Conference Schedule

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

8:00 a.m.
  • Registration Opens
  • Poster Session - East Foyer
  • Exhibits - Salon D
  • Silent Auction - Salon E
9:00 a.m.
  • Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Workshop: Stop Wasting Time on Invasives—Plan Your Way to Success.
    Presenter: Ellen Jacquart, MIPN President - Salon A
  • FQAI (Floristic Quality Assessment Index) - Salon B (additional fee required)
  • State Natural Areas Roundtable Discussions - Salon C
  • ORAM (Ohio Rapid Assessment Method) - Erie/Superior Rooms (additional fee required)
10:15 a.m.
  • NAA International Program Committee meeting: discuss past and future International Workshops, the NAC International Scholarship Program, and other IPC business.
    Chairs: Ruark Cleary and Abi Rome - Salon B (until 12:15 p.m.)
11:00 a.m.
  • MIPN (Midwest Invasive Plant Network) Board of Directors meeting - Salon A
1:00 p.m.
  • Welcome by Kim Herman, President NAA, and Sean Logan, Director Ohio Department of Natural Resources
1:30 p.m.
  • Plenary Address, Guy Denny

    Ohio's Natural Heritage
2:15 p.m.
  • Plenary Address, Dr. William Platt

    Will global climate change break the restoration camel's back? Thoughts from the hurricane-ravaged third coast.
3:00 p.m.
  • Break
3:15 p.m.
  • Plenary Address, Dr. David Wagner

    Cascading consequences of introduced and invasive species on imperiled invertebrates.
4:00 p.m.
  • Keynote Address, Dr. Bernd Blossey

    The different roles of native and introduced plants in structuring aquatic and forest communities.
5:00 p.m.
  • Opening Reception - East Foyer

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

7:00 a.m.
  • Registration Opens
7:30 a.m.
  • Continental Breakfast served - East Foyer
8:30 a.m.
  • Morning sessions
  • NPS Midwest Region Employees Meeting & Science Committee Listening Session
10:00 a.m.
  • Mid-morning break - East Foyer
10:30 a.m.
  • Late Morning sessions
12:00 p.m.
  • Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m.
  • Afternoon sessions
3:00 p.m.
  • Mid-afternoon Break - East Foyer
3:30 p.m.
  • Late Afternoon sessions
5:00 p.m.
  • Poster Session Reception - East Foyer
  • Land Trust social - Salon G

Thursday, October 11, 2007

6:15 a.m.
  • Registration Opens
  • Buses begin departing from Marriott for field trips
9:00 a.m.
  • VIBI (Vegetation Index of Biotic Integrity for Wetlands) - Salon F (additional fee required)
  • HHEI (Headwater Habitat Evaluation Index) - Salon G (additional fee required)
5:30 p.m.
  • Trolleys begin departing from Marriott to CMNH for Banquet
6 to 10 p.m.
  • Annual Banquet at CMNH
9:00 p.m.
  • Trolleys begin departing from CMNH back to Marriott

Friday, October 12, 2007

7:30 a.m.
  • Registration Opens
7:45 a.m.
  • NAA annual Members' Meeting* & Breakfast - Salon C

*ALL NAA members (and Natural Areas Journal subscribers) are invited and encouraged to attend; complimentary continental breakfast will be served.
9:00 a.m.
  • State Natural Areas Special Session
    (until 12:30 p.m.)
9:00 a.m.
  • Morning sessions
10:30 a.m.
  • Mid-morning break - East Foyer
11:00 a.m.
  • Late Morning sessions
  • National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Council (NAEPPC) Annual Meeting
12:30 p.m.
  • Lunch (on your own)
2:00 p.m.
  • Afternoon sessions
4:00 p.m.
  • Conference Adjourns