Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Agenda

7:30am – 8:30am
Main auditorium – Registration, poster & exhibit viewing, continental breakfast

8:30am – 10:30am
Morning concurrent sessions

• Session A – Plastic Waste – Sustainable packaging and reuse solutions (All day)
• Session B – Flood Assessment and Recovery (AM)
• Session C – Sustainable Groundwater Mgt in a Changing Climate (AM)
• Session D – PFAS in the Maine Environment (All day)
• Session E – Marshes for Maine’s Future (All day)
• Session F – Maine Community-led Energy & Climate Action Network (All day)
• Session G – Power of Nature: Increasing Community & Landscape Resilience (All day)
• Session H – Defining Riverscapes: Interactions affecting riverine and riparian health (All day)

10:30am – 11:30am
Main auditorium
Morning break, poster session, exhibit viewing

11:30am – 12:30pm
Main auditorium – Keynote address
Finding Each Other: Networks as a Source of Strength in Uncertain Times 
Samantha Horn, Director, Maine Office of Community Development

12:30pm – 1:30pm
Main auditorium – Lunch and Poster Awards

1:30pm – 2:30pm
Afternoon concurrent sessions

• Session A – Plastic Waste – Sustainable Packaging and Reuse Solutions (All day)
• Session D – PFAS in the Maine Environment (All day)
• Session E – Marshes for Maine’s Future (All day)
• Session F – Maine Community-led Energy & Climate Action Network (All day)
• Session G – The Power of Nature: Increasing Community & Landscape Resilience (All day)
• Session H – Defining Riverscapes: Interactions Affecting Riverine and Riparian Health (All day)
• Session I – Sustainable Water Resources for Agriculture and Rural Use (PM)
• Session J – Integrating Water Quality Data Streams & Identifying Critical Public Messages (PM)
• Session K – Wildfire Resilience in Maine’s Forests and Communities (PM)

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Main Auditorium – Afternoon break, poster & exhibit viewing

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Afternoon concurrent sessions (continued)

4:00pm
Conference close