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The Plenary Session was held Monday morning, 9 June in the Hyatt Regency Ball room (E).

The program started with a viewing of the short film America's Wetland: Campaign to Save Coastal Louisiana

Our keynote speaker was JohnBarry, author of "The Rising Tide"

Then we had a very informative panel discussion followed by an open Q&A session for the audience. The moderator was Robert R. Twilley, Professor, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Our panelists were:

Jack Caldwell Secretary, Loisiana Department of Natural Resources
William L. Jenkins President, Louisiana State University System
Keith Ouchley Executive Director, The Nature Conservancy of Louisiana
Stacey P. Methvin President, Shell Pipeline LP
R. King Milling President, Whitney National Bank
William J. Mitsch Professor, Ohio State University
James T.B. Tripp General Counsel, Environmental Defense Fund