PROGRAM. Intercontinental Hotel Asiana Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam May 2013

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1 PROGRAM Intercontinental Hotel Asiana Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam May 2013

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from the Organizers... 1 Schedule at a Glance... 2 Site Tours... 3 Conference Program... 4 Design Charrettes Intercontinental Hotel Meeting Rooms DELTAS2013 Steering Committee Acknowledgements Cooperating Organizations America s WETLAND Foundation Board & Leadership... 20

4 Dear DELTAS2013 Participants, Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and the magnificent Mekong Delta, one of the most productive and beautiful deltas on earth. We are pleased to have been invited here to convene DELTAS2013VIETNAM: World Delta Dialogues II. This is the second such international conference initiated by the America s WETLAND Foundation; the first was held in the United States in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Representatives from 15 deltas throughout the world focused dialogue on deltaic sustainability challenges in the context of the Mississippi River Delta. As we begin our dialogues here in Viet Nam, it is the desire of the partners who have come together to host this conference to enable an exchange of ideas and passion for sustaining these prolific deltaic regions worldwide. While this exchange may focus on examples of the Mississippi and Mekong Deltas, it is our hope that the diverse group of attendees from across the globe will address challenges that impact all great deltas of the planet, with the promise of solutions to sustain them - environmentally, economically and culturally. Decisions made many years ago in the Mississippi River Delta by those with the best of intentions have led to unintended consequences both costly and tragic. If during the course of this meeting that experience can be shared, perhaps it will help to inform future decisions as all deltas face unprecedented vulnerabilities. The Dutch delta has become one of the best protected and safest deltas in the world. Still, the delta is not yet robust enough and requires constant attention, research and investment. The Netherlands will share its latest insights in delta management during this conference based on the Dutch Delta program and international experience. Viet Nam and the Netherlands have been working closely together in drafting a Mekong Delta Plan to adapt to climate change. Experiences will be presented for the benefit of all. To create a healthy future for our deltas requires true compromise and the will to make sustainability a reality. It is only through open and sincere cooperation that we will be able to move from concepts to results from vulnerability to adaptation. Agreeing where global cooperation is possible and setting priorities for action is key. We must address short-term impacts to avert the demise of entire systems and the permanent loss of natural, economic and societal assets over the longer term. It is the intent for this gathering to address the issues before us at a level broad enough to allow creative thinking and dynamic discussion. With no wrong or right viewpoints, let us pursue new ways to cooperate, setting a course to ensure a continued exchange of ideas and practices that will allow our grandchildren to write their histories in verdant and flourishing lands. We invite you to vigorously participate in all conference sessions, knowing that your work will be disseminated widely as these dialogues come to a close in Viet Nam. R. King Milling Chairman America s WETLAND Foundation New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh Vice President Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam Mr. Joop Scheffers Ambassador (Viet Nam) Kingdom of the Netherlands Hanoi, Viet Nam 1

5 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE Sunday 19 May 2013 Monday 20 May 2013 Tuesday 21 May 2013 Wednesday 22 May 2013 Thursday 23 May 2013 Registration 9:00 am 5:00 pm Registration 6:00 am 8:00 pm Registration 7:00 am 5:00 pm Opening Plenary Session 8:30 am 10:30 am Plenary Session 3 8:30 am 9:45 am Sustainability Salons 5 & 6 8:30 am 10:30 am Site Tours (departure times vary) Plenary Session 2 10:45 am 12:00 pm Sustainability Salon 3 10:00 am - 11:00 am Plenary Session 10:45 am 11:45 am Lunch 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Design Charrette Team Meetings 1:00 pm 2:30 pm Design Charrette Team Meetings 11:00 am 12:45 pm Lunch 12:45 pm 1:45 pm Lunch 12:00 pm 1:00 pm Charette Leaders Orientation 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Sustainability Salon 1 2:45 pm 4:15 pm Sustainability Salon 2 4:30 pm 5:45 pm Gala Reception 5:45 pm 7:30 pm Sustainability Salon 4 1:45 pm 3:15 pm Design Charrette Team Meetings 3:45 pm 5:45 pm Final Plenary Session 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2

