PAST FORUM FRONTERIZO PROGRAMS

Available on

March 15, 2006
Borderless Innovation: A Call to Action
Hon. Eugenio Elorduy Walther, Governor, State of Baja California and discussion panel

June 27, 2003
Our Ports of Entry and Homeland Security: A Dialogue with Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson, Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

October 22, 2002
Air Quality and Economic Development Along the California/Baja California Border: Can We Have Both?
Ing. Sergio Sánchez Martínez, Director General for Air Quality Management at Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), Mexican Department for the Environment and Natural Resources
Amy Zimpfer, P.E., Deputy Director, Air Division for Region 9 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

July 18, 2002
The Future of Manufacturing in Baja California: The Electronics and Autoparts Sectors
Dr. Jorge Carrillo V., professor of sociology and director of the Social Studies Department at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana
Dr. Jim Gerber, professor of economics and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University
Ing. Sergio Tagliapietra, secretary of economic development, State of Baja California

*Archive footage available through UCSD Extension's Office of Distance Learning

May 20, 2002
Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response in our Binational Region
George Flores, M.D., M.P.H., former public health officer, County of San Diego
David B. Hoyt, M.D., FACS, vice-chair and prof. of surgery and Chief Division Trauma Burns/SICU, UCSD Medical Center
Dr. José J. Mayagoitia, FACS, secretario técnico del Consejo de Accidentes y Lesiones del Estado de Baja California
Stephen Waterman, M.D., FACS, U.S.-Mexico border epidemiologist for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Dr. Francisco Vera, secretary of health, State of Baja California

*Archive footage available through UCSD Extension's Office of Distance Learning

December 13, 2001
Solving Our Border Crossing Problem In An Era of Terrorism
Doris Meissner, former commissioner, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993-2000)

September 17, 2001
Providing a Reliable Water Supply in the Sandiego/Imperial Valley/Baja California Region
Presenter: Scott Slater, attorney at law, Hatch & Parent
Moderator: Chris Frahm, Of Counsel, Hatch & Parent

July 13, 2001
Energy Opportunities in Baja California
Paul Boeker, president, Institute of the Americas
Federico Ruanova, partner, Baker & McKenzie

November 15, 2000
The Global Engagement of San Diego/Baja California: Visions for a 21st-Century Region
Susan Golding
, former mayor, City of San Diego
Richard Farman, chairman emeritus, Sempra Energy
Héctor Lutteroth, president, Grupo AFAL

August 31, 2000
Sharing the Benefits of Global Trade: Visions for the San Diego/Baja California Region
Maria Contreras-Sweet, secretary, Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, State of California
Manuel Pastor, professor of Latin American and Latino studies and director of the Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community, University of California, Santa Cruz

July 28, 2000
Regional Strategies for the Global Economy: Perspectives from San Diego and Mexico
Dr. Irwin Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer, QUALCOMM, Inc.
Lic. Javier Mancera, director, NAFTA Office, Secretaría de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI), Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C.

May 31, 2000
Global Engagement, Local Development: Prospects for the San Diego/Baja California Region
Victor Miramontes,
former managing director, North American Development Bank

December 10, 1999
Health and Medical Care in San Diego and Baja California: Prospects for Collaboration
Dr. Eduardo González Pier, director of planning for Mexico's Institute for Social Security
(PowerPoint presentation available here — you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader)

November 12, 1999
New Energy Markets, Population Growth and Air Quality: Opportunities for Binational Cooperation
Bill Richardson,
former U.S. Secretary of Energy
Dr. Héctor Olea, president of Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission

October 22, 1999
Smart Regional Planning and the Airport Question
State Sen. Steve Peace, chair of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee

July 9, 1999
Mexico’s New Federalism: Its Implications for Baja California and the Cross-Border Region
Juan Marcos Gutiérrez González, member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies from Baja California
Rubén Fernández Aceves, member of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies from Baja California
Bob Filner, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from San Diego

October 23, 1998
From Sea to Desert to Mountains: Preserving Baja California’s Natural Wonders
Julia Carabias,
Mexico’s Secretary for the Environment, Natural Resources and Fishing Department

March 6, 1998
California Border Politics: Perspectives on the Future of California-Mexico Relations
Denise Moreno Ducheny,
member of the California State Assembly
Fernando Solana, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Mexican Senate
Frank del Olmo, deputy editor, The Los Angeles Times

September. 19, 1997
Asian Investment in the California/Baja California Region
Jaime Zabludosky,
Mexico’s Undersecretary of Commerce
Ungush Park, director of the Samsung Economic Research Institute

June 20, 1997
Law Enforcement Challenges to Cross-Border Region Building
Janet Reno,
former U.S. Attorney General
Lic. José Angel Gurría, Mexico’s former Secretary of Foreign Relations