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April 23-27,
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Hyatt Regency
Crown Center
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You
are invited to interact in an interdisciplinary setting to
experience state-of-the art science and engineering planning and
policy in a partnership environment and to formulate goals and approaches to
ecosystem restoration. The conference will provide many
opportunities to learn about ecosystem restoration efforts
throughout the country and to learn absout ecosystem
restoration programs including Missouri River Basin, Parks, Canada,
Agency efforts, Louisiana Coastal Area, Columbia
River, Everglades, San Francisco Bay/Delta, Chesapeake Bay, Great
Lakes, Puget Sound, and the Mississippi River
Basin just to mention
a few. Throughout the conference, participants will investigate
challenging restoration-related questions, such as:
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How do we effectively partner to integrate planning, policy and
science such that each contributes to the other in an effective,
relevant and timely manner?
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What are the state-of-the-art approaches, technologies, tools and data
available for ecosystem restoration. Who is leading the way?
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Are
there local, regional and national policies guiding restoration?
For restoration projects involving multiple governmental
agencies, non-government organizations, tribal governments and
other partners, how do we ensure continuity and completion of
large-scale, multiyear restoration projects?
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How do we ensure that restoration policy facilitates integration
of new science, new and improved technology, and new and
improved modeling into restoration planning and implementation?
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How can the scientific information be used to achieve
environmental sustainability in restoration programs? How do we
set restoration objectives and define success?
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Are there opportunities for innovative win-win solutions that
sustainably integrates humanity and nature in the restored
ecosystem?
Prevention and restoration of degraded ecosystems have been and
continue to be a high priority throughout the Nation at all levels
and in all settings. Yet those involved in ecosystem restoration
have had limited opportunity to interact with their colleagues at
the national scale to discuss issues and challenges relevant to
ecosystem restoration. This Second National Conference on Ecosystem
Restoration and future restoration conferences will continue to
serve as a forum for individuals engaged in ecosystem restoration
to exchange information and “lessons learned” on the
challenges and opportunities for sustainable restoration of natural
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The
purpose of 2nd NCER is to provide a forum for physical,
biological, and social scientists, engineers, resource managers,
planners and policy-makers to share their knowledge and research
results concerning ecosystem restoration throughout the United
States. The public forum will exchange information and "lessons
learned" on opportunities for and challenges of achieving ecosystem
restoration through partnership. Conference participants will have the opportunity to
learn about multi-scale ecosystem restoration programs (e.g.,
Missouri River, Great
Lakes , Everglades, San Francisco Bay/Delta, Chesapeake Bay Columbia
River, Louisiana Coastal Area, Puget Sound, Mississippi River) and what has contributed to success, as well as lessons
learned from these programs. The roles of policy, planning and science in establishing
goals and performance expectations for achieving successful and
sustainable ecosystem restoration will be explored. Successful
partnerships and means to leverage resources will be an important
component of these meetings.
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The
conference is designed to bring together scientists and engineers, policy makers, planners
and partners who are actively involved in
and/or affected by all aspects of ecosystem restoration regardless
of project or program size.
Participants will interact in an interdisciplinary setting to
summarize and review state-of-the-art science, planning, means to
create partnerships and leverage resources, management activities,
and to formulate goals and approaches to ecosystem restoration. This
includes federal, state, and local agency personnel, tribal
governments, non-government organizations, private interests, water
resource engineers, water resource managers, environmental
consultants, environmental policy managers, ecological scientists
and researchers, hydrological modelers, students, and environmental
interest groups.
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1. Science of Restoration
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Modeling
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Geomorphology/Geology
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Ecology and Hydrology
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Water Quality and
Contaminants
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Fish and Wildlife
Population Responses
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Restoring Processes
Below and Through Barriers
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Integrating
Restoration and Water/Land Management Needs
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Restoration and
Invasive Species
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Geographic
Information Systems
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Preserving Genetic
Diversity
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Flow Regimes
2. System Responses
and Trends
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Effect
of Global Change
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Detecting and
Understanding Change
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Interim Objectives
for Long-Term Trends
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Performance
Measures/Standards /Indicators
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Trend Analysis
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Dealing With Natural
Variability
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Linkages and
Integration
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Predicting Outcomes
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Effective Population
Growth
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Balance Between
Created vs. Natural Systems
3.