6 SITE TOURS OVERVIEW 20 May 2013 (Departure Times Vary) Pre-Registration Required TRAN CHIM NATIONAL PARK Hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Viet Nam National University, HCMC, this tour will travel to a valuable wetland restoration site in the historic Mekong River floodplain. WWF-Viet Nam and Park Management have collaborated here on a project to restore the wetlands by piloting and applying an ecosystem-based approach to management. This approach allowed for the rehabilitation of the ecosystem while providing legal access for communities to wetland resources. In 2012, the park became the fifth RAMSAR site in Viet Nam. Officials continue to work to enhance the community's sustainable access to wetland resources, and to apply the hydrology management strategies and other tools developed in the past four years with WWF. This site is a biological wonder and home to tremendous species diversity, including more than a quarter of all waterfowl species in Viet Nam. CAN GIO MANGROVE FOREST About 50 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the Can Gio Forest was recognized as the first mangrove biosphere reserve in Viet Nam by UNESCO in Can Gio is a scenic area of tremendous biological diversity. Guests of this tour will visit the Can Gio Museum and then take a guided walking tour of the forest, followed by a guided boat tour of the reserve. The Can Gio tour also includes a visit to the Mausoleum of the 'Water Emperor.' This tour is hosted by Viet Nam National University, HCMC and the America s WETLAND Foundation. 3

7 PROGRAM Intercontinental Hotel Asiana Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam May 19-23, 2013 SUNDAY 19 May :00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION (First Floor) 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CHARRETTE LEADERS ORIENTATION SESSION Welcome Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, America s WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President, Viet Nam National University-HCMC Mr. Martien Beek, First Secretary, Water & Climate, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Viet Nam DELTAS2013: Charrette Orientation Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America s WETLAND Foundation Mrs. Sidney Coffee, Senior Advisor, America s WETLAND Foundation MONDAY 20 May :00 AM - 8:00 PM REGISTRATION (Lobby) All Day SITE TOURS (Tram Chim National Park or Can Gio Reserve) 4

8 TUESDAY 21 May :00 AM - 5:00 PM REGISTRATION (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom) Welcome Remarks Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, America s WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh, President, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Mr. An T. Le, Consul General, United States Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh City Mrs. Renske Peters, Program Director, Water Business and International Water Relations, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Kingdom of the Netherlands Keynote Address H.E. Vice Minister Nguyen Thai Lai, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Opening Addresses Seeking Solutions Beyond Unintended Consequences Mr. T. Stephen Gambrell, Executive Director, Mississippi River Commission Dr. Robert Twilley, Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University Introduction to Charrette Sessions Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America s WETLAND Foundation 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 5

9 TUESDAY 21 May 2013 (CONTINUED) 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom) Featured Panel The Mekong Delta: A Long-term Integrated Vision Chair: Prof. Dr. Ir. Marcel Stive, Mekong Delta Consortium, TU-Delft Panelists: Prof. Dr. Tran Thuc, Director, Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology & Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Prof. Dr. Ir. Marcel Stive, Mekong Delta Consortium, TU-Delft Dr. Martijn van de Groep, Chief Technical Advisor, Mekong Delta Plan Mrs. Renske Peters, Program Director, Water Business and International Water Relations, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Kingdom of the Netherlands Discussants: Mr. Koos Neefjes, Policy Advisor, Climate Change, United Nations Development Program Mr. Jake Brunner, Program Coordinator, Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar, International Union for the Conservation of Nature Ms. Jennifer Sara, Manager, Sustainable Development, The World Bank, Viet Nam 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants) 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES (Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2) Session I Question to be addressed: How do we define sustainability in the Mekong Delta and in deltas worldwide? What solutions are achievable? 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 6

