Confirmed Keynote Speakers

Nancy Grimm, Professor, Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science, Arizona State University, and Past President, Ecological Society of America
Carol Couch, Director, Environmental Protection Department of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Ann Bartuska, Deputy Chief of Research and Development, USDA Forest Service
Roger S. Pulwarty, Director, National Integrated Drought Information System, NOAA
Emily Bernhardt, Assistant Professor, Biology Department, Duke University
Denise Fort, Professor, University of New Mexico School of Law
Robert Naiman, Professor, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Todd Ra smussen, Professor of Hydrology & Water Resources, University of Georgia
Kirstin Dow, Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
Katharine Jacobs, Professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science, University of Arizona

Monday, November 9 (begin at 12:00 PM)

1:00-5:00 PM: Plenary Session with Keynote Speakers
5:30-7:30 PM: Case Study Presentations and Reception

Tuesday, November 10

8:30-10:30 AM: Plenary Session with Keynote Speakers
10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Poster Presentations
1:00-7:00 PM: Field Trips:

• Lake Lanier: Hydrologic Connectivity and Interstate Compacts
• Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP): Protecting the Watershed, Ensuring our Future

Wednesday, November 11

Breakout Groups:

• Paleo-Historical Reconstructions of Hydroclimate Variability
• Biotic Assemblage Responses to Climate Change and Hydroclimate Variability
• Sectoral Vulnerability and Adaptability of Human Communities to Drought and Hydroclimate Variability
• Institutional Roles in Socio-Ecological Mitigation and Adaptation to Drought
• Scenarios and Simulations to Anticipate Drought for Socio-Ecological Sustainability

6:30-8:30 PM: Banquet

Thursday, November 12 (end by 12:00 PM)

8:00-9:30 AM: Plenary Session on Conference Findings
9:50-11:50 AM: Synthesis: Science, Sustainability, and Environmental Equity
12:00 PM: Adjourn