NLIS 3
July 14, 2000
(Executive Council)
The following is being distributed at the request of the Conference of New England Governors and the Eastern Canadian Premiers:
BUILDING NORTHEAST NETWORKS
Business Agenda
Sunday, July 16
3:00-8:30 p.m.
Registration
Hotel Lobby, Delta Halifax
Monday, July 17
7:30-5:30 p.m.
Registration
Empress Room Foyer, Delta Halifax
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Private Breakfast for Governors and Premiers
Harbourview Room
Delegates� Breakfast
Bluenose Ballroom
9:15 a.m.
25th Annual Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern
Canadian Premiers begins
Baronet Ballroom
9:15-9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs:
Premier John Hamm, Nova Scotia
Governor Paul Cellucci, Massachusetts
9:30-10:00 a.m. A TRADITION OF COOPERATION
Ken Curtis
Former Governor of Maine, founding member of the conference and
former US Ambassador to Canada
Introduced by Governor Angus King Jr., Maine
Emery Fanjoy
Former Conference Co-Secretary
Introduced by Premier Bernard Lord, New Brunswick
10:00-10:15 a.m. Personal views and discussion among governors and premiers
10:15-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 a.m. THE NORTHEAST: GATEWAY TO THE WORLD
Kevin J. Sullivan, Secretary of Transportation
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Introduced by Governor Paul Cellucci, Massachusetts
Paul Tellier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian National
Introduced by Premier John Hamm, Nova Scotia
11:00-11:15 a.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
11:15-11:45 a.m. KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY OPPORTUNITIES
Tom Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, B2B Explorer
Introduced by Governor Angus King Jr., Maine
Claude Lemay, President and CEO, Alis Technologies
Introduced by Louise Beaudoin Minister of International
Relations, Qu�bec
Dan Potter, President and CEO, Knowledge House Inc.
Introduced by Premier John Hamm, Nova Scotia
11:45-12:00 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
12:15-1:30 p.m.
Private luncheon for governors, premiers and invited Business leaders
Bluenose Ballroom
Luncheon for all conference participants
Windows, World Trade and Convention Centre (WTCC)
1:40 p.m. 25th annual conference resumes
1:40-2:00 p.m. A DISCUSSION OF CANADA/U.S. ISSUES
Robert J. Smolik, Economic Minister-Counsellor,United States
Embassy, Ottawa
Introduced by Governor John Rowland, Connecticut
Douglas Waddell, Minister (Economic) and Deputy Chief of
Mission,Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Introduced by Premier Patrick Binns, Prince Edward Island
2:00-2:10 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
2:10-2:30 p.m. GOVERNORS� AND PREMIERS� BUSINESS FORUM
Introduced by
Premier John Hamm, Nova Scotia
Colin Latham, Executive Vice President and President Telecom,
Aliant
David Mann, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nova
Scotia Power Inc.
2:30-2:40 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
2:40-2:50 p.m.
REPORT FROM THE TASK FORCE ON TRADE AND
GLOBALIZATION
Introduced by
Governor Angus King Jr., Maine
Premier Bernard Lord, New Brunswick
Presentation by,
John Kershaw, Assistant Deputy Minister, Federal-Provincial
Affairs, New Brunswick Department of Intergovernmental Affairs
and
Greg Nadeau, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor,
Maine
2:50-3:00 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
3:15-4:30 p.m.
NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS� CONFERENCE INC.
Public Meeting
Baronet Ballroom
3:00-4:30 p.m.
MEETING OF ATLANTIC CANADIAN PREMIERS
Private Meeting
Harbourview Room
Tuesday, July 18
7:30-1:30 p.m.
Registration
Empress Room Foyer, Delta Halifax
7:30-9:00 a.m.
Private breakfast for governors and premiers
Harbourview Room
Delegates� breakfast
Bluenose Ballroom
9:15 a.m.
25th Annual Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern
Canadian Premiers resumes
Baronet Ballroom
9:15-10:00 a.m.
REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE
ENVIRONMENT
Introduced by
Premier Bernard Lord, New Brunswick
Governor Paul Cellucci, Massachusetts
Governor Howard Dean, Vermont
PROGRESS ON ACID RAIN PROJECT
PROGRESS ON MERCURY PROJECT
Byron James, Deputy Minister, New Brunswick Department of
Environment and Local Government
Robert Durand, Secretary, Executive Office of Environmental Affairs,
Massachusetts
Diane Kent Gillis, Director, Environmental Quality Branch, New
Brunswick Department of Environment and Local Government
Chris Recchia, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Department of
Environmental Conservation
C. Mark Smith, Deputy Director, Office of Research and
Standards, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
10:00-10:15 a.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
10:15-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30-10:50 a.m.
UPDATE ON INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING
Introduced by
Governor Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
Premier Bernard Lord, New Brunswick
Art Skaling, Director, New Brunswick Emergency Measures
Organization
Woodbury (Woody) Fogg, Director, New Hampshire Office of
Emergency Management
10:50-11:00 a.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
11:00-11:50 a.m. ENERGY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT CENTURY
Introduced by
Governor Lincoln Almond, Rhode Island
Premier Brian Tobin, Newfoundland and Labrador
Larry LeBlanc, Vice-President, East Coast Operations,
PanCanadian Petroleum Limited
REPORT FROM THE NORTHEAST INTERNATIONAL
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY (NICE)
11:50-12:10 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
12:10-12:20 p.m.
Gulf of Maine (the year 2000 is the 10th Anniversary of the Gulf
of
Maine Council)
To be introduced by
Governor Angus King Jr., Maine
Governor Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire
Robert Varney, Chairman, Gulf of Maine Council
Peter Underwood, Deputy Minister, Nova Scotia Department of
Fisheries and Aquaculture
12:20-12:30 p.m. Discussion among governors and premiers
12:30-12:40 p.m. Other Business
12:40-12:50 p.m. Site and date of the 26th Annual Conference
Governor John Rowland, Connecticut
12:50-1:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks by Conference Co-Chairs
Governor Paul Cellucci, Massachusetts
Premier John Hamm, Nova Scotia
1:00-1:20 p.m.
Concluding News Conference
Baronet Ballroom
2000 07 14 3:35 p.m.
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