Planning for Restoration
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Defining "Success"
and Setting Objectives
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Conceptual and
Quantitative Models
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Landscape Scaling
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Budget Development
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Leveraging Resources
Through Partnerships
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Scoping (including
interest of stakeholders)
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Opportunities and
Limitations
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Considering Human
Factors
4. Adaptive Management
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Theory
to Application
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Risk and Uncertainty
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Master Manuals
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Framework for
Learning
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Effective
Collaboration
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Engineering for
Project Robustness
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Monitoring Program
Design
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Coupling Models and
Observations
5. Partnering and
Communication
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Integrating Science
Throughout Institutional Structure
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More
Effective Communication and Information Sharing Tools
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Strategic Input of
Science in Management Decisions
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Getting Past Data
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Role and Obligation
of Science to Communicate to the Broader Restoration Community
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Examples of Effective
Partnering/Success
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Governments and
Agencies at Work
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Public Education
6. Priorities for
Ecosystem Restoration
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National Policies and
Programs to Facilitate Restoration
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Establish National Priorities
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Lessons Learned from
Large Scale Case Studies: Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, CALFED,
Great Lakes, Glen Canyon, Louisiana Coastal Area, Missouri
River, Columbia River, Puget Sound,
Upper Mississippi River
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Synthesis of Lessons
Learned
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Future Direction and
Needs
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Science based
planning
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Challenges
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Agenda-at-a-Glance
Monday, April 23, 2007
7:30am – 5:30pm |
Registration
Office Open |
7:30am – 12:30pm |
Authors to set
up Session I poster displays and Exhibitors
Move-In
[Exhibit Hall] |
9:00am – 12noon |
Adaptive
Management Workshop [New York B] |
1:00pm – 5:30pm |
Opening
Plenary Session: Restoration in the Spirit
of Cooperation
[Hallmark Hall] |
6:00pm – 8:00pm |
WELCOME
RECEPTION
[Crown Center Square] |
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
7:30am |
Early Morning Refreshments
[Exhibit Hall] |
8:30am – 9:35am |
Plenary Session: 2007 Farm Bill as a
Potential Tool for Ecosystem Restoration
[Hallmark Hall] |
9:50am – 4:00pm |
Six Concurrent Sessions |
12noon – 1:00pm |
Boxed Lunch Provided in Exhibit Hall |
4:00pm – 5:30pm |
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 1:
Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration
Programs: Defining Success [Hallmark Hall] |
5:30pm – 8:00pm |
Formal Poster Session I & Networking
Reception
[Exhibit Hall] |
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
7:30am – 8:30am |
Early Morning Refreshments
[Exhibit Hall] |
8:30am – 9:35am |
Plenary Session: Partnering for Sustainable
Success
[Hallmark Hall] |
10:00am – 12noon |
Six Concurrent Sessions |
12noon – 1:00pm |
Boxed Lunch
Provided
in Exhibit Hall |
1:00pm – 3:30pm |
Six Concurrent Sessions |
3:30pm – 5:30pm |
Ad hoc meetings & Informal Networking;
Poster & Exhibit Hall Open for Viewing |
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Thursday, April 26, 2007
7:30am – 8:30am |
Early Morning Refreshments
[Exhibit Hall] |
8:30am – 9:35am |
Plenary Session: Priorities and Measures for
Restoration
[Hallmark Hall] |
10:00am – 3:30pm |
Six Concurrent Sessions |
12noon – 1:00pm |
Boxed Lunch Provided in Exhibit Hall |
4:00pm – 4:30pm |
Plenary Session |
4:30pm – 6:00pm |
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 2:
Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration
Programs: Setting Priorities
[Hallmark Hall] |
6:00pm – 8:30pm |
Formal Poster Session II & Networking
Reception
[Exhibit Hall] |
Friday, April 27, 2007
7:30am – 8:00am |
Early Morning Refreshments
[Exhibit Hall] |
8:00am – 9:30am |
RESTORATION COFFEE HOUSE 3:
Major Challenges in Ecosystem Restoration
Programs: Measures for Determining Success
[Hallmark Hall] |
9:50am – 12noon |
Six Concurrent Sessions |
12noon |
Conference Concludes
- Assembly and Break for Field Trips |
12:30pm – 5:30pm |
OPTIONAL FIELD TRIPS:
Terrestrial Restoration Trip
ORGANIZER: Jeff Robichaud,
U.S. EPA
River Restoration Trip
ORGANIZER: Chris White, USACE, Kansas City
District |
(NOTE: Government Employees– Please be sure to note
meals as provided when filing your travel
paperwork.)
