In partnership with Duquesne University, this two day conference will explore practical and research-based cyclical impacts of extraction industries on local economic, social, and health issues. We will bring together experts, policy makers, and the public to discuss the impact of rapid growth and decline in energy extraction on local communities, economies, and health.
Conference Information
Register
Early registration $75; after October 31 — $95; Student rate — $50
Fee includes Monday, November 12, lunch and evening reception; Tuesday, November 13, breakfast and lunch; and special hotel rate at Cambria Suites — Pittsburgh.
Note: Professional Development Hours (PDH) are available for landscape architects and engineers. Maximum number of PDHs per day are: Monday – 6.25; Tuesday – 7.5.
Call for Abstracts
We encourage your paper or poster submission! Click on the link above to submit.
Deadline for Submission is Friday, October 26, 2012, at 5:00 p.m.
Conference Tracks
Agenda
Monday, November 12, 2012
8:00–9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00–9:20
Welcome: Duquesne University President or Provost
Penn State Speaker: TBD
Alan Seadler, Duquesne University
Deno De Ciantis, Penn State
9:20–10:15
Joel Tarr, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University History
10:15–10:30
Break
10:30–11:00
11:00–noon
Panel Presentations:
Local Economies
Aspects of Health Extractive Industries
noon–12:45
Lunch and Networking
12:45–1:30
Industry Speaker — TBA
1:30–2:00
Speaker: Public Official — TBA
2:15–4:15
Panel Presentations:
Local Communities
Emerging Issues in Education and Workforce Development
4:30–6:30
Networking Reception
5:00–5:30
Barbara Sattler, PhD, University of San Francisco
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
8:00–9:00 am
Breakfast with Speaker
Jill Kriesky, PhD, University of Pittsburgh — Health Sciences
9:00–10:30
Panel Presentations:
Ken Moors, PhD, Duquesne University, Session Chair
Local and Regional Policy
Aspects of Health and Extractive Industries
10:30–10:45
Break
10:45–12:15 pm
Panel Presentations:
Local Economies
Emerging Issues in Education and Workforce Development
12:15v1:30
Lunch with Speaker
Byron Kohut, EdD, Marcellus ShaleNET for Westmoreland County Community College
1:30–3:30
Panel Presentations:
Local and Regional Policy
Local Communities
3:30–4:30
Washington County Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan
Speaker Biographies
View biographies of symposium speakers.
Duquesne University Campus Map
Lodging
A block of hotel rooms are reserved through October 31 at the Cambria Suites Pittsburgh at Consol Energy Center at a rate of $159 per night under the name "Boom and Bust Conference." The hotel information can be found below:
Cambria Suites Pittsburgh at Consol Energy Center
1320 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-381-6687
For additional questions, please contact Mary Ann at mvf10@psu.edu or 412-263-1000.
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