10 TUESDAY 21 May 2013 (CONTINUED) 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 1 (Grand Ballroom) Resiliency & Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mississippi & Mekong Deltas Moderators: Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America s WETLAND Foundation Mr. Jeffery Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America Panelists: Mrs. Rebecca Templeton, Executive Director, Bayou Grace Community Services Mr. Daniel Nguyen, Program Director, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community Development Corporation Ms. Binh Hoang, Policy Director, Green ID (Green Innovation and Development Center) Mrs. Nga Dao, Director, WARECOD (Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development), and Founder, Viet Nam Rivers Network 4:15 PM - 4:30 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 2 (Grand Ballroom) Living with Water & Building with Nature: Solutions for the Mekong River & Viet Nam Coastal Areas Moderators: Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf Panelists: Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Senior Advisor, Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Deltares Prof. Dr. Duong Van Ni, Can Tho University; Founder & CEO, University Network for Mekong Basin Wetland Research & Conservation Mr. Arthur Gleijm, Senior Advisor, Financing Climate Change Adaptation, Rebel Group Dr. Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director, Greater Mekong Program, Conservation International 5:45 PM - 7:30 PM DELTAS2013 GALA RECEPTION (Ballroom Foyer) 7

11 WEDNESDAY 22 May :30 AM - 9:45 AM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom) Special Presentation "Global Experience in Measuring & Managing Tradeoffs in Delta Regions Moderator: Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Lead Economist, The World Bank Panelists: Dr. Ebenizario Chonguica, Executive Secretary, The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), Botswana Dr. Chen Kelin, Director, Wetlands International, China Dr. Rich Beilfuss, President & CEO, International Crane Foundation, USA Dr. Genevieve Connors, Senior Water Resources Specialist, The World Bank, India Dr. Dang Kieu Nhan Dept. Head and Vice Director, Agricultural Systems Department, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, Can Tho University, Viet Nam 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 3 (Grand Ballroom) Strategies for Trans-boundary Leadership & Decision Making Moderator: Dr. Richard Cronin, Director, Southeast Asia Program, The Stimson Center Panelists: Dr. Le Duc Trung, Director General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee Mr. Mark Davis, Senior Research Fellow & Director, Tulane University Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES (Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2) Session II Question to be addressed: What changes are needed to preserve the landscape, its values and assets, and what are the tradeoffs for diverse interests of deltaic regions? 8

12 WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013 (CONTINUED) 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants) 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 4 (Grand Ballroom) A Tale of Two Cities: Ho Chi Minh City & New Orleans Face the Rising Tide Moderator: Mr. Enrico Moens, Team Leader, Consortium for Ho Chi Minh City Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Grontmij Panelists: Mr. Frits Dirks, Project Leader, Flood and Inundation Management Programme (FIM), Ho Chi Minh City, Royal Haskoning DHV Mr. David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner and Ball Architects Mr. Derek Hoeferlin, Assistant Professor, Washington University-St. Louis Mrs. Vu Thuy Linh, Vice Manager, Climate Change Bureau, Ho Chi Minh City 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 3:30 PM - 5:45 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES (Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2) Session III Question to be Addressed: What issues should be included in a global deltaic Communiqué of Cooperation? 9

13 THURSDAY 23 May :30 AM - 10:45 AM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALONS (Grand Ballroom) Sustainability Salon 5 Filling the Gaps: The Benefits of Integration Research & Data Sharing Throughout the Mekong Watershed Moderator: Dr. Wim Douven, Associate Professor of Integrated River Basin Management, UNESCO-IHE Panelists: Mr. Chau Tran Vinh, Deputy Director General of Water Resources Management Department, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Mr. Florian Moder, CIM Expert Consultant, WISDOM Project Mr. Cees van de Guchte, Manager, Climate Adaptation & Risk Management, Deltares Sustainability Salon 6 Filling the Gaps: Building Information Networks to Improve Livelihoods & Community Adaptation Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ho Long Phi, WACC, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi Minh City Panelists: Mr. Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hieu Trung, Can Tho University, Member Scientific Board, Dragon Institute Dr. Ir. Fons Nelen, Water Management Information Systems, Nelen & Schuurmans Consultants Dr. Mohammad Rezaur Rahman, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer) 10

