The 20th Annual FLMS Conference will held at the
Key Largo Grande, Key Largo, FL,
June 8 – 11, 2009

Conference Theme: Celebrating 20 Years of Advancing the Science of Lake Management

Meeting Info

The Florida Lake Management Society will host the 2009 20th Annual FLMS Conference and Meeting (FLMS 2009) at the beautiful Key Largo Grande in Key Largo, Florida from June 8-11, 2009. The 2009 Conference will include a full day of workshops on Monday, June 8, covering a wide variety of lake management topics. Conference sessions begin on Tuesday, June 9 and run through the morning of Thursday, June 11. We have an exciting and informative agenda, with technical sessions held on a wide variety of topics related to water resources and lake management issues. The Conference will offer CEUs for the NALMS CLM/CLP certifications.

When: June 8-11, 2009

Where: Key Largo Grande, Key Largo, FL

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Hotel Information
Location Map
Local Attractions
Call For Papers
Workshops
Hotel Reservations
Individual Registration Form
Travel Grant Application Form
Exhibitor Registration Form
Last Year's Exhibitors
Sponsorship Opportunities
Instructions for Presenters & Moderators
2009 Program

Preliminary Session Topics

Special sessions on other topics can be accommodated – please contact the Program Chair, Kelli Levy.

Hotel Reservations:

FLMS is offering hotel reservations at exceptional prices below federal rates: $129 + tax during the Conference (June 8 – 11) and $129 + tax two days before and two days after the Conference. Reservations must be made no later than May 6, 2009, to get these favorable rates.

Technical Workshops:

Up to nine Pre-Conference Workshops are planned for Monday, June 8, 2008, on a wide range of lake management, evaluation and restoration issues. All workshops will be one half-day in length. You can register for the workshops only or add the workshops to your FLMS Conference registration. To register, please fill out the registration form and only select the workshops that you want to attend by workshop number. All workshops are restricted to 20 attendees and will be filled on a first register basis. Morning workshop registration includes workshop and morning snack break. Full day workshop includes lunch and morning and afternoon breaks. Please provide a first and second choice for each session (Morning and/or Afternoon) for which you want to register. Morning workshops are numbers 1-4 and afternoon workshops are numbers 5-9.

Morning Workshops (8-11:45)

1. TBD

Lunch (12-1:00)

Afternoon Workshops (1:15-4:45)

5. TBD

NALMS Certified Lake Manager (CLM) and Certified Lake Professional (CLP) Credits

Student Awards to Florida Residents:

The Florida Lake Management Society will award cash prizes of $300, $200, and $100 to student presenters for oral or poster presentations that most contribute to the science of lake management. Student presenters must be currently enrolled as a graduate or upper class (Junior or Senior) student at an institution of higher learning in Florida and have completed the topic research under the direction of a faculty advisor. If you wish to compete for these awards, please tell us with your abstract submittal.

Graduate Student & Teacher Travel Grants:

The Florida Lake Management Society (FLMS) will offer a limited number of conference travel grants to graduate students in Florida involved with water resource management studies and middle or high school environmental science teachers in Florida. Travel grants can be used to pay for the attendee's conference registration and room accommodations at the Key Largo Grande June 8-11, 2009. For graduate students, we require a college or university contact (professor or other) to confirm student status. Applicants are required to submit their reasons why they would like to attend the conference, their expectations of what they will gain from the conference and their level of participation (session speaker, attendee) in the conference. If the grantee is part of a group of participants from the same college, or university and is able to share expenses, this also needs to be detailed and the applications submitted together if possible. Any graduate student or middle / high school teacher who wishes to apply for a travel grant must fill out this APPLICATION completely. The application must be signed and the hard copy mail to the following address before the March ??st deadline: Attn: Maryann Utegg, FLMS 2009 Conference, 1008 Little Fawn Court, Apopka, FL 32712. Questions can be submitted via email to Maryann Utegg. Travel grants will be awarded to qualified applicants by April ??, 2009.

Conference Exhibitors & Sponsors:

This year FLMS is expanding the involvement opportunities for individuals and groups at the annual conference by offering a wider range of sponsorships. If any of these opportunities interest you please contact Jennifer Sagan at (386) 937-3922.  Additional information is here.  As always FLMS thanks last years Exhibitors and Sponsors, look here for information on exhibiting or sponsoring.  

Registration Information

Here are links to the individual and exhibitor registration forms .

CALL FOR PAPERS:  ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS March 6, 2009.

Please prepare your Abstract in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect format and submit by e-mail to Kelli Levy (klevy@pinellascounty.org). We will consider abstracts submitted after March 6 if space is available.

Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on all topics for the poster session. Authors in oral sessions are required to use a PowerPoint format for their presentation. Overhead projectors and 35 mm projectors will NOT be available at the Conference. Each session room will be equipped with a computer, LCD projector, and operator. Digital copies of presentations must be submitted to the Session Chairperson prior to the Conference for insertion onto each session computer. Connection of individual computers to the session equipment will not be allowed.

All authors of conference papers will be required to submit a 2-page extended abstract for inclusion into the Conference Proceedings that will be distributed at the Conference.  Details for preparing the extended abstract will be provided with the acceptance notification.  Conference fees are NOT waived for contributing authors, and all presenters are required to register for the Conference.

Local Attraction Info

Watersports vendor located at the Key Largo Grande
John Pennekamp State Park
Key Largo Chamber of Commerce
Key Largo tourism site
Islamorada Chamber of Commerce

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