| Day |
Time |
Session Name |
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Monday
May 24th |
1:00 PM |
Opening Plenary
Robert Byrd Auditorium
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1:10 PM |
Introduction
William P. Horn –
Centennial Commission Chair
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1:20 PM |
Welcome Keynote Address
The Honorable Gale A. Norton
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1:40 PM |
Featured Speaker
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2:30 PM |
Refreshment Break |
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3:00 PM |
Featured Speaker
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3:30 PM |
Summit Overview –
Executive Committee
Robert Byrne –
Wildlife Program Coordinator
Wildlife Management Institute
Evan Hirsche – President, National Wildlife Refuge Association
James Kurth – Deputy Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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7:30 PM |
Evening Event Roosevelt Room
Special announcement by John Berry, Executive Director
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Sponsored by:
The NWRS Centennial Commission
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
MBNA Financial Services
|
Tuesday
May 25th |
8:00 AM |
Plenary – "The Chief's Challenge for the Next Century"
William Hartwig, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System
Robert Byrd Auditorium |
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8:30 AM |
Breakout One
All breakouts will be held in the instructional buildings. |
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10:00 AM |
Refreshment Break |
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10:45 AM |
Move to Auditorium |
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11:00 AM |
"Working Together for the Next Century of Conservation –
A Shared Sense of Priorities"
Rollie Sparrowe, President Emeritus, Wildlife Management Institute
Robert Byrd Auditorium |
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1:30 PM |
Breakout Two |
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3:00 PM |
Refreshment Break |
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3:15 PM |
Return to Breakout Two |
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4:15 PM |
Return to Plenary
Robert Byrd Auditorium |
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4:30 PM |
A Futurist Look |
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
Wednesday
May 26th |
8:00 AM |
Plenary: "A Friend's Perspective"
Ms. Ann Smith – Friends of Black Bayou, Inc. |
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8:45 AM |
Breakout Three |
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9:45 PM |
Refreshment Break |
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1:30 PM |
Breakout Four |
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4:00 PM |
Plenary – "Refuges and Recreation for a Healthier US"
Michael Suk, M.D., J.D., M.P.H. – White House Fellow
to the Department of the Interior
Robert Byrd Auditorium |
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4:30 PM |
Plenary – "Conservation Leadership for the 21st Century" |
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5:00 PM |
Adjourn |
Thursday
May 27th | 8:30 AM | Plenary –
"A Refuge Manager's Perspective"
Robin West, Refuge Manager, Kenai NWR
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| 9:00 AM | Wrap up
Executive Committee |
|
10:15 AM |
Refreshment Break
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10:30 AM |
Call to Action
– Steve Williams, Director USFWS |
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11:15 PM |
Final Thoughts and Announcements
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11:30 AM |
Adjourn
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