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SPECIAL
CONFERENCE
FEATURES |
Restoration Coffee Houses
A major goal of NCER is to provide participants with a unique
opportunity to collectively identify vitally important issues
faced by ecosystem restoration programs around the country. It
is important we understand what practices and processes are used
for dealing with issues, determine what has worked and what
hasn’t, and most importantly, why.
Approaches taken by four of the major restoration programs in
the country, Chesapeake Bay, Everglades, Missouri River, and
California Delta, in dealing with challenging issues faced by
all ecosystem-scaled restoration programs will be tracked
through three special Restoration Coffee House (RCH) sessions.
Open discussions between session panels and the audience are
intended to explore and evaluate different approaches, and to
create syntheses of useful information for wide applications.
These sessions will explore three such vital issues including:
(1) approaches for defining and agreeing upon successful
restoration endpoints,
(2) setting priorities for implementation of program
components in the context of constraints and trade-offs, and
(3) integration of system-wide assessments of ecosystem
responses.
Following NCER, conclusions of these RCH sessions will be
converted into a “restoration strategies” white paper.
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Restoration Integration Issues in the Mississippi River Basin
Several sessions of
the conference, including the Tuesday morning plenary session,
an open discussion session, and focused concurrent sessions
throughout the week, will address ecosystem restoration within
the Mississippi River basin, especially ideas related to
cumulative project benefits. These sessions will be organized to
foster the flow of planning and policy information from relevant
agencies and organizations to field practitioners, and the
experiences and recommendations of field staff to high level
decision makers.
The Tuesday plenary session will explore ways by which the next
Farm Bill might facilitate greater attention to multi-scale
spatial restoration approaches that support both site and
downstream objectives.
The Tuesday open discussion will provide an opportunity for
practitioners to explore common questions and to present
collaborative suggestions to a selected set of management and
policy representatives from relevant restoration organizations.
Common questions, prepared in advance by polling the restoration
community, could include:
• What is intended
in the concept of river restoration integration or “scaling-up”?
• Why is
“scaling-up” important, and to who?
• What are the
major existing constraints to “scaling-up”?
• Which agencies or
organizations are, or should be, responsible? What new or
modified management/institutional
structures might be necessary?
• What resources,
tools, and programs (ie. Farm Bill) are available?
• Who is currently
interested/committed to moving forward with restoration
integration within the Mississippi River Basin?
Concurrent sessions focusing on programs at the sub-basin scale
(i. e. the Upper Mississippi, Lower Mississippi, Missouri, and
Ohio rivers will be promoted. |
USACE Staff Gathering
SPECIAL SESSION: Informal USACE Staff Gathering to Share
Ecosystem Restoration Information Including Lessons Learned
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
4:00pm – 5:30pm
There will be an informal gathering of USACE staff involved
with or interested in large-scale ecosystem restoration programs
and projects from around the country. The purpose of the meeting
is to allow conference attendees from Corps Districts, commands
and research facilities to meet their counterparts and share
lessons learned and exchange information through a series of
interactive questions to a panel which will include
opportunities for audience involvement. This informal meeting
was organized by Jim Boone of the Jacksonville District, South
Atlantic Division. It will be moderated with introductory
comments by Ed Theriot from Corps Headquarters and the new
National Environmental Community of Practice Leader with help by
Sandra Brewer of Rock Island District, Mississippi Valley
Division and David Vigh, NCER07 Conference Chair, Mississippi
Valley Division. At the panel table will be Ken Barr, Rock
Island District, Mississippi Valley Division, Mike George, Omaha
District, Northwest Division, Troy Constance, New Orleans
District, Mississippi Valley Division, and Cheryl Ulrich,
Jacksonville District, South Atlantic Division.