14 THURSDAY 23 May 2013 (CONTINUED) 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom) Report of Findings: Design Charettes Beyond DELTAS2013: A Communiqué for World Deltaic Cooperation Moderator: Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America s WETLAND Foundation Panelists: Design Charrette Chairs 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants) 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM FINAL PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom) Closing Keynote Finding Common Ground: From Generational to Legacy Solutions Introduction: Dr. Lynne McNamara, Executive Director, Viet Nam Education Foundation Keynote: Dr. Donald Boesch, President, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland Closing Remarks Announcement and Presentation of the America s WETLAND Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award Drs. Simon van der Burg, Consul General, Consulate General of The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ho Chi Minh City Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, America s WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi Minh City 11

15 DESIGN CHARRETTES One of the most important outcomes of DELTAS2013 will be the ideas generated during the interactive design charrettes. Charrette facilitators will guide their teams through three working sessions over the course of the conference. These discussion sessions will seek solutions for sustainable deltas using the Mekong Delta as a focal point. On the final day of DELTAS2013, charrette leaders will report on their groups recommendations concerning priorities for global cooperation. There will be 8 different charrette teams that will meet in parallel sessions. Each charrette team will discuss the same set of critical questions and try to move towards consensus on a number of topics that are important to the Mekong Delta - and to deltas around the world. Teams may also choose to graphically design solutions to challenges, referring to maps found in this program and in charrette meeting rooms. Recorders will be provided for each of the groups to document the main discussion points and proceedings from the sessions. Please refer to the symbol on your name tag and the list on the next page to determine your charrette team and room assignment. Each charrette team will likely produce different ideas based on their approach to the following discussion topics. The organizers believe these topics are a helpful way to organize a more general discussion of deltaic sustainability. Topics to be considered include: Governance Structure Sustainable Agriculture Functional Floodplains Compatible Infrastructure Political & Societal Will On Wednesday evening, 22 May, charrette leaders will meet to review findings and agree on a summary of recommendations to be delivered during the final plenary session on 23 May. After the conference, these recommendations will be compiled into a report of findings to be presented to the Government of Viet Nam and to sponsor country embassies in Hanoi. This Communiqué of Cooperation will be disseminated to organizations interested in comprehensive forecasting, best practices, technology transfer, research and policy for delta regions. It is hoped that the findings report will lead to the development of one or more pilot projects identified by potential partners during the conference, such as the Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities forums in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico states, which were inspired by recommendations from DELTAS 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana. 12

16 DESIGN CHARRETTES ROOM LISTING Each DELTAS2013 participant has a symbol on their name tag that corresponds to one of the symbols below. Please refer to the symbol on your name tag and the list below to determine your charrette team and room assignment. Participants will meet with their respective teams in the same room during each of the three charrette sessions. 13

