When

June 23 and June 24
   *Times and agenda to be announced soon.

Where

Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis 
35 Scudder Ave.
Hyannis, MA 02601
 

 
Driving Directions 

Contact

Cape Cod Commission 
Cape Cod Commission 
508-362-3828 
watersheds@capecodcommission.org 
Day 1 Program - Thursday, June 23, 2016

10:00   Registration

11:00   Opening Remarks

11:05   Keynote Speaker

                  Curt Spalding, Region 1 Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

11:30   Charting the Course to Clean Water: A Year in Review

                  Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission

12:00   Science, Information and Technology

            Kristy Senatori, Deputy Director, Cape Cod Commission

12:20   Cape Cod Water Quality Monitoring Program and Database

                  Tom Cambareri, Water Resources Technical Services Director, Cape Cod Commission

                  Erin Perry, Special Projects Coordinator, Cape Cod Commission

1:00     Lunch 

2:00     An Introduction to the Web Based Technologies Matrix and Outline for Future Updates

                  Heather McElroy, Natural Resources Specialist, Cape Cod Commission

2:25     Implementing Local Solutions: Projects Across the Cape

                  Moderator:          Heather McElroy, Natural Resources Specialist, Cape Cod Commission

                  Speakers:             Sia Karplus, Director of Research at ScienceWares, Inc., consultant to                                                      Falmouth

                                                      Lindsey Counsell, Executive Director, Three Bays Preservation, Inc.

                                                      George Heufelder, Director, Barnstable County Department of Health

                                                      Ray Cody, Senior Stormwater Policy Analyst, US EPA

3:30     Keynote Speaker

                  Dan Wolf, Massachusetts State Senator, Cape & Islands District

 

                     All Cape Selectmen reception and dinner to follow. Open to the public.

Evening Program - Thursday, June 23, 2016

All Cape Selectman and Councilors'  Meeting and reception are open to the public. 

4:00     All Cape Selectmen & Councilors – Reception and Registration 

5:50     Welcome & Opening Remarks - Cape Cod Selectmen & Councilors Association

                  Don Pickard, Bourne Board of Selectmen

                  Susan Moran, Falmouth Board of Selectmen

6:00     Keynote Speaker

                  Therese Murray, former President of the Massachusetts Senate

6:20     Dinner

7:10     OneCape Awards

7:20     Implementing the Cape Cod 208 Plan Update

                  Moderator:          Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission

                  Speakers:             Ken Moraff, Ecosystem Protection Director, US EPA

                                               Christopher Kilian, Vice President, Conservation Law Foundation

                                               Gary Moran, Deputy Commissioner, MassDEP

 

8:05     Moving Towards Intermunicipal Cooperation: Popponesset Bay

                  Moderator:          Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission

                  Speakers:             Rodney Collins, Mashpee Town Manager

                                                Mark Ells, Barnstable Assistant Town Manager

                                                Bud Dunham, Sandwich Town Manager

8:30     Closing Remarks

Day 2 Program - Friday, June 24, 2016

8:00     Registration 

9:00     Opening Remarks

9:05     Regional Knowledge Transfer on Coastal Issues and Multi State Collaboration

                  Moderator:          Johanna Hunter, Watersheds and NPS Director, Environmental Protection                                                 Agency

                  Speakers:             Alison Bowden, Freshwater Program Director, The Nature Conservancy

                                                      Jonathan Stone, Executive Director, Save the Bay

                                                      Curt Johnson, Executive Director, Save the Sound

                                                      Korrin Peterson, Senior Attorney, Buzzards Bay Coalition                     

10:20   Next Steps: What Communities Should Know for the Next 12 Months

                  Paul Niedzwiecki, Executive Director, Cape Cod Commission

10:45   Breakout Session Introduction

10:50   Break

11:05   Breakout Sessions – attendees select one to attend

                  Scenario Planning

                  Regulation

                  Finance

                  Community Engagement

12:15   Lunch

1:15     Breakout Sessions – attendees select one to attend

                  Scenario Planning

                  Regulation

                  Finance

                  Community Engagement

2:30     Closing Remarks