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Blue Lagoon Restoration Summit 2010 Agenda Nov 20/10

Blue Lagoon Restoration Summit 2010
Sustainable Community Development in Jamaica

Saturday, November 20, 2010
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Goblin Hill Hotel Conference Centre
San San, Portland, Jamaica


SUMMIT AGENDA


8:00 – 8:45 REGISTRATION (meet and greet)


8:45 - 9:05 OPENING REMARKS & INTRODUCTIONS
Mr. Richard Kildare, Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust


9:05 - 9:10 COMMUNITY WELCOME
His Worship The Mayor, Floyd Patterson, Port Antonio (TBC)


9:10 - 9:20 GREETINGS
Hon. Roy Thompson, Custos Rotulorum, Portland, Jamaica (TBC)
Hon. Donald Rhodd, Member of Parliament, East Portland, Jamaica (TBC)
Hon. Daryl Vaz, Minister of Information, Ofc Prime Minister, Kingston, Jamaica (TBC)


9:20 - 9:30 “MY JAMAICAN LEGACY”
Ms. Adrienne Joan Duperly, Kingston, Jamaica; Halifax, Nova Scotia (Canada)


9:30 - 9:45 THE BLUE LAGOON: Why Bother?
Ms. Laleta Davis-Mattis, Exec. Director, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Kingston, Jamaica


9:45 - 10:00 LEGALLY PROTECTING THE BLUE LAGOON
Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Kingston, Jamaica
National Environment & Planning Agency, Kingston, Jamaica


10:00 - 10:20 THE HISTORY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN JAMAICA
Mr. Marvin Goodman, Master Architect, Kingston-Portland, Jamaica


10:20 - 10:45 FRUIT BREAK


10:45 - 11:25 APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (SCD)
Dr. R. Warren Flint, Sustainability Now, Napa, CA (USA)
• What is Sustainable Development?
• Moving Away from Traditional Development!
• How to Design Sustainable Community Development for Portland Parish?
• Questions & Answers


11:25 - 12:15 PORTLAND PARISH REGION ISSUES OF CONCERN
Facilitated by Warren Flint & Adrienne Duperly
• participant listing of “key issue” record
• clustering of issue ideas and “naming” of issue clusters


12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH
• Sponsor-contributed box lunches – TBC
• Stakeholder Information Exchange
• Participant “Dot Voting” on important issues of concern


1:00 - 2:45 PARTICIPATORY VISIONING & IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO ACHIEVING
Facilitated by Warren Flint
• Summit attendees break into groups to discuss the future of Portland Parish
• Breakout groups develop vision ideas
• Individual breakout groups share their vision development with each other


3:00 - 3:45 COMMUNITY ASSET ASSESSMENT - “Opportunity for Developing a Resilient,
Sustainable Portland Parish Region”
Facilitated by Warren Flint
• Reconvene all Summit participants
• List Community Assets for supporting future sustainable community development


3:45 - 4:00 NEXT STEPS & SUMMIT CLOSING
Ms. Adrienne Joan Duperly and Dr. Warren Flint
• “Low-hanging fruit” and quick-impact projects (QIP)
• Future for SCD in Portland Parish – funding partners
• How you can get involved
• Acknowledgements and thanks to:


4:00 - 4:30 DELEGATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE & FAREWELL