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Social Science in MMS

Agenda

Social and Economic Planning Conference Agenda
August 24-26, 1999

Day 1: Regional and Topical Presentations

7:30 - 8:00 Registration

8:00 - 8:30 Introduction, Headquarters (Speakers - Mr. Larry Roberts and Dr. Rodney Cluck)
8:30 - 9:00 Alaska Region General Presentation (Speakers - Mr. Michael Baffrey and/or Mr. Tim Holder)
9:00 - 9:30 Pacific Region General Presentation (Speaker - Dr. Jim Lima)
9:30 - 10:15 Gulf of Mexico Region General Presentation (Speaker - Dr. Harry Luton)

10:15 - 10:30 break

10:30 - 11:00 OMB presentation (Speaker - Mrs. JoAnn Lauterbach)
11:00 - 12:00 Community Social Change (Speakers - Mr. Mark Shrimpton and Dr. Keith Storey)

12:00 - 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 - 2:30 Oil and the California Mix (Speaker - Dr. Harvey Molotch)
2:30 - 3:30 Theoretical Trends in Environmental Sociology: Implications for Resource Management in the Modern World (Speaker - Dr. Steve Picou)

3:30 - 3:45 break

3:45 - 4:45 Traditional Knowledge (Speaker - Dr. Glenn Sheehan and Mr. Richard Glenn)

Day 2: Topical Issue and Regional Strategic Planning Roundtable Sessions
(breaks are scheduled for 10:00 am and 2:30 pm)

Regional Research Program Sessions (8:30-11:30)
Session 1 - Pacific Region Planning Session (session leader - Dr. Jim Lima)
Session 2 - Alaska Region Planning Session (session leader - Mr. Michael Baffrey and Mr. Tim Holder)
Session 3 - Gulf of Mexico Region Planning Session (session leader - Dr. Harry Luton and Dr. Claudia Rogers)

Cross-Regional Methodological Issue Sessions (1:00-2:30)
Session 1 - Recreation and Tourism
Session 2 - Traditional Knowledge
Session 3 - The Changing Nature of the Petroleum Industry

Identified Topic Sessions (2:45-5:00)
(Sessions to be determined)

Cash Bar 5:30-7:00

Day 3: Addressing the Issues: Considerations from Presentations and Roundtable Sessions

8:30 - 10:00 Roundtable Session Overviews presented by session leaders (approximately 30 minutes each)
(session leader - Dr. Rodney Cluck with assistance from Scientific Committee)

10:00 - 10:15 break

10:15 - 12:00 Scientific Committee Recommendations/Observations
Improving Social Science in MMS (Participant Recommendations)
Closing Comments (Dr. Rodney Cluck)

Adjourn

For more information, contact Rodney Cluck.

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