Another conference announcement

[Colleen F. Halley]

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                     The Center for West European Studies
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            The Russian, East European, Central Asian Studies Center
                                      of the
                    Jackson School of International Studies,
                             UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
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                                     present

            A SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF THE BALTIC SEA
                                Friday, May 5, 1995
                        Husky Union Building (HUB), Room 106B

AGENDA
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9:00 - 9:15am           Welcoming Remarks
                        Kurt Engelmann
                        Assistant Director, REECAS
                        University of Washington

SESSION 1:              ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE BALTIC SEA

Moderator:              Craig ZumBrunnen
                        REECAS and Geography
                        University of Washington

9:15 - 10:00am          The Soviet Legacy and the Ecological State of the
                        Baltic Sea
                        Valdas Adamkus
                        Regional Administrator, United States EPA
                        (Environmental Protection Agency)

10:00 - 10:45am         Consequences of Cold War-Era Munitions for the
                        Baltic Environment
                        Kyle Olson
                        Executive Vice President, Chemical and Biological
                        Arms Control Institute

10:45 - 11:30am         Environmental Degradation, Overfishing, and Marine
                        Resources of the Baltic Sea
                        Tomasz Linkowski, Head of the Marine
                        Resources Section, Sea Fisheries Institute
                        (Morski Instytut Rybacki), Gdynia, Poland

11:30am - 12:00pm       Questions and Discussion

12:00 - 1:30pm          Lunch (non-hosted)

SESSION 2:              POLICY ISSUES AND THE FUTURE OF THE BALTIC SEA

Moderator:              David Fluharty
                        Professor, School of Marine Affairs
                        University of Washington

1:30 - 2:15pm           Nature Conservation Legislation and Wildlife
                        Protection in the Baltic Republics
                        Tiit Maran
                        Conservation Officer, Tallinn Zoo, Estonia

2:15 - 3:00pm           Marine Sector Policy and the Baltic Environment in
                        the Post-Socialist Era
                        Vladimir Kaczynski
                        Professor, School of Marine Affairs, University
                        of Washington

3:00 - 3:45pm           International Institutions and Strategies for Solving
                        Environmental Problems of the Baltic Sea
                        Stephen Lintner
                        Principal Environmental Specialist, Freshwater,
                        Coastal, and Marine Resources Management, World Bank

3:45 - 4:15pm           Questions and Discussion

4:15 - 4:30pm           Concluding Remarks
                        Daniel Waugh
                        Director, REECAS
                        University of Washington

The symposium is co-sponsored by the Russian, East European and Central
Asian Studies Center (REECAS), and the West European Studies Center,
Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

There is no charge for admission to the symposium.  For more information,
contact Kurt Engelmann, Assistant Director, REECAS (Russian, East
European, Central Asian Studies) Center, Box 353650, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3650, ph. (206) 543-4852, FAX (206)
685-0668, email kengel at u.washington.edu.