The purpose of the event is to expose Congressional staff and journalists to leading scientists and economists in the nation's capital. Senators and Representatives will be invited to speak side-by-side with leading scientists and economists. Allied organizations have been invited to be cosponsors, to help supply speakers and promote the event to their members and supporters.
The conference's theme will be "Climate Change: Scientific Debate and Economic Analysis." The theme reflects the fact that the scientific debate is not over and that economic analysis is more important than ever, now that legislation is being seriously considered. The real science and economics of climate change support the view that global warming is not a crisis and that immediate action to reduce emissions is not necessary. This is, in fact, the emerging consensus view of scientists outside the IPCC and most economists outside environmental advocacy groups.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009
7:00 - 4:00 pm
Registration
7:00 - 8:00 am
Buffet breakfast served
8:00 - 8:45 am
First Breakfast
Keynote Address
Richard S. Lindzen, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:45 - 9:15 am
Press Conference
Release: Climate Change Reconsidered: The 2009 Report of the Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change (NIPCC)
S. Fred Singer, Ph.D. and Craig Idso, Ph.D.
9:15 - 9:45 am
Break
9:45 - 11:00 am
Panel 1: Science
Anthony Watts, SurfaceStations.orgS.
Fred Singer, Ph.D., president, Science & Environmental Policy Project
Willie Soon, Ph.D., scientist, Salem, MA
Harrison Schmitt, Ph.D., former U.S. Senator and NASA astronaut
11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Panel 2: Economics
David Tuerck, Ph.D., president, Beacon Hill Institute
Joseph Bast, president, The Heartland Institute
Gabriel Calzada, Ph.D., professor of economics, King Juan Carlos University
12:00 noon - 12:15 pm
Questions & Answers (both panels)
12:15 - 12:30 pm
Break
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 pm
First Lunch
Keynote Address
Roy W. Spencer, Ph.D., University of Alabama - Huntsville
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Second Lunch
Keynote Address
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-California)
2:00 - 2:20 pm
Questions & Answers
2:20 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Panel 3: Science
Craig Idso, Ph.D., chairman, Center for the Study of CO2 and Global Change
Patrick Michaels, Ph.D., senior fellow, Cato Institute
Bob Carter, Hon. FRSNZ, James Cook University (Queensland, Australia)
John Theon, Ph.D., former NASA project manager, atmospheric physicist
3:30 - 4:30 pm
Panel 4: Economics
Jeff Kueter, Ph.D., The George C. Marshall Institute
Ben Lieberman, The Heritage Foundation
Staff member, U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas)
4:30 - 4:45 pm
Questions & Answers (both panels)
4:45 - 5:15 pm
Concluding Keynote Addresses
Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma)
Lord Christopher Monckton, Science and Public Policy Institute
5:15 - 5:30 pm
Concluding Remark
http://www.heartland.org/events/WashingtonDC09/program.html
Conference Flyer with Key Note Speakers (Download)