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Adaptive Management Workshop
offered by CAMNet
Monday, April 23, 2007
9:00am – 12:00pm
CAMNet
is offering an introductory course on adaptive management (AM)
free of charge to conference attendees. The objective of the
course is to introduce AM principles to natural resource
practitioners as an alternative to traditional management
approaches. The workshop will be taught using a combination of
lecture and practical group exercise designed to provide
participants with “hands-on” experience in developing a mock AM
program. Topics to be addressed include: experimental design,
monitoring and evaluation, collaboration, and consensus building
with stakeholders and environmental organizations. This
workshop is intended to help participants:
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Gain an understanding of what
AM is and is not and when it is appropriate to use AM;
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understand some of the real
world challenges involved in the implementation of an AM
program designed to enhance restoration success;
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identify strategies to
overcome institutional barriers in order to improve the
effectiveness of AM efforts; and
- foster relationships with other colleagues dealing with
AM.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED:
Because of the interactive nature of this workshop,
attendance is limited to the first 50-registrants, and
advance registration is required. Please indicate your
interest in participating on the conference registration
form. As seating space is limited, should you need to cancel
your registration, please notify us no later than 14-days
prior to the workshop so that another registrant may fill
your seat.
The Adaptive Management
Workshop is full. Click here
for additional information on the AM Workshop. (PDF format)
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OPTIONAL FIELD TRIPS
(Advance registration by March 1st required -
Registration for Field Trips is CLOSED)
NCER 2007 will feature two field trips highlighting ecosystem
restoration in the Kansas City area. Indicate your desire to
participate when you register online. Both field trips include
lunch, refreshments, transportation and private guides. As
outdoor travel is involved, dress comfortably and be prepared
for the weather. Advance registration by March 1st is required.
Field Trip #1: Rocky Point Glades & Jerry Smith Park
(Limited to first 60 registrants.) Friday, April
27, 2007
1:00pm – 5:30pm
Join Kansas City WildLands, Kansas City (MO) Parks and
Recreation Department, the Missouri Department of Conservation
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an exciting
guided half-day tour. Biologists and wildlife ecologists
familiar with ongoing restoration efforts will guide you on a
tour of two efforts to restore and manage the remnants of Kansas
City's original landscape, including native prairie.
Rocky
Point Glades (Swope Park)
Located in Swope Park (Kansas City’s largest
park), Rocky Point Glades contains a mosaic of small limestone
glades set within a fire-maintained oak woodland. An aggressive
restoration of this site was initiated in 1999 and has been
accomplished with volunteer labor. Restoration including woody
removal, exotic species control, native plant reintroduction and
prescribed burning is still in progress. Here chinkapin and post
oaks preside over a part forest, part prairie herbaceous flora
atop a dramatic layer of Bethany Falls limestone outcrops.
Nearly 200 species of native plants have been identified at this
site which showcases the forest/prairie ecotone of this region.
Jerry Smith Park & Saeger Woods
Conservation Area
These
two contiguous tracts contain remnant native prairie. An
approximately 40-acre area on the west side of Smith Park has
been the subject of intense restoration efforts since 1998
involving tree removal, prescribed burning and control of
sericea lespedeza. The site contains the largest population in
Missouri of the state-listed eared false foxglove. Smith Park
contains the largest remaining tract of remnant prairie on the
Missouri side of the metro area and the only one in the city
limits of Kansas City. Prairie forbs grown at Powell Gardens
from locally collected seed have been planted here at KC
WildLands public workdays in recent years. The smaller east
prairie of Jerry Smith Park was cleared of woody invasive
encroachment in the 2004, and the newly opened prairie underwent
its first prescribed burn in the fall of 2004. This area has a
diverse spring flora which includes a number of conservative
prairie forbs.
Field Trip #2: Missouri River - Kansas City Reach
(Limited to first 100 registrants.)
Friday, April 27, 2007
1:00pm – 5:30pm
This guided boat trip on the Missouri River through the Kansas
City area will include several informal presentations on the
Missouri River Recovery Program along with many developed and
natural sights to see. The conference field trip fee covers the
cost of a bus ride to and from the boat along with a box lunch.
If you do not wish to ride the bus or eat lunch you are welcome
to drive up on your own. The Corps’ tour of Missouri River
Recovery sites is free to the public. We will be on a U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers inspection barge pushed by a Corps boat. The
barge has both outside and inside covered spaces, plenty of
seating, and restroom facilities. Participants will be bussed
from the conference hotel, board the barge in Parkville at the
English Landing boat ramp (Rivermile 377), and travel downstream
on the Missouri River for about three hours (25 river miles) to
the La Benite Park boat ramp.
