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3:15pm-4:45pm
Civic Center Auditorium
Participants return to the Civic Center Auditorium as the meeting reaches
its conclusion. There, President Rodney Swink, FASLA, will deliver
parting remarks and install the new officers for the 2002-2003 year. That
installation will include the "parade of past ASLA presidents" and their
participation in the installation ceremony. Incoming President Paul
Morris, FASLA, will address the assembly and offer his perspective
on the Society's coming year. The keynote address will be followed by
a special treat -- a visual review of the past four days. Be sure to watch
your colleagues enjoying this inspiring annual meeting.
The keynote address is presented by an individual who epitomizes what
it means to be a Leader of Discovery - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Mr. Kennedy's closing remarks will emphasize the critical role each
of us plays in protecting our environment and natural resources. He will
challenge landscape architects to live up to the traditions of Olmsted
and McHarg, and to Challenge the 21st Century while becoming true Leaders
of Discovery.
He has challenged not only those who would misuse and abuse our environment,
but also those whose practices do not measure up to the standard of true
stewardship. A pioneer in the area of municipal and governmental responsibility,
he is at the forefront of the movement to raise awareness of the importance
of the environment and natural resources. He led the fight to protect
New York City's water supply. The New York City watershed agreement, which
he negotiated on behalf of environmentalists and New York City watershed
consumers, is regarded internationally as a model in stakeholder consensus
negotiations and sustainable development. Some of Kennedy's other successful
legal actions include prosecuting governments and companies for polluting
the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, winning settlements for the Hudson
Riverkeeper, arguing cases to expand citizen access to the shoreline,
and forcing sewage treatment plants to comply with the Clean Water Act.
Kennedy serves as chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper
and as senior attorney for the National Resources Defense Council. He
is also a clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental
Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law in New York. Earlier
in his career, he served as assistant district attorney in New York City.
His published books include New York State Apprentice Falconer's Manual,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (1987) and The
Riverkeepers (1997). Some of his articles have appeared in the New York
Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe and Washington Post. This
session will not be recorded.
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