Presentations - Friday, May 11

Strategic Planning Session
Facilitator: Dr. Frank Dukes, Dir. Institute for Environmental Negotiation, University of Virginia
The conference conveners and steering committee have identified the need for a strategic planning session at the end of the conference to develop a national agenda of priorities and actions addressing waterfront access.

Complete Facilitated Planning Session
Institute for Environmental Negotiation and Full Conference Attendees

Desired Outcomes
A commitment to act together and to make public access a high priority
A national agenda for action, including legislative initiatives, as well as ideas for state policy;
Tools, or a set of approaches to specific situations;
A structure for communicating among these diverse constituencies about these issues;
A coalition (not a new organization) that would shepherd the strategic goals and actions developed at this summit;
A vehicle for dealing with key issues, where people can bring their problems and have them addressed;
Ideas and insights for the reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act;
A model for addressing inland water access as well.

We welcome and encourage all attendees to actively participate in developing the national action agenda.

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