Remember to bring your binoculars and a light coat if windy or
overcast.
Field Trip
Fee: This fee includes lunch, transportation to the
barge, and refreshments. The barge tour itself is a free service
provided by the Corps. Please refer to the web site for detailed
field trip information. |
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For Attendees with Professional
Certifications
If
you maintain a professional license issued by a society, an
association, an occupational licensing board or a department of
professional regulation within your state, you may be eligible to
earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for your participation in
NCER. You will need to contact the appropriate authority who manages
your professional certification to verify your organization or
individual state's licensing requirements, and to confirm what
documentation is required. While we are not approved as an official
CEU provider, your state may recognize this event as a qualified
program, and you may be eligible to earn CEUs for your
participation. A Record of Attendance Log will be maintained at the
conference where you can sign in and sign out each day and create a
record verifying your daily attendance. Within 30 days upon
conclusion of the conference, we will mail you a formal "Certificate
of Attendance" indicating the actual number of contact hours you
accrued based on your participation hours recorded in the attendance
log. It is your responsibility to compile all necessary paperwork
and provide it to the appropriate licensing board or professional
organization with whom you are certified, and to confirm this
program content is acceptable based on their individual standards.
IMPORTANT NOTE: In
general, one Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 hours
of instruction. One hour is calculated as 50 minutes of face-to-face
instruction. If you have any questions regarding CEU requirements as
they pertain to your professional certification or license, please
directly contact the appropriate licensing board within your state.
The University of Florida, Office of Conferences & Institutes and
its employees are not authorized to act on your behalf or to provide
consult regarding CEUs.
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REGISTRATION
FEE SCHEDULE
MEETING
ATTENDEE FEE |
Registration Fee |
Registration Deadline |
Early Bird
Discounted Registration |
$395 |
By February 16 |
Regular Reduced
Registration |
$450 |
By March 16 |
Late
Registration |
$525 |
AFTER March 16 |
STUDENT
ATTENDEE FEE* |
Registration Fee |
Registration Deadline |
Early Bird
Discounted Registration |
$225 |
By February 16 |
Regular Reduced
Registration |
$275 |
By March 16 |
Late
Registration |
$425 |
AFTER March 16 |
*Photocopy of valid student ID
required. The student fee does not apply to post-docs.
Fee payments must accompany all registrations by the deadline to
qualify for the
applicable discount. |
GUEST FEE
(10 years of age
and older) |
Registration Fee |
Registration Deadline |
Early
Bird Discounted Registration |
$195 |
By February 16 |
Regular
Reduced Registration |
$250 |
By March 16 |
Late
Registration |
$250 |
AFTER March 16 |
The Guest Fee is not for use by
co-workers. |
REGISTRATION FOR FIELD TRIPS IS CLOSED |
OPTIONAL
FIELD TRIPS:
Friday, April 27,
2007
(1:00pm - 5:30pm) |
TRIP
#1:
Rocky Point Glades &
Jerry Smith Park
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TRIP
#2:
Missouri River
Restoration Projects |
Registration Deadline |
Early
Bird Discounted Registration |
$20 |
$20 |
By February 16 |
Regular
Reduced Registration |
$30 |
$30 |
By March 1 |
Field Trip Fee includes lunch and
transportation.
Advance registration by March 1st required. |
What Does the
Registration Fee Include?
Meeting & Student Attendee:
The NCER 2007 registration fee provides full participation in the conference
including registration materials, an abstract book, a nominal
environmental restoration donation, a customized conference
portfolio and canvas tote along with almost all meals throughout the
workshop including morning, mid-day and afternoon refreshments every
day; a Welcome Reception on the Plaza Monday evening, a Poster
Session & Networking Reception on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and
a boxed lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Field Trip Fee: This fee
includes lunch, refreshments, transportation and access to tour
sites by private guides. Please refer to the web site for detailed
field trip information.
Guest Fee: The NCER 2007
guest fee allows guests 10 years of age and older to attend the
Monday Welcome Reception, and the Tuesday & Thursday Poster Session
& Networking Receptions.
Click here
for a printable version of the Registration Fee Schedule
Before clicking on
the Register Now! link below, we recommend that you have payment
information on-hand, such as credit card, check number or purchase order number,
if we are to invoice your institution.
We
are delighted you wish to register for this event.
Advanced registration is closed, however, we will be happy to
register you onsite and look forward to your participation.
