The Program of the Sixth Annual Conference
November 16, 2002

8:15 - 8:50 am	Registration (includes light buffet) — Turf Holiday Inn, 205 Wolf Road, Albany
	Book Signing with Tom Bethell
9:00 am	Welcome - Celebrating Private Property Rights Carol W. LaGrasse, President, Property Rights Foundation of America, Inc.
9:10 am	Opening Address - The Noblest Triumph — Private Property, The Historical Route to Prosperity Tom Bethell, Author and Senior Editor, The American Spectator, Washington, D.C.
10:00 am	Report from New York - Panel I Chaired by: Thomas A. Miller, President, Allegany Citizens Rights Committee, Allegany, New York
		Practical Experience with the U.S. EPA—Arbitrary Regulation of Small Oil Producers Stephen Kennemuth, Olean, New York
		Expensive Fuel Cleanups—DEC Liens Close Small General Stores Thom Randall, Reporter, The Post Star, Glens Falls, New York
10:50 am	Short Break - Coffee Served
11:00 am	Current Challenges to Private Landownership - Panel II Chaired by Carol W. LaGrasse
		Rural Cleansing of the State of Maine Professor Jonathan Reisman, University of Maine, Machias, Maine
		The Wildlands Program Thomas M. Bennett, Maryville, Tennessee
		Defending New England Traditions Sean R. McKeon, Director, Northeast Regional Forest Foundation, West Dummerston, Vermont
12:30 pm	Luncheon
	Awards Presentation The Honorable Robert G. Prentiss, New York State Assemblyman, Presenter
	“My America” — A Reading Gunta Krasts-Voutyras, Fabric Artist & Writer, Clemons, New York
	Keynote Address - Private Conservation—Proven Environmentalism Robert J. Smith, President Center for Private Conservation, Washington, D.C.
2:15 pm	Freedom and Private Property - Panel III Chaired by: Carol W. LaGrasse
		Takings Litigation — An Update Jeff Williams and Leah Hurtgen, New York State Farm Bureau, Glenmont, New York
		Private Conservation in Africa—Local Economic Benefits Brian Seasholes, Center for Private Conservation, Washington, D.C.
3:05 pm	Short Break
3:15 pm	Ideas for the Future - Panel IV Chaired by Carol W. LaGrasse
		Protecting Private Property—Prospects in the 108th Congress Michael Hardiman, Hardiman Consulting, Washington, D.C.
		Eminent Domain - Current Status, Future Directions James E. Morgan, Esq., Galvin & Morgan, Delmar, New York
		Turning the Tables—”Good Guys” Using Environmental Law Kathy Benedetto, National Wilderness Institute, Washington, D.C.
4:30 pm	Closing Address - Cutting Edge Litigation for the Future Madeline Sheila Galvin, Esq., Galvin & Morgan, Delmar, New York

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