Institute for Energy Systems, Economics, and Sustainability

FSU Artist Care about the Environment:
In the IESES Lobby and in the World

Artist

Ray Burggraf, Dave Cartes, Lilian Garcia-Roig and Mark Messersmith in the IESES lobby in front of a Messersmith painting.

The work of three renowned FSU faculty artists graces the walls of the FSU Institute for Energy Systems, Economics and Sustainability. Ray Burggraf, Lilian Garcia-Roig, and Mark Messersmith exhibit together under the show title of A Mysterious Clarity.

A Mysterious Clarity is an exhibition of paintings of these three landscape artists who came to Florida from very different artistic backgrounds to teach painting at FSU. Their ideas about landscape and painting strongly converge as they bring their view of nature as something found still relatively unspoinled-but fragile and endangered. Their paintings reveal mysteries in a few precious moments of clarity of vision.

"We are honored by the artist's concern for the natural environment and the environment of the IESES offices," said Dave Cartes, Director of IESES.

The exhibition will remain on display at the IESES offices through January 2010. Come by and see for yourself at 2000 Levy Avenue, Suite 360, Tallahassee, Florida 32310.

IESES HOSTS SYMPOSIUM ON OFFSHORE ENERGY Click here to watch the Symposium online: Participant Roster FSU drilling symposium experts
	Keynote Speaker
	Joseph Christopher
Technical and Environmental Challenges This panel will consider the potential impacts of oil and gas activity in the marine environment: mitigation of potential impacts with modern technology, the baseline knowledge needed for science-based management and monitoring of energy production, and special needs of the Florida coastal region.

Ian MacDonald, Ph.D.	Norman L. Guinasso, Jr., Ph.D	Martin Hovland, Ph.D.	Kenneth J. Schaudt
Economic Challenges The experts on Economic Challenges will speak to several important issues regarding offshore oil leasing and the potential revenue for the state of Florida including: How are offshore oil auctions designed and how do they generate revenue? How do changes in such things as energy markets, oil industry structure or auction design influence potential revenue streams? What is the outlook for international oil and gas markets? How do federal regulations affect offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, and production? What are some of the labor market implications of having an ongoing offshore oil industry?

R. Mark Isaac, Ph.D.	Kenneth Hendricks, Ph.D.		Mark J. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Law and Policy Challenges This panel will consider the law and policy framework for oil and gas activity in Florida's Gulf of Mexico waters. In addition to looking at experiences of other Gulf States developing resources within their waters, special consideration will be given to the relationship of opening state waters to federal oil and gas development in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and how federal policy may affect Florida's decision-making.

Donna R. Christie, J.D.	Owen Anderson, J.D.		Paul L. Kelly, J.D.