[CivilSoc] Caspian Region Conference, Reading, UK, 14 March 2003

[Moderator]

Dear Colleagues,
The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, Reading UK and Shell International are
hosting a conference
CASPIAN REGION: PRESENT AND FUTURE, Sustainable Development and Social
Issues
Place: The University of Reading, Reading, UK
Date: 14 March 2003
Among the participants are members of the diplomatic corps, representatives
of Oil Companies, and governments, NGOs.  Please see the programme below:
10.00-10.30 a.m. Registration & Coffee
10.30-10.45 a.m. Welcome James Q.C.cMacBain, Director, Int'l and Study
Abroad Office, Univ. of Reading
 Opening Remarks Dr Janet Gunn, Head, Eastern Research Group, Foreign and
Commonwealth Office
10:45-12.15 p.m. Beyond Oil and Gas: Sustainable Development of the Caspian
Region
 Chair: Janet Gunn, Head, Eastern Research Group, Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
 Steven R. Mann, US Ambassador, Caspian Basin Energy Diplomacy  "The Coming
Phases of Caspian Energy".
 Dr Steven Fries, Deputy Chief Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction
and Development "Transition, Sustainable Development and the Caspian Sea
Region".
 Dr Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Director, The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, The
University of Reading  "Finding Sustainable Solutions to Economic
Development in Central Asia".
 Vadim Nee, Law and Environment Eurasia Partnership, Kazakhstan
"Kazakhstan's environmental law and policy on the Caspian Sea"
12.15-1.45 p.m. Lunch
1.45-3.15 p.m.  Sustainable Development:  Policy Agenda for Corporate
Accountability
 Chair: Dr Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Director, The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies,
The University of Reading
 Simon Nutting, ChevronTexaco, Eurasia Business Unit
 Margaret Mogford, Head of Environment, BG Group
 Chris Bond, AMEC
 Murray Jones, Social Performance Management Unit, Sell International
3.15-3.30 p.m.  Coffee Break
3.30-5.30 p.m.  Sustainable Development Legal, Environmental and Social
Issues
 Chair: Richard Dion, Shell E&P International
 Dr Chris Waters, Deputy Director, The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies, The
University of Reading "The legal framework for sustainable development"
 Peter Taylor, Manager, Caspian / Black Sea Regions, Oil Spill Preparedness
Study, IPIECA (International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation
Association)  "Working together: developing effective oil spill contingency
plans"
 Zbignev Karpowicz, Fauna and Flora International
 Steven Crashaw, Director, Human Rights Watch, London
5.30-6.00 p.m. Concluding Remarks. Dr Yelena Kalyuzhnova, The Centre for
Euro-Asian Studies, The University of Reading
 Richard Dion, Shell E&P International
For further details please contact Ms Evelyn McDonald
e.mcdonald at reading.ac.uk or  http://www.rdg.ac.uk/IEAS/
Tel: 44 118 9 316205; Fax: 44 118 9 316274
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Dr Yelena Kalyuzhnova
Director
The Centre for Euro-Asian Studies
The University of Reading
Whiteknights, PO Box 218,
Reading, RG6 6AA
UK
tel:  44 118 3786637
fax:  44 118 3786274
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/IEAS