Group Name: Welcome and Greetings: Katherine S. McCarter, ESA Executive Director Mary Kay LeFevour, SER Executive Director Restoration in a Changing World: Keith Bowers, SER Chair Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Alan Covich, ESA President Keynote: Don Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief of Science Now that the reality of climate change has achieved full-bore political momentum, it is driving a whole portfolio of proposed responses -- mitigation strategies, alternative energy sources, and geoengineering solutions. If we're too eager for a solution, we may not give careful examination to the externalities of each proposal. Don Kennedy will run through a few examples.