17 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT 14

18 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT 15

19 INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL GROUND FLOOR ROOM LAYOUT 16

20 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Martien Beek, First Secretary, Water & Climate, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hanoi, Viet Nam Donald Boesch, Ph.D., President, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland Jake Brunner, Mekong Program Coordinator, International Union for Conservation of Nature James i n Bùi, Senior Operations Director East Meets West Foundation Stan Bronson, Executive Director, Florida Earth Foundation Jeffrey Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America Richard Cronin, Ph.D, Director, Southeast Asia Program, Stimson Center Doug Daigle, Hypoxia Program Director, Mississippi River Basin Alliance Stephen G. Dehmer, Chevron Corporation Do Hong Lan Chi, Ph.D, Vice Director, Science and Technology, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Duong Van Ni, Ph.D., Director, Hoa An Biodiversity Research Center, Can Tho University Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director & Freshwater Lead Greater Mekong, Conservation International Gerry Galloway, Ph.D, Glenn Marting Institute Professor of Engineering, University of Maryland Karen Gautreaux, Director of Government Relations Louisiana Chapter, The Nature Conservancy Garret Graves, Chair, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Charles Chip Groat, Ph.D., President & CEO, The Water Institute of the Gulf Ho Long Phi, Ph.D, Director, Center of Water Management and Climate Change, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Huynh Tien Dung, Mekong Delta Landscape Manager, World Wildlife Fund Julien Katchinoff, Water Advisor, U.S. Department of State David Keane, Vice President, BG Group Stijn Koole, Senior Advisor, Urban Planning and Climate Chang Adaptation, Bosch Slabbers Landscape + Urban Design Le Quang Minh, Ph.D, Vice President, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City Thanh Le, Viet Nam Country Chairman, Shell Corporation Camille Manning-Broome, Director of Planning, Center for Planning Excellence Steve Mathies, Ph.D, Vice President, Coastal Restoration & Protection, AECOM Lynne McNamara, Ph.D., Executive Director, Viet Nam Education Foundation V.J. Han Meyer, Professor of Urban Design, Department of Urbanism, TU-Delft, The Netherlands The Honorable Michael Michalak, U.S. Ambassador to Viet Nam (Ret.) Dale Morris, Senior Economist, Embassy of The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C. Rebecca Ng, Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund Chris Paola, Ph.D., Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Geology & Geophysics Denise Reed, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf Nathan Sage, Southeast Asia Program Director, Pacific Disaster Center Jennifer Sara, Sector Manager, The World Bank Viet Nam Yvonne Scannel, Professor, Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland William Clifford Smith, Member-designee, Mississippi River Commission Gregory Smith, Director, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey Lauren Sorkin, Country Specialist, Viet Nam Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank Robert Twilley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner & Ball Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Ph.D, Senior Advisor, Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Deltares Jeff Williams, Director, Climate Consulting, Entergy Corporation Linda Yarr, Director, PISA, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University 17

21 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS America s WETLAND Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that has acted as a neutral arbiter for coastal interests since its inception in 2002, elevating issues facing the Gulf Coast, specifically those of coastal land loss, to regional and national attention. Through its America s Energy Coast initiative, the Foundation has brought together a diverse group of major U.S.- based businesses and industries, national environmental organizations, renowned scientists and researchers, and coastal interests from across the four energy-producing states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Learn more about the Foundation and it s initiatives by visiting ORGANIZERS & PARTNERS The America s WETLAND Foundation would like to thank the sponsors and underwriters whose support made DELTAS2013VIETNAM possible. 18

22 COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS ASEAN Business Council Asian Development Bank Can Tho University Center for Biodiversity and Development Conservation International Delta Alliance Deltares East Meets West Foundation Environmental Defense Fund Florida Earth Foundation IUCN Mississippi River Commission Mississippi River Basin Alliance Pacific Disaster Center SIGUR Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University Sub-Institute for Hydrometeorology and Environment Southern Institute of Ecology Stimson Center The Asia Foundation The Nature Conservancy Trinity College Dublin School of Law United States Chamber of Commerce U.S.-Viet Nam Trade Council The Water Institute of the Gulf 19

23 AMERICA S WETLAND FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS R. King Milling, Chairman New Orleans, LA Mark Davis Tulane University Berwick Duvall, Esq. Duval, Funderburk, Sundberry, Lovell & Watkins Karen Gautreaux The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana Dale Hall Ducks Unlimited Honorable Randy Roach Mayor, Lake Charles, LA In Memoriam: Paul McIlhenny The America's WETLAND Foundation acknowledges the loss of Paul McIlhenny, Chairman and CEO of the McIlhenny Company and Vice Chairman of the America s WETLAND Foundation Board of Directors. This past year, Paul received the AWF Lifetime Achievement Award, a most fitting tribute to a man who dedicated countless hours and attention to restoring Louisiana's coast and its precious wetlands. LEADERSHIP Valsin A. Marmillion Managing Director Sidney Coffee Senior Advisor PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT, EDITORIAL & MEDIA With support from: Compose Digital Design Baton Rouge, LA Special Thanks To: Indochina Heritage The staff of the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon 20

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