THANK YOU!!! |
Refund Policy:
All refund requests must be received in writing by
April 1st, 2007. A processing fee of $125.00 will be
deducted from all meeting participant refunds, $25.00 from all guest refunds and
$10 from each field trip refund.
Special Needs:
Participants with special needs can be reasonably
accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences
& Institutes at least 21 working days prior to the
conference. We can be reached by phone at
1-352-392-5930, by FAX at 1-352-392-9734, or by
calling 1-800-955-8771 (TDD). The TDD number can
only be accessed from within the State of Florida. |
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The Midwest Natural Resources Group
and US Geological Survey are proud to sponsor an Internet Café at NCER 2007. This service will
feature comfortable computer stations and allow conference attendees
to stay “connected” to their offices, check e-mail, and search the
Internet.
The Internet Café will be conveniently located in the foyer of
the Exhibit Hall - please feel free to stop by and take advantage of
this service, which will be available from 1pm on Monday, April 23
through conclusion of the conference at 12noon on Friday, April 27.
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On behalf of the organizing committee of
NCER 2007, it is our pleasure to announce the conference will
feature nearly 50 exhibits on hand to showcase the latest in
restoration services at this premiere national event. Attendees will
be able to meet exhibit representatives individually and personally,
and network with colleagues from around the country. Ample time is
available to explore the exhibits and learn about cutting-edge
products, publications, tools, and services available to restoration
practitioners.
Exhibits will be on display during early
morning refreshments and mid-day and afternoon refreshment breaks
each day. There will also be two evening poster session receptions
and two boxed lunches served in the exhibit hall on Tuesday and
Thursday.
If you are an EXHIBITOR, Click the
button below to view detailed Exhibitor Information and
Instructions.
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Meeting Site
& Hotel Accommodations
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Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street,
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Tel: 816 421 1234; FAX: 816 435 4190
Web Site:
crowncenter.hyatt.com
The conference will be held at the beautiful
Hyatt
Regency Crown Center. The Hyatt is the ultimate central location
in Kansas City, and is connected by an enclosed walkway to the
fascinating Crown Center, an office and shopping complex featuring
numerous restaurants and specialty shops where attendees are sure to
find the fare of their choosing - all at affordable prices.
Room Rate Information:
The Hyatt Regency is offering the prevailing Government Rate for
the conference, which is currently $96 per night with one or two
people in a room (single or double occupancy) and $121 a night with
three or four people per room, plus sales and occupancy tax
(currently 15.225 percent) plus $1.50 per night (plus tax) city
development fee.
You may upgrade to the Hyatt's Regency Club Level for an
additional $30 per night. Please note these room rates are
non-commissionable, and may change depending on federal per diem
established for Kansas City at the time of the conference.
TO MAKE A RESERVATION:
To make a room reservation, contact the Hyatt's Hotel
Reservation Department by calling (816) 421-1234, or 1-800-233-1234.
Be sure to specify you are attending the National Conference on
Ecosystem Restoration (NCER). All hotel reservations must be made
by Friday, March 9, 2007. After this date, reservations will be
accepted based on availability at the hotel's prevailing rates. (To
receive tax exempt status, payment must be made in the form of a
government issued check, credit card or purchase order, and, be
accompanied by a Missouri sales tax exemption certificate presented
at check-in.)
Special Instructions: A first night's room deposit must be
made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing
your reservation. For any reservations that "no show" or, are
canceled within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be
refunded. Check-in time is after 4pm and check-out time is 11am.
Should you arrive early or depart after these times, baggage storage
areas are available for early arrivals and late departures.
SPECIAL NOTES:
- Adults are 18 years old and over. Children under 18 are free.
- Rollaway beds are available for $20 per day plus current taxes.
- Self parking is $13/day.
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Partnership Opportunities
NCER provides an excellent opportunity
for organizations and companies to become an active partner in
hosting this conference as a sponsor and an exhibitor.
Displays, poster presentations and
exhibitor booths will be situated in the Exhibit Hall. This area
will be the primary gathering place for attendees where morning,
mid-day and afternoon refreshments and daily lunches are served. The
agenda also features two Poster Session & Networking Receptions
which are heavily attended and provide interaction during evening
hours.
