2008 Conference Schedule

Monday, October 13, 2008

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Registration Opens

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

7:30 a.m. - 1:00 pm
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Registration Open
8:30 a.m. Land Trust Workshop
Weed Risk Assessment Workshop:
NatureServe’s LandScope America
State Natural Areas Program Roundtable
Federal Natural Areas Roundtable

Plenary Session – War Memorial Auditorium

12:30 p.m. Revival Music by the McCrary Sisters
1:00 p.m. Welcome by Kim Herman, Natural Areas Association, President, and Brian Bowen, Conference Chair
1:15 p.m. Mayor Karl Dean, City of Nashville, Welcome to Music City, USA: How We're Making it Green!
1:30 p.m. Jim Fyke, Commissioner of Department of Environment and Conservation, Conserving Tennessee's Natural Heritage
1:55 p.m. Ed Clebsch, University of Tennessee, The Natural History of Tennessee
2:30 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Tony Pernas, National Association of Exotic Pest Plant Council, President
3:10 p.m. Richard N. Mack, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA. Predicting Biological Invasions Under Global Climatic Change: Complexity
3:50 p.m. Daniel Simberloff, Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Tennessee. Biofuel Feedstocks: Are Invasion Biologists Just Chicken Littles
4:30 p.m. Larry J. Schweiger, President and CEO, National Wildlife Federation. Confronting The Climate Crisis: Why We Need To Reinvent Natural Resources Conservation To Save The Places We Care About
5:30 p.m. Opening Reception: Doubletree Hotel

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Early Morning Sessions
9:00 a.m. Land Trust Alliance Seminar "Conservation Easement: Keys to Permanence"
10:00 a.m. Mid Morning break
10:30 a.m. Late Morning Sessions
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own).
NAA Annual Membership Meeting; lunch provided for members
1:30 p.m. Early Afternoon Sessions
3:00 p.m. Mid Afternoon Break
3:00 p.m. Tennessee Land Trust Network Meeting
3:30 p.m. Late Afternoon Sessions
5:00 p.m. Poster Session & Social at the Doubletree Hotel

Thursday, October 16, 2008

6:30 a.m. Registration Opens
7:00 a.m. Buses begin departing from Doubletree Hotel for field trips
6:30 p.m. Banquet at the Ryman Auditorium

Friday, October 17, 2008

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
8:30 a.m. Early Morning Sessions
10:00 a.m. Mid Morning break
10:30 a.m. Late Morning Sessions
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
NAEPPC Luncheon Meeting (lunch provided)
NAA Focus Group Discussions Lunch (Bring Your Lunch)
1:30 p.m. Early Afternoon Sessions
3:00 p.m. Mid Afternoon Break
3:30 p.m. Late Afternoon Sessions
5:00 p.m. Conference adjourns