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Presentations set on marine monument study
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Posted on Jun 14 2008
On Tuesday, June 17, and Wednesday, June 18, Dr. Thomas Iverson, professor of Economics at the University of Guam, and Dr. John C. Salas, former Guam senator and president of UOG, will be visiting Saipan to present the preliminary results of an economic study identifying the costs and benefits of establishing a marine monument in the CNMI.
Presentations are scheduled with the Saipan Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee, the Rotary Club of Saipan, Northern Marianas College’s Current Issues summer session and MVA’s Japan Adhoc Committee.
A public presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18, from 6pm to 8pm at the American Memorial Park auditorium. The tentative schedule is:
[B]Tuesday, June 17[/B]9am – SCC Economic Development Committee
11:45am – Rotary Club
3:30pm – NMC, McPhetres Current Issues class
[B]Wednesday, June 18[/B]7am – Harry Blalock morning show – waiting on confirmation
10am – MVA Japan Ad Hoc
1:30pm – Legislature – waiting on confirmation
6-8pm – Public information presentation at AMP Auditorium
Dr. Iverson has been at the University of Guam since 1988, where he is currently a professor of Economics and executive director of the Sustainable Development Institute. He has specialized in the analysis of the impacts of tourism in Asia. Additionally, Dr. Iverson is a registered consultant with the Global Development Network, the Asian Development Bank, and Pacific Asia Tourism Pty. Ltd. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas, specializing in Labor, Government and Business, and Economic Development. With a wide range of interests, Dr. Iverson has consulted in Guam, Palau, Chuuk State and Pohnpei State (Federated States of Micronesia), and Bali. He is also the representative for Guam and Micronesia to the Asia Pacific Tourism Association.
Dr. Salas is a former Guam senator and president of UOG. Dr. Salas is currently a tenured Associate Professor of International Tourism in its School of Business and Public Administration. He has been a member of every educational board and commission throughout Micronesia during his 23-year career, and is well-known throughout the nations of the Western Pacific Islands.
