| Tuesday, November 9: |
| 1:00 -
6:00pm |
Registration |
| Prefunction Area |
"Build Your
Biodiversity Library" Table |
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| 1:30 -
2:00pm |
Welcome / Conference Objectives |
| Ballroom A & B |
Andrew McElwaine,
PBP Board and PA Enviromental Council |
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| 2:00 -
3:00pm |
Keynote Address:
Beyond Biodiversity |
| Ballroom A & B |
Randy Cooley, President, Westsylvania
Heritage Corporation |
| |
| 3:00 -
3:30pm |
Refreshment Break
(exhibits open) |
| Prefunction Area |
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| 3:30 -
5:00pm |
Pennsylvania Businesses Based on Natural
Resources (panel) |
| Ballroom A & B |
Moderator: Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania
Conservancy |
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Panelists: Calvin
Ernst, Ernst Conservation Seeds |
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David Hackenberg,
Hackenberg Apiaries |
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Eric Martin, Wilderness
Voyageurs |
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Ben Moyer, Outdoor
Writer |
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Blaine Puller, Kane Hardwood - A Collins Company
|
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| 5:00 -
6:30pm |
Reception (hosted
bar and hors d'oeuvres) |
| Prefunction Area |
Exhibits and "Build
Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open |
| |
| 6:30 -
9:00pm |
Dinner |
| Ballroom C |
Speaker: Jack Hubley |
| |
| 9:00 -
11:00pm |
Networking Opportunity in Exhibits Area (cash bar) |
| Prefunction Area |
Exhibits and "Build
Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open |
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| Wednesday, November 10: |
| 7:30 -
8:30am |
Continental Breakfast
|
| Prefunction Area |
|
| |
| 7:30 -
11:45am |
Registration |
| Prefunction Area |
Exhibits and "Build
Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open |
| |
| 8:30 -
9:15am |
Overview of the Pennsylvania Biodiversity
Conservation Plan |
| Ballroom A & B |
John Rawlins, PBP and Carnegie Museum
of Natural History |
| |
| 9:15 -
9:45am |
We Asked - You
Answered: Public Opinion on PA's Biodiversity Plan |
| Ballroom A &
B |
Jim Drager, CEO, The Drager Group |
| |
| 9:45 -
10:15am |
Refreshment Break
|
| Prefunction Area |
Exhibits and "Build
Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open |
| |
| 10:15 -
11:45am |
Concurrent Sessions I |
| Penn E |
A. Expert Knowledge
About Biodiversity |
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Facilitator:
Charles Bier, Western Pennsylvania Conservatory |
| Senate Boardroom
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B. Sharing Biodiversity
Information |
| |
Facilitator:
Ken Klemow, Wilkes University |
| Penn A |
C. Biodiversity
Education and Public Support |
| |
Facilitator:
Ed Schroth, Duquesne University |
| Penn B |
D. Managing For
Biodiversity |
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Facilitator:
Scott Klinger, Pennsylvania Game Commission |
| Penn C |
E. Government and
Policy Issues |
| |
Facilitator:
Paul Lyskava, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association |
| Penn D |
F. Funding Biodiversity
Conservation |
| |
Facilitator:
Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |
| |
| 11:45 -
1:00pm |
Lunch (announcement of raffle winners) |
| |
| 1:00 -
2:30pm |
Concurrent Sessions I |
| Penn E |
A. Expert Knowledge
About Biodiversity |
| |
Facilitator:
Charles Bier, Western Pennsylvania Conservatory |
| Senate Boardroom |
B. Sharing Biodiversity
Information |
| |
Facilitator:
Ken Klemow, Wilkes University |
| Penn A |
C. Biodiversity
Education and Public Support |
| |
Facilitator:
Ed Schroth, Duquesne University |
| Penn B |
D. Managing For
Biodiversity |
| |
Facilitator:
Scott Klinger, Pennsylvania Game Commission |
| Penn C |
E. Government and
Policy Issues |
| |
Facilitator:
Paul Lyskava, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association |
| Penn D |
F. Funding Biodiversity
Conservation |
| |
Facilitator:
Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |
| |
2:30 -
3:00pm |
Refreshment Break (exhibits open) |
| Prefunction Area |
Exhibits and "Build
Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open |
| |
| 3:00 -
4:00pm |
Summary Reports from Breakout Session |
| Ballroom A &
B |
Moderator: Sue
Thompson, Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership |
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| 4:00 -
4:15pm |
Closing Remarks |
| Ballroom A &
B |
Randy Cooley, Westylvania
Heritage Corperation |