By
becoming an active partner, your company will:
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Strengthen its prominence as a leader
in providing ecosystem restoration services
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Increase brand recognition and national
exposure
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Enhance product awareness
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Reinforce visibility in the
environmental and restoration arena
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Showcase new products and services
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Network with colleagues who make
decisions for small and large-scale restoration projects
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Be featured on the conference web site
with a link to your home page
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Be recognized in the
conference program
Partnership
Levels
NOTICE: As of March 27, exhibit space is no longer available
and sponsor recognition materials have gone to print.
Platinum -
$25,000 |
Gold -
$10,000 |
Silver -
$5,000 |
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3
free 8' x 10' booths
(no longer available)
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3
free conference registrations
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Company name on conference signs
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Company logo & link on conference website
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Sponsor recognition at a plenary session
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Complimentary insert in attendee packets
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free 8' x 10' booths
(no longer available)
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2
free conference registrations
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Company name on conference signs
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Company logo & link on conference website
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Sponsor recognition at a plenary session
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Complimentary insert in attendee packets
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free 8' x 10' booth
(no longer available)
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1
free conference registration
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Company name on conference signs
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Company logo & link on conference website
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Complimentary insert in attendee packets
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All contributing partners of $1,000
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To become an NCER Partner,
contact:
David
Erne, Partnership & Exhibitor Committee Chair
Booz Allen Hamilton
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
PHONE: 703-377-7998
CELL: 571-334-2474
FAX: 703-917-2692
EMAIL:
erne_david@bah.com |
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Beth Miller-Tipton, Conference Coordinator
University of Florida/IFAS
Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI)
PO Box 110750
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
PHONE: 352-392-5930
FAX: 352-392-9734
EMAIL:
bmt@ufl.edu |
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David Erne,
Partnership Committee Chair
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
McLean, VA
Becky Brown, Conference Assistant
Administrative Assistant
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg, MS
Thomas A. Denes, Ph.D.
Vice President
URS Corporation
Gaithersburg, MD
Allen Hance
Senior Policy Analyst
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Washington, DC
David Koran, Ph.D.
Chemist, Environmental Community of Practice
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC
Dr. Ken Lubinski
U. S. Geological Survey and The Nature
Conservancy
Brownsville, MN |
Jennifer Salerno
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Austin, TX
Thomas St. Clair, Program Committee Chair
PBS&J
Jacksonville, FL
Patricia Strayer, P.E.
Brown and Caldwell
West Palm Beach, FL
Beth Miller-Tipton, Conference Coordinator
Director, Office of Conferences and Institutes
University of Florida / IFAS
Gainesville, FL
David Vigh, Conference Chair
Environmental Team Leader
Mississippi Valley Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg, MS
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G. Ronnie Best
Coordinator, Greater
Everglades Science Initiative
US Geological Survey
Pembroke Pines, FL
Donald F Boesch
President
University of Maryland
Cambridge, MD
Jim Boone
Chief, RECOVER Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville, FL
Sandra Brewer
Biologist
US Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island, IL
Becky Brown
Administrative Support
Assistant
US Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg, MS
Tom Denes
National Planning Program
Director
URS Corp
Gaithersburg, MD
Steve Emmett-Mattox
Vice President
Restore America's Estuaries
Niwot CO
David Erne
Senior Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
McLean, VA
Beverley B. Getzen
Former Chief, Office of
Environmental Policy
RET; US Army Corps of Engineers
Wadesboro, NC
Barry D. Gold
Marine Conservation Initiative
