Channel Islands
Chapter & West Coast Section
DINNER MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2006
Ottavio’s Restaurant, 1620 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo
Social hour at 6:00 p.m., Dinner at 6:30 p.m., and Presentation
at 7:30 p.m.
“A Model for Identifying Emerging Environmental Issues”
Speaker: Vern Novstrup, Naval Facilities Engineering Service
Center
Technologically complex
societies regularly identify and address "new" environmental issues and concerns, which emerge from the complex interaction
of science, technology, and social values. To the casual observer, new environmental
issues often seem to come to prominence randomly and without warning. However, we believe it is possible to detect trends
and to recognize the emergence of salient issues well in advance of any significant legislative and regulatory activity. This presentation offers a conceptual model of how environmental issues emerge and
develop along a timeline that includes technology deployment, academic study, solution development, advocacy, and legislative
and regulatory action. Key milestones are suggested for tracking the progress of emerging issues and case study examples
are examined.
Vern Novstrup is currently Environmental Compliance Branch Head at Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center.
His group supports various Navy commands across all media areas and is a key component in the Navy's regulatory analysis programs.
Formerly, he worked in as a technology implementation coordinator in Navy environmental restoration programs. Mr. Novstrup
has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1983. He
is a Licensed Civil Engineer in California.
Dinner: $25 members, $30 non-members, car-poolers save $2; $15 full-time students
(sorry, no student carpool discount). Attendees of the March 15th
dinner meeting are eligible for a $10 discount. Dinner menu of three options:
steak, chicken, or halibut. EXACT CASH or check payable to A&WMA/CIC.
Please note that a reservation is a financial commitment to attend the meeting, and
no-shows may be billed for incurred costs.
Also,
the Channel Islands Chapter Board of Directors would like to apologize for the
difficulty hearing our speaker during the March 15th dinner meeting. If you attended that meeting and have not already done
so, please accept our offer of a $10 discount on a future A&WMA CIC dinner meeting in 2006.
RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 12 NOON TUESDAY AUGUST 22.
Contact Brad Boyes by e-mail bboyes@entrix.com, phone (805) 477-5002, fax (805) 658-0427.
