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Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership
2004 Conference: Schedule

Economic Prosperity and Biodiversity Conservation:
Planning for Pennsylvania's Future
Harrisburg, PA
November 9-10, 2004

Tuesday, November 9
1:00 - 6:00pm Registration
  "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table and Exhibits
 
1:30 - 2:00pm Welcome / Conference Objectives
  Andrew McElwaine, PBP Board and PA Enviromental Council
 
2:00 - 3:00pm Keynote Address: Beyond Biodiversity
  Randy Cooley, President, Westsylvania Heritage Corporation
 
3:00 - 3:30pm Refreshment Break (exhibits open)
 
3:30 - 5:00pm Panel Discussion: The Business of Biodiversity in Pennsylvania
  Moderator: Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
  Panelists:
    Calvin Ernst, Ernst Conservation Seeds, Meadville, PA
    David Hackenberg, Hackenberg Apiaries, Lewisburg, PA
    Eric Martin, Wilderness Voyageurs, Ohiopyle, PA
    Ben Moyer, Outdoor Writer, Farmington, PA
    Blaine Puller, Kane Hardwood - A Collins Company, Kane, PA
 
5:00 - 6:30pm Reception
  Exhibits and "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open
 
6:30 - 9:00pm Dinner
  Speaker: Jack Hubley
 
9:00 - 11:00pm Networking Opportunity in Exhibits Area
  Exhibits and "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open
 
 
Wednesday, November 10
7:30 - 8:30am Continental Breakfast
 
7:30 - 11:45am Registration
 
7:30 - 3:00am Exhibits and "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open
 
8:30 - 9:15am Overview of the Pennsylvania Biodiversity Conservation Plan
  John Rawlins, PBP and Carnegie Museum of Natural History
 
9:15 - 9:45am We Asked - You Answered: Public Opinion on Pennsylvania's Biodiversity Plan
  Jim Drager, CEO, The Drager Group
 
9:45 - 10:15am Refreshment Break
  Exhibits and "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table Open
 
10:15 - 11:45am Concurrent Sessions I
  1. Expert Knowledge About Biodiversity
  Facilitator: Charles Bier, Western Pennsylvania Conservatory
  2. Sharing Biodiversity Information
  Facilitator: Ken Klemow, Wilkes University
  3. Biodiversity Education and Public Support
  Facilitator: Ed Schroth, Duquesne University
 
11:45 - 1:00pm Lunch
 
1:00 - 2:30pm Concurrent Sessions II
  4. Managing For Biodiversity
  Facilitator: Scott Klinger, Pennsylvania Game Commission
  5. Government and Policy Issues
  Facilitator: Paul Lyskava, Pennsylvania Forest Products Association
  6. Funding Biodiversity Conservation
  Facilitator: Jacqui Bonomo, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
 
2:30 - 3:00pm Refreshment Break
  Exhibits and "Build Your Biodiversity Library" Table close at end of break
 
3:00 - 4:00pm Summary Reports from Breakout Session
  Moderator: Sue Thompson, Pennsylvania Biodiversity Partnership
 
4:00 - 4:15pm Closing Remarks
  Randy Cooley, Westylvania Heritage Corperation,
  Last Updated: Dec 07

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