17th MICRONESIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ SUMMIT OPENING DAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m Registration
8:30 a.m. Convene
Call to Order
Introduction of Chief Executives and First Ladies
Presentation of Colors by Guam National Guard
USA National Anthem
Guam Hymn
Posting of Colors by Guam National Guard
Opening Prayer
Change of Chairmanship The Honorable Lyndon Jackson, Governor of Kosrae Chairman, 16th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit turns over Chairmanship of the 17th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit to the Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam
Traditional Chant
9:30 a.m. Welcoming Remarks The Honorable Eddie Baza Calvo, Governor of Guam Chairman, 17th Micronesian Chief Executives’ Summit
Adoption of Agenda
Opening Remarks by Chief Executives: • His Excellency Emanuel Mori, President of the Federated States of Micronesia • His Excellency Johnson Toribiong, President, Republic of Palau • His Excellency Christopher Loeak, President, Republic of the Marshall Islands • The Honorable Benigno R. Fitial, Governor, CNMI • The Honorable Sebastian L. Anefal, Goveror of Yap State • The Honorable John Ehsa, Governor of Pohnpei State • The Honorable Johnson S. Elimo, Governor of Chuuk State • The Honorable Lyndon H. Jackson, Governor of Kosrae State
10:30 -10:45 a.m. Break – Photo Session, Chief Executives
10:45-11:00 a.m. Region IX, Federal Regional Council (FRC) Presenter: Mr. Herb Schultz, Chairman (15 minute-video conference)
11:00-11:30 a.m. Towards a Strategic Framework: The MCSF as a Regional Planning Council
11:30-11:45 p.m. Chinese Visa Waiver for the Region
11:45-12:00 p.m. U. S. Military Realignment in the Pacific
12:00 – 12:15 p.m. Lowering Island Power Costs
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Pacific Workforce Investment Work Group (PWIW) Regional Workforce Development Council
12:30-12:45 p.m. Center for Micronesian Empowerment (CME)
12:45 p.m. Recess/Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Assistant Secretary Anthony Babauta Office of Insular Affairs
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Micronesian Center for Sustainable Future (MCSF) Status Report by Designated Representatives, MCSF
1:30 - 4:30 p.m. MCSF Technical Staff Prepares Communique
5:30 p.m. Cocktail/Dinner Reception, Fiestan Tasi Ballroom Fiesta Resort Guam, Tumon Hosted by Governor & Mrs. Eddie Baza Calvo and Lt. Governor and Mrs. Ray S. Tenorio
7:00 p.m. Micronesia Area Research Center (MARC) Dinner Fundraiser 60th Anniversary Charter Day, University of Guam Mariott Hotel, Tumon, Guam
17th MICRONESIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVES’ SUMMIT FINAL DAY THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012
8:30 a.m. Summit Reconvenes
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Regional Economic Development
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Tourism and Innovation
9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Regional Healthcare Integration
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. Invasive Species and Pacific Islands
9:45 – 10:00 a.m. Inquiries into the Island’s Water Resources “Underground Dam”
10:00 - 10:15a.m. BREAK
10:15 - 10:30a.m. Micronesian UNESCO World Heritage Project State Historic Preservation Officers
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Micronesian Challenge
Micronesian Conservation Trust
Micronesian Shark Sanctuary
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Regional Agricultural Development and Trade
USDA Requirements to Export Agricultural Products
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. Technical Assistance for Community Base Empowerment
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. A Clean Energy Future
Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
Global Environmental Facility
12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Recess/Lunch
1:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony
Adjournment
6:30 p.m. Dinner Reception & Signing of Communique Government House, Agana Heights Hosted by Governor & Mrs. Eddie Baza Calvo and Lt. Governor and Mrs. Ray S. Tenorio