attending one of the four track sessions Track 1: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
Environmental Services for the Poor
 
Track 2: Sustainable Tourism
Tourism Development Capacity - Balancing Economic Prospects with Community Values and Lifestyles
 
Track 3: Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy
Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Municipal Operations
 
Track 4: Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning
Regional Planning and Urban Growth Management
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Networking Break - sponsored by CH2M Hill
Exhibitions/Trade Displays Open
Children's Eco-Art Display
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. STRATEGIES AND TOOLS WORKSHOPS - Concurrent sessions:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Delegates have a choice of attending one of the four track sessions Track 1: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
Dealing with NIMBY
 
Track 2: Sustainable Tourism
Land Use Planning - Managing the Physical Resources of an Area
 
Track 3: Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy
Public Outreach and Mobilization
 
Track 4: Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning
Revitalizing Urban Environmental Amenities
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ONE-ON-ONE MEETING SESSIONS
Opportunities for Municipal Leaders and Local Consultants to meet
By appointment and on availability (For Corporate Sponsors and Exhibitors)
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION
Co-hosted by R.M. Towill Corporation
Lagoon Green, Hilton Hawaiian Village
 Saturday, May 5
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
Exhibitions/Trade Displays Open
Children's Eco-Art Display
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
 PLENARY SESSION:
Keynote Speaker:
Amory Lovins, CEO (Research) and Executive Director Rocky Mountain Institute, Snowmass, Colorado
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. STRATEGIES AND TOOLS WORKSHOPS - Concurrent sessions:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Delegates have a choice of attending one of the four track sessions Track 1: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
Part 1: Cities Without Sewers (and other environmental infrastructures)
 
Track 2: Sustainable Tourism
Urban Design - Integrating Cultural Heritage in Facility Design
 
Track 3: Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy
Part 1: Comprehensive Air Quality Plans
 
Track 4: Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning
Urban Governance and Social Development
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Networking Break - sponsored by ADI Technology, Inc.
Exhibitions/Trade Displays Open
Children's Eco-Art Display
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. STRATEGIES AND TOOLS WORKSHOPS - Concurrent sessions:
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - Delegates have a choice of attending one of the four track sessions Track 1: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
Part 2: Finance, Equity and Privatization
 
Track 2: Sustainable Tourism
Infrastructure Planning - Improving a Community's Quality of Life
 
Track 3: Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy
Part 2: Vehicular Emissions
 
Track 4: Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning
Urban Governance and Social Development
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH/OVERVIEW: Mayors' Action Plan Incorporating Rio+10
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ROUNDTABLE BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Mayors' Action Plan Incorporating Rio+10
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Networking Break - sponsored by Carter & Burgess
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ONE-ON-ONE MEETING SESSIONS
Opportunities for Municipal Leaders and Local Consultants to meet
By appointment and on availability
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. MAYOR'S DINNER AND AWARDS
Co-hosted by SSFM International, Inc.
Coral Ballroom 4/5, Hilton Hawaiian Village
 Sunday, May 6
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. BUFFET BREAKFAST
Tapa Ballroom, Hilton Hawaiian Village
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. WORKING SESSION - Mayors' Action Plan Incorporating Rio+10
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Networking Break
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
 CLOSING SESSION
Presentation of Mayors' Action Plan:
Mayor Jeremy Harris, City and County of Honolulu
Mayor Robert Harvey, Waitakere, New Zealand
Keynote Speaker:
Maurice Strong, Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations and President of the United Nations University for Peace, Toronto
Mayors' Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit 2001 Mayors' Commitments
Aloha
Mayor Jeremy Harris, City and County of Honolulu
 SPEAKERS:
Jeb Brugmann    Past Secretary General, ICLEI, Toronto
Ruth Galanter Council Member, Los Angeles, California
Chuck Gee Dean Emeritus, University of Hawaii - School of Travel Industry Management, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mayor Jeremy Harris City and County of Honolulu
Mayor Robert Harvey Waitakere, New Zealand
Karl Hausker, Ph.D. Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC, and Tata Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi; Managing Consultant, PA Consulting Group, Arlington, Virginia
Mayor Phummisak Hongsyok Phuket, Thailand
Congressman Noah Idechong Named "Hero of the Planet", Time Magazine, Earth Day 2000, Koror, Palau
Peter Kimm Executive Director, U.S. Agency for International Development/ U.S.- Asia Environmental Partnership, Washington, D.C.
Amory B. Lovins Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute, Snowmass, Colorado
Mayor Omar Kamil Colombo, Sri Lanka
Abe Malae Executive Director, American Samoa Power Authority, Pago Pago, American Samoa
Mayor Patrick McManus Co-chair - U.S. Mayors Conference Urban Water Council, Lynn, Massachusetts
Dr. Prasanna K. Mohanty Commissioner, Hyderabad, India
Mayor Subrata Mukherjee Calcutta, India
Mayor Richard Murphy San Diego, California
Takuya Okada Chairman and CEO, The ÆON Group Environmental Foundation, Chiba, Japan
Mayor Doug Palmer U.S. Mayors Conference Urban Water Council, Trenton, New Jersey
Dr. Bhichit Rattakul Director, Anti Air Pollution & Environmental Protection Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand
Vice Mayor I.R. Budihardjo Soekmadi Jakarta, Indonesia
Lord Mayor Jim Soorley Brisbane, Australia
Erik Sten Commissioner, Portland, Oregon
Maurice Strong Special Assistant to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Toronto
Mayor Koichi Sueyoshi Kitakyushu, Japan
Klaus Töpfer Executive Director, United Nations Environmental Programme, Nairobi
Mayor Shouhai Wang Wuhan, China
Vice Mayor Zhou Muyao Shanghai, China


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