Contacts
- Pat Leighty
- Conference Coordinator
- Judy Soule
- Director Member Relations
Sponsorship Info
- Joe Bond
- Chief Development Officer
(703) 908-1840
Conference Details
- Field trips
- Tue, April 21
- Northeast NHC Working Sessions
- Mon, April 20 & Tue AM, April 21
- Northeast NHC Agenda
- Conservation Conference Opening Session
- Wed AM, April 22
- Conservation Conference Topical Sessions
- Wed PM, April 22 Fri AM, April 24
- Conservation Conference Agenda
Location
Eisenhower Hotel and Conference Center
2634 Emmitsburg Road
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-334-8121
Registration
Conferences & Training
The NatureServe Conservation Conference 2009
Conservation on the Move
Held in conjunction with
The Northeast Natural Heritage Conference
- April 20 24, 2009
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Call for Presentations
NatureServe invites proposals for presentations for sessions and workshops from conservation and natural resource scientists and professionals, including the NatureServe network and all other interested partner organizations. The conference will be organized with four concurrent thematic tracks each in ten 90 minute blocks.
Please note: The Northeast Natural Heritage Conference will focus on working group sessions. Presentations on heritage program projects and accomplishments will be incorporated in the Conservation Conference.
Track themes with examples of topics:
- April 20 - 21 (Monday-Tuesday)
- Northeast Natural Heritage Conference
- This segment will focus on NatureServe Network knowledge exchange
Featured Topics:
- New developments in methodology, science, technology, and integrity assessments
- Reconciling species and ecological data across borders in the Northeast
- April 22 - 24 (Wednesday Friday AM)
- NatureServe Conservation Conference Conservation on the Move
National and international partners and network members join together to explore conservation issues and activities in depth.
Anticipated Featured Topics:
- Biodiversity in a Changing Climate what does the future hold?
Monitoring impacts and range-shifts, renewable energy, susceptibility, roles for NatureServe and partners - Increasing the Pace and Effectiveness of Conservation
LandScope America, prioritization approaches, conservation planning network, funding approaches, citizen science, featured success stories - Conservation Pathways: issues and opportunities in linear habitats
Transportation & other corridors; greenways; linear aquatic systems; maintaining connecting migratory corridors; examples of public-private partnerships - Science on the Move
Recent discoveries in rare species inventory, research, and monitoring; vegetation mapping the baseline for monitoring change; wall to wall ecological systems map and habitat mapping - Tracking Biodiversity in a changing landscape developments in data management tools
From observations to element occurrences and predictive ranges; connecting the field to the data management system; digital image storage and sharing; data management for invasive species observations; how much can we depend on the Web; security, aggregation, standards
Format:
- Presentations
- 30 min (generally 20 min for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion; 20 or 45 min blocks may be available in some sessions).
- Topical Sessions
- 90 - 180 min blocks of related presentations and discussion in any format desired.
- Workshops
- 90 180 min. interactive working sessions that address a particular issue and seek audience participation in discussion, solutions, or action. Longer workshops may be possible following the main conference.
Submit your proposed presentation now via our online form (Deadline, September 30, 2008).
For more information, recommendations or suggestions about the program content, please contact Judy Soule at 703-908-1828