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Carbon Offset Workshop
Workshop Agenda

Day 1: Monday, October 22
10:00 - 10:15Welcome and Introductions
Professor Buzz Thompson, Co-Director of the Woods Institute for the Environment
10:15 - 11:00Overview and Initial Discussion
Opening remarks by David Hayes
11:00 - 12:00The Voluntary Offset Market in the U.S. - What's Working, What's Not
Opening remarks by William Townsend; Karen Douglas; Mark Trexler
12:00 - 1:15Lunch
1:15 - 2:15Offset Experience under Kyoto and Lessons to be Learned
Opening remarks by Michael Wara
2:15 - 3:15Developing and Implementing Offset Methodologies: the Who's and How's and Lessons to be Learned
Opening remarks by Diane Wittenberg; Toby Janson-Smith; Lydia Olander
3:15 - 3:30Break
3:30 - 4:15The Special Challenges Presented by Forestry and Ag - Dealing with Additionality, Leakage, Measurement
Opening remarks by Debbie Reed and Michelle Passero/Laurie Wayburn
4:15 - 5:30What Carbon Markets Need to Function - Rules/Self- Regulation/Compliance
Opening remarks by Ron Oppenheimer; Michael Walsh; Sean Clark
5:30 - 5:45Summary of Day
6:00 - 8:30Reception and Dinner at Stanford Faculty Club

Day 2: Tuesday, October 23
7:30 - 8:30Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45Summary/Highlights from Day 1
David Hayes
8:45 - 10:30Federal Legislation and State Regulation: Potential Approaches
Opening remarks by Joe Kruger and Debbie Reed
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:45Where to Go from Here
Discussion moderated by David Hayes
12:45 - 1:00Wrap-Up
1:00 - 2:00Lunch

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