Lead
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Allen Hance
Senior Policy Analyst
Northeast-Midwest Institute
Washington, DC
Valerie Hansen
Project Manager
US Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City, KS
Dan Hayes
Chief
Permit Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
Rock Island District, USACE
Dave Koran
US Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC
Ken Lubinski
Science Director
The Nature Conservancy/
Upper Mississippi River Program
Brownsville, MN
Frank J Mazzotti
University of Florida/IFAS
University of Florida-Wildlife Ecology
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
Ross Melinchuk
Director of Public Policy
Ducks Unlimited, Southern Regional Office
Ridgelend, MS
Beth Miller-Tipton
Director
UF/IFAS Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI)
Gainesville, FL
John Ogden
Chief Environmental Scientist
South Florida Water Management District
West Palm Beach, FL
Ron Ott
Deputy Director for Science
CALFED Bay-Delta Program
Sacramento, CA
Denise Reed
University of New Orleans
Department of Earth and
Environmental Sciences
New Orleans, LA
Jeffery Robichaud
Chief, Data Integration &
Support Operations Branch
Environmental Services Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Kansas
City, KS
Jennifer Salerno
Associate
Booz Allen Hamilton
Austin, TX
Charles Simenstad
Research Associate Professor,
Coordinator, Wetland Ecosystem Team
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
John Sowl
Landscape Ecologist
National Park Service, Midwest Region
Omaha, NE
Ann Spaulding
Brown and Caldwell Water Resources
Walnut Creek CA
Tom St. Clair
Senior Project Manager
PBS & J
Jacksonville, FL
Patricia Strayer
Brown and Caldwell
West Palm Beach, FL
Mike Sullivan
Mississippi River Basin
Coordinator
USDA-NRCS
North Little Rock, AR
David A Vigh
Environmental Team Leader
US Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg, MS
Chris White
Chief
Environmental Resources Section
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City, MO |
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G. Ronnie Best, Conference
Co-Chair,
Coordinator, Greater Everglades Priority
Ecosystems Science
United States Geological Survey
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jim Boone, Programs & Project
Management
Track Coordinator
Chief, RECOVER Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers
Jacksonville, FL
Sandra Brewer
Senior Biologist
US Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island District
Rock Island, IL
Becky Brown
Administrative Support Assistant
US Army Corps of Engineers
Vicksburg, MS
Beverley B. Getzen
Former Chief, Office of Environmental Policy
RET; US Army Corps of Engineers
Wadesboro, NC
Darlene R. Guinto, Decision
Analysis Track Coordinator
Senior Planner and Civil Works Program Manager, Northwestern
Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Portland, OR |
Dan Hayes, Plenary Speaker
Sub-Committee Chair
Chief, Permit Evaluation Section
Regulatory Branch
Rock Island District, USACE Casey Kruse
Chief, Threatened and Endangered Species Section
US Army Corps of Engineers
Omaha District
Yankton, SD
Ken Lubinski, Missouri River
Basin
Sub-Committee Chair
Science Director
The Nature Conservancy/
Upper Mississippi River Program
Brownsville, MN
Beth Miller-Tipton
Director, Office of Conferences and Institutes
University of Florida/IFAS
Gainesville, FL
Tom St. Clair, Program
Committee Chair - and -
Adaptive Management Track Coordinator
Senior Project Manager
PBS & J (Everglades Partners Joint Venture)
Jacksonville, FL
Patricia Strayer, Riverine Track Coordinator
Brown and Caldwell
West Palm Beach, FL |
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David A. Vigh, Conference Chair
Environmental Team Leader
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Valley Division
P.O. Box 80
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39181-0080
PHONE: 601-634-5854
FAX: 601-634-5849
EMAIL:
David.A.Vigh@mvd02.usace.army.mil
Becky A. Brown, Conference Assistant
Administrative Support Assistant
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Valley Division
P.O. Box 80
Vicksburg, MS 39181-0080
PHONE: 601-634-5842
FAX: 601-634-5849
EMAIL:
Becky.Brown@mvd02.usace.army.mil
G. Ronnie Best, Conference Co-Chair
Coordinator, Greater Everglades Priority
Ecosystems Science
United States Geological Survey
c/o University of Florida/IFAS
Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
3205 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7799
PHONE: 954-577-6354
FAX: 954-577-6347
PHONE (CELL): 954-658-4676
EMAIL:
Ronnie_Best@usgs.gov
WEB SITE:
SOFIA.usgs.gov
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Beth Miller-Tipton, Conference Coordinator
University of Florida/IFAS
Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI)
PO Box 110750
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
PHONE: 352-392-5930
FAX: 352-392-9734
EMAIL:
bmt@ufl.edu
Tom St. Clair, Program Committee Chair
PBS&J
701 San Marco Blvd., Suite 1201
Jacksonville, FL 32207-8175
PHONE: 904 232 1774
FAX: 904-232-1056;
EMAIL:
Thomas.StClair@saj02.usace.army.mil
David Erne, Partnership & Exhibitor Committee Chair
Booz Allen Hamilton
8283 Greensboro Drive
McLean, VA 22102
PHONE: 703-377-7998
CELL: 571-334-2474
FAX: 703-917-2692
EMAIL:
erne_david@bah.com
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