Coupling Humans and Complex Ecological Landscapes

2009 US-IALE Symposium

Snowbird, Utah | April 12-16, 2009

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Duck Creek Watershed - © Thomas Edwards

Schedule at a Glance

Below is the tentative daily schedule for the conference. Note the change from previous meetings, where half-day workshops are to be embedded in the conference per suggestions from attendees at previous US-IALE meetings.

Sunday, 12 April 2009
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting
3:00 pm - 6:30 pm Conference Registration
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Member Forum
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Welcome Social
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Student Social
 
Monday, 13 April 2009
6:30 am Guests on their own for breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am Coffee and Exhibits
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference registration
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Poster Set-up
8:00 am - 9:10 am Welcome and Plenary Session
Thomas Baerwald, Senior Science Advisor
National Science Foundation, Washington DC
9:10 am - 9:40 am Refreshment Break (snacks provided)
9:40 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm Lunch (included in registration fee)
Student Mentor Lunch
1:20 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break (snacks provided)
3:20 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Poster Social (light refreshments & bar)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Social continues, beer tasting
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm NASA-MSU / CHANS Banquet (Invitation Only)
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm US Geological Survey Habitat Meeting
 
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
6:30 am Guests on their own for breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am Coffee and Exhibits
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration
8:00 am - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions
10:00 am - 10:20 am Refreshment Break (snacks provided)
10:20 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
12:00 pm Box lunch (if ordered in advance)
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CHANS Symposium Lunch (invite only)
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm Workshops

  • Climate Change
  • Research Challenges / Opportunities
  • NASA-MSU Student Workshop
  • Hot Topics and Random Discussions
  • Brew Pub Tour
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm US-IALE Banquet (included in registration fee)
9:00 pm - 11:30 pm Band and Dancing
 
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
6:30 am Guests on their own for breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am Coffee and Exhibits
7:00 am - 8:30 am Executive Committee Meeting
7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration
8:00 am - 10:00 am Concurrent Sessions
10:00 am - 10:20 am Refreshment Break (snacks provided)
10:20 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm Lunch
1:20 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
3:00 pm - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break (snacks provided)
3:20 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
Evening Dinner on own, restaurant suggestions available at Front Desk or Concierge
 
Thursday, 16 April 2009
6:30 am Guests on their own for breakfast
8:00 am Field Trip Departures (pick up box lunch at departure from bellstand)

  • Great Salt Lake Restoration
  • Urban Wildlife Interface
  • Road Ecology
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Workshops (lunch and refreshments included)

  • Random Forests
  • Bayesian Methods
  • What is a Landscape Anyway?
  • LiDAR
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
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