Academy Schedule
8:30 a.m. Coffee and seating
9:00 a.m. Overview: The
Precautionary Principle – What is it? (Raffensperger)
9:45 a.m. The Precautionary
Principle in Action (Raffensperger)
Scientific Uncertainty
(Schettler)
Legal Uncertainty, Standards of Proof, and the Burden of Proof
(Guth)
10:30
Various Formulations of the Precautionary Principle: National and
international; successful applications (case studies); businesses
taking the lead: how and why? (Raffensperger, Schettler, Guth)
11:00 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. “Mind Map” of Florida Issues:
Generate, visualize, structure, and classify issues and ideas (Raffensperger)
11:45 a.m. Lunch: An Introduction to
Earth Jurisprudence (Sister Patricia Siemen)
1:00 p.m. The State of
the State: “How would the Precautionary Principle apply to your area
of expertise?” A local panel of experts frames relevant issues.
Participants are invited to explore issues related to climate
change, development, water, offshore drilling, transportation,
energy or others, as suggested.
Miami panel led by Murray Greenburg, former Dade County Attorney;
Orlando panel led by Robert Guthrie, Senior Assistant County
Attorney, Orange County
2:00 p.m. Applying the
Precautionary Principle to Florida: General brainstorming session (Raffensperger)
2:30 p.m. Over to You:
Small group discussion of local issues as identified in brainstorm
and Mind Map; tie local issues to evolution of the Precautionary
Principle; explore link to future generations (facilitated)
3:30 p.m. Lightning
report-in session from breakout groups;
Synthesis and Conclusion: Raffensperger