Upcoming General Meetings 2008
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Last updated on May 07, 2008
May 6-9, 2008 at Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, Florida
Banking on the Environment
(formerly called National Mitigation & Conservation Banking Conference)
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS DUE OCTOBER 4!
11th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference
www.mitigationbankingconference.com
Keeping its focus on mitigation and conservation banking while expanding into the ecosystem markets, the 2008 Conference is the place to be to gain insights, explore new markets and learn from…
Regulator, Banker or User Forums (User Forum NEW in 2008!)
Banking Primer & Stream Banking Primer Workshops
Corps IRT (MBRT) Training
Interactive sessions featuring key players & different perspectives –from bankers, regulators and users
Updates on Regulations, Rules & Courts
Exhibits, Posters & Networking Opportunities –receptions, luncheons & more!
Field Trips on Tuesday and Wednesday
Golf Tournament!
SUBMIT YOUR PRESENTATION IDEA TODAY –and no later than October 4!
(Conference registration fees are waived for presenters)
Submit a summary of your presentation (approximately 300 words), indicating which topic(s) from the list below it fits to cbahler@comcast.net or via fax at 703-548-6299.
- The Science –Ecological Criteria & Performance Standards
- Long-Term Stewardship, Ensuring Perpetuity
- New & Emerging Markets (Carbon, Water Quality Trading, Climate Change, International, others)
- Ecosystem Services, Markets & Green Infrastructure
- Stream Mitigation Banking
- Multiple Markets, Stacking, Overlapping Service Areas, Anti-trust Laws
- Federal Regulatory/Legislative/Court Updates
- Recommended Practices from Regulators, IRT (MBRT) Negotiations
- Across the States: Struggles & Opportunities with Banking
- Success Stories & Lessons Learned
- The Business of Banking
- Land Acquisitions, Conservation Easements, Land Use Implications
- Technological Advances, New Techniques & Methods
- Mitigation Banking vs. In–Lieu Fee vs. on-site Mitigation, NCPs, NCCPS
- State of Established Banks
- Regulatory/Legislative/Court Updates
- Comparison of Functional Assessments & Methods of Determining Credits
- Other Topics –let us know if you have another topic in mind
The 11th National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference is grateful to its supporters -- The Conservation Fund, EarthMark Companies' Mid-Atlantic Mitigation, LLC, Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC, Federal Highway Administration, Loafer Creek, LLC, Marsh Resources, Inc., National Mitigation Banking Association, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Parsons, Restoration Systems, LLC, Tetra Tech, Inc., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Westervelt Ecological Services, The WetlandsbankTM Group, and Wildlands, Inc.
Contact: 703-548-5473
Email: cbahler@comcast.net
For more information, visit the meeting website @ http://www.mitigationbankingconference.com
October 5-9, 2008 in Houston, Texas
Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth
George R. Brown Convention Center
The 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM. Hosted by the Houston Geological Society.
Registration deadline: Early Bird, 14 July 2008, Standard, 15 July thru 2 September 2008
Abstract deadline: 3 June 2008
Contact: Keith Schlesinger
Phone: 608-268-4962
Email: kschlesingersoils.org
For more information, visit the meeting website @ http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/
Novembre 16-21, 2008 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Mexican Congress of Ecology
The Mexico Society of Ecology is holding a Mexican Congress of Ecology to be held in the city of Mérida, Yucatán (Novembre 16-21, 2008)
Contact: Dr. Zenón Cano Santana
Email: scme@ecologia.unam.mx
For more information, visit the meeting website @ http://http://www.ecologia.unam.mx/scme/
August 16 – 21, 2009 in Brisbane Exhibition and Convention Centre, Australia
10th International Congress of Ecology
Expected attendance: Approximately 1500 international/national delegates
Delegate profile: Ecologist researchers and academics, environmental consultants and government officers
Contact details: 10th International Congress of Ecology Conference Managers, Managed by Tour Hosts Pty Limited
GPO Box 128, Sydney NSW 2001 AUSTRALIA
P: + 61 2 9265 0700 l F: + 61 2 9267 5443 l
intecol10@tourhosts.com.au
www.intecol10.org
Highlights of the Congress:
- The largest ecological meeting first time held in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Ecology is a broad discipline – marine, freshwater, terrestrial; genetic, behavioral, ecosystem. 10th INTECOL 2009 Congress brings together experts from all these fields from across the globe.
- Excellent opportunity to network with ecologists from around the world.
- Three meetings in one. 10th INTECOL 2009 Congress will incorporate the International Congress of Ecology, and the Ecological Society of Australia 2008 Annual Conference and the New Zealand Ecological Society 2008 Annual Conference.
- Opportunity to experience national parks that provide international models for joint management of the land between indigenous Australians and Park authorities such as the Uluru and Kakadu National parks.
- Wide range of field trips designed and run by ecologists that allow delegates to experience unique environments with the world’s oldest landscape and a unique flora and fauna found only in Australia and New Zealand.
- Extensive program which will consist of 8 concurrent sessions for the duration of 5 days with 10 high profile plenary speakers that that represent the ‘who’s who’ of ecology.
- INTECOL 2009 will be a green event.
Contact: 10th International Congress of Ecology Conference Managers
Email: intecol10@tourhosts.com.au
For more information, visit the meeting website @ http://www.intecol10.org
