AGENDA
May 2-3, 2012
Annapolis, Maryland
O'Callaghan Annapolis Hotel
174 West Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Details
This meeting will focus on a wide range of important issues of concern to the ANSTF, including our strategic plan and recreational guidelines, agency budgets, the status of management and control plans, rapid response exercises, and circumpolar invasive species invasive species
An invasive species is any plant or animal that has spread or been introduced into a new area where they are, or could, cause harm to the environment, economy, or human, animal, or plant health. Their unwelcome presence can destroy ecosystems and cost millions of dollars.
Learn more about invasive species , just to name a few.
Lodging
O'Callaghan Annapolis Hotel
Telephone: 410-263-7700 or 866-782-9624 (toll free)
Block Information: A block of rooms has been reserved under "ANS TASK FORCE" for $116.00 plus tax/night. The block will be released on April 1. Note that there will be fees charged for cancellations after April 1.
Parking: Valet parking is provided for $18.00 per night or $5.00 at the Knighton Garage across the street from the hotel.
Website: http://www.ocallaghanhotels-us.com
Airport Shuttle Information
Below are two shuttle options between the airport and hotel for those not renting a car.
General Information about Annapolis
Wednesday, May 2 | |
7:30-8:00 AM | Registration |
8:00-8:05 AM | Welcome from Co-chairs/Housekeeping (Jeffrey Underwood, FWS/Peg Brady, NOAA) |
8:05-8:15 AM | (#1) Self Introductions (name and agency) |
8:15-8:45 AM | (#2) Adoption of Agenda/Approval of Minutes/Review of Previous Action Items Action Items from the Washington, DC, meeting
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8:45-9:15 AM | (#3) Informational: Those Big, Bad Crawdads! Vectors, Effects, and Management of Invasive Crayfishes in Maryland (Jay Kilian, Maryland Department of Natural Resources) |
9:15-9:45 AM | (#4) Informational: A Crayfish’s Tale: Determining Orconectes virilis Macrohabitat Preference through Use of Telemetry in a West Virginia Stream (Zachary Loughman, West Liberty University) |
9:45-10:15 AM | BREAK |
10:15-10:45 AM | (#5) Informational: Initial Steps toward Nutria Eradication in Virginia (Scott Klopfer and Michael St. Germain, Virginia Tech) |
10:45-11:15 AM | (#6) Informational: Stopping the Spread of Nutria on Delmarva (Steve Kendrot, USDA APHIS) |
11:15-11:25 AM | (#7) Discussion: GAO Audit (Stephanie Carman, BLM) |
11:25-11:30 AM | (#8) Informational: National Invasive Species Awareness Week Update (Lori Williams, National Invasive Species Council) |
11:30-11:55 AM | (#9) Informational – NEMESIS National Database (TBD, SERC) |
11:55-12:00 PM | Public Comment |
12:00-12:30 PM | Load Bus for Field Trip |
12:30-4:30 PM | LUNCH and FIELD TRIP Group will depart from hotel, with boxed lunches, for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). |
4:30-5:00 PM | Return to hotel |
Thursday, May 3 | |
7:30-8:00 AM | Registration |
8:00-8:30 AM | (#10) Decisional: ANSTF Strategic Plan and Operational Plan Ad-hoc Committee (Susan Pasko, NOAA) Decision – The ANSTF approves the 2013 – 2017 Strategic Plan Decision – ANSTF approves the establishment of an ad-hoc committee to develop the ANSTF operational plan |
8:30-9:00 AM | (#11) Decisional: ANSTF Recreational Guidelines (Laura Norcutt, FWS) Decision – The ANSTF approves the recreational guidelines |
9:00-9:30 AM | (#12) Informational: Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (Doug Austen, FWS) |
9:30-10:00 AM | (#13) Informational: Mock Incident Management System-based Rapid Response Exercises (Bill Bolen, EPA) |
10:00-10:10 AM | (#14) Informational: National Ocean Policy Update and AIS Issues and ICAIS Conference (Peg Brady, NOAA) |
10:10-10:30 AM | BREAK |
10:30-12:00 PM | (#15) Informational: ANSTF Member Updates (5 minutes each. Please include FY12 and FY13 budget updates for your organization.) |
12:00-1:15 AM | LUNCH |
1:15-2:00 PM | (#16) Informational: Impact of Fish Passage on the Movement of ANS (Andrew Struck, Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department/TBD) |
2:00-2:30 PM | (#17) Informational: Panel Updates (5 minutes/panel) 1:25-1:35 Mid-Atlantic Panel 1:35-1:45 Western Regional Panel 1:45-1:55 Gulf and South Atlantic Regional Panel 1:55-2:05 Northeast Panel 2:05-2:15 Great Lakes Regional Panel 2:15-2:25 Mississippi River Basin Regional Panel |
2:30-3:30 PM | (#18) Decisional: Panel Recommendations (Panels will provide decisional items 1 month before the ANSTF meeting.) |
3:30-3:40 PM | BREAK |
3:40-3:45 PM | (#19) Informational: Updating the Evaluation Process for Invasive Species (Craig Martin, FWS) |
3:45-4:15 PM | (#20) Informational: iMAP Invasives Tool (TBD) |
4:15-4:40 PM | (#21) Informational: Circumpolar Invasive Species Strategy (TBD) |
4:40-4:45 PM | (#22) Informational: Ballast Water Update (TBD) |
4:45-4:50 PM | Public Comment |
4:50-5:00 PM | Meeting Summary |
5:00 PM | Adjourn |