Marcellus Shale Forum: Program Schedule

Noon

Welcome

Overview of Sustainability Series

Sister Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D.
President, Marywood University

Panel Introduction

Patrick Brier, J.D.
Moderator

Hon. Robert P. Casey, Jr.

U.S. Senator (PA)
"Opportunities and Challenges in the Marcellus Shale Region"

Kathryn Klaber

President & Executive Director, Marcellus Shale Coalition
"Economics, Energy, and the Environment"

Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.

Professor of Agricultural Economics and State Program Leader, Economic & Community Development, Penn State University
"Regional and Local Community Economic Impact of Natural Gas Development"

2:00 p.m.

Break

2:30 p.m.

John Quigley

Secretary, PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
"Mineral Rights in Pennsylvania Parks and Forests"

Jennifer Hoffman

Manager, Monitoring and Assessment Program, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
"Managing and Protecting Water Resources in the Susquehanna River Basin"

Jeanne VanBriesen, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems, Carnegie Mellon University
"Water Quantity and Quality Issues in Unconventional Shale Gas Development"

4:00 p.m.

Questions & Answers

Conducted by the Moderator

4:50 p.m.

Closing

Sister Anne Anne Munley, IHM, Ph.D.