2009 Conference-March 11-13, 2009-Executive Royal Inn, Nisku, AB
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Conference Program and Power Point Presentations
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION |
DATE & TIME |
Diana McQueen Parliamentary Assistant Alberta Environment |
Opening Address No Power Point |
March 11, 2009 13:00-13:15 |
Evan Berger Parliamentary Assistant Alberta Sustainable Resource Development |
Keynote Address No Power Point |
March 11, 2009 13:15-14:00 |
Laurel Murphy Manager Alberta Land Trust Alliance |
March 11, 2009 14:00-14:45 |
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Tracy Tarves Executive Director Western Sky Land Trust |
Western Sky Project and Programs |
March 11, 2009 15:15-15:50 |
Martin Sharren Executive Director Alberta Fish & Game Association |
Overview of AFGA Projects and Programs | March 11, 2009 15:50-16:25 |
Dave Walker Executive Director Canadian Land Trust Alliance |
Overview of CLTA Programs and Funding | March 11, 2009 16:25-17:00 |
Fireside Chat #1 Hosts: Maureen Heffring/Laurel Murphy Recorder: Laurel Murphy |
Lands That Fall Through the Cracks/Starting a Local Land Trust | March 11, 2009 19:00-21:00 |
Fireside Chat #2 Host: Jay Slemp Recorder: Margaret Van De Pitte |
What Do Municipalities Need From Land Trusts and Vice Versa | March 11, 2009 19:00-21:00 |
Fireside Chat #3 Host: Jason Unger Recorder: Kristie Romanow |
Financial Incentive Change Recommendations for Conservation | March 11, 2009 19:00-21:00 |
| END OF DAY ONE | ||
Morris Seiferling Assistant Deputy Minister, Land Use Framework Secretariat |
Land Use Framework | March 12, 2009 8:30-9:15 |
Karen Wirtanen Executive Assistant to Deputy Minister, Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation |
Plan for Parks | March 12, 2009 9:15-10:00 |
| SESSION 1A | ||
Pam Wight Executive Director Edmonton & Area Land Trust |
March 12, 2009 10:30-11:00 |
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Jim Smith Principle Mancroft Resource Group |
Appraising Conservation Value of Lands | March 12, 2009 11:00-11:30 |
Dug Major Director of Property Administration and Environmental Resources Special Areas Board |
Special Areas Board & Use of Restrictive Covenants |
March 12, 2009 11:30-12:00 |
| SESSION 1B | ||
Dree Thomson-Diamond Principal, DTD Consulting & Kathy Hawkesworth Director of Donor Services Edmonton Community Foundation |
Forever is a Long Time: Endowment Thoughts for a Far Horizon |
March 12, 2009 10:30-11:30 |
Barry Bishop Alberta Head of Wetland Restoration Ducks Unlimited Canada |
DUC Conservation Program Overview and DUC/NCC Stewardship Fund | March 12, 2009 11:30-12:00 |
Lorna Visser Carmanah Strategies |
Fundraising 101: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder | March 12, 2009 13:00-15:00 |
| SESSION 2A | ||
Kim Good Board Member, Foothills Land Trust Paul Peterson Lawyer, Hacker, Gignac & Rice |
March 12, 2009 15:30-16:00 |
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Brock Carscallen Lawyer Carscallen Leitch LLP |
March 12, 2009 16:00-16:30 |
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Olaf Jensen Regional Coordinator, Ecological Gifts Program Environment Canada |
March 12, 2009 16:30-17:00 |
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| SESSION 2B | ||
Ron Reid Executive Director Couchiching Conservancy/OLTA representative |
March 12, 2009 15:30-16:00 |
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Pam Boutilier Program Director Community Spirt Program, Alberta Culture & Community Spirit |
March 12, 2009 16:00-16:30 |
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Karly Coleman Sustainability Coordinator Mountain Equipment Co-op |
March 12, 2009 16:30-17:00 |
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| END OF DAY TWO | ||
Kim Good Project Manager Miistakis Institute |
Transfer of Development Credits |
March 13, 2009 8:30-9:00 |
Alan Gardner Executive Director Southern Alberta Land Trust Society |
The Foothills Project | March 13, 2009 9:00-9:30 |
Simon Dyer Director, Oil Sands Program Pembina Institute |
Biodiversity Offsets | March 13, 2009 9:30-10:00 |
Vic Adamowicz Professor, Department of Rural Economy, Faculty of Agriculture University of Alberta |
March 13, 2009 10:30-11:00 |
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Marian Weber Manager, Environmental Policy Program Alberta Research Council |
March 13, 2009 11:00-11:30 |
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Karen Haugen-Kozyra Leader, Carbon Offset Market Climate Change Central |
March 13, 2009 11:30-12:00 |
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Closing Keynote Lorna Visser |
Closing Address No Power Point |
12:30-13:00 |
| END OF CONFERENCE |
