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Program at a Glance

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Monday, March 28, 2005
6:00 - 8:00PM Registration Desk open
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration Desk and Speaker Prep Room open
7:00 - 9:30AM Poster Set-up
8:45 -
9:15AM
Session Chairs' Breakfast
9:30 -
11:45AM

Opening Plenary Session

  • Co-Chairs Welcome
  • First Nation and Tribal Welcomes
  • Opening Remarks
  • Keynote Address
        
    Dr. Joe Gaydos, Regional Director and Wildlife Veterinarian
        The SeaDoc Society, UC Davis Wildlife Health Center

12:00
- 1:00PM

Luncheon      (Poster Hall open)
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1:00 -
2:30PM
A1.
Elwha River Restoration I

B1.
Wastewater Impacts

C1.
Freshwater Ecosystems
D1.
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
E1.
Climate Change – Variation and Change
F1.
Restoration: Assessing the State of the Ecosystem
2:30 -
3:00PM
Break      (Poster Hall open)
3:00 -
4:30PM
A2.
Marine Mammals
B2.
Stormwater Impacts
C2.
Genetics
D2.
Sediment Contamination
E2.
Climate Change – Marine Waters
F2.
Case Studies: Impacts of Human Activities
4:30 -
6:00PM
Poster Gala  with food, drink and entertainment
 
 link to posters


Wednesday, March 30, 2005
7:30AM - 5:00PM Registration Desk and Speaker Prep Room open
7:30AM 7:00PM Poster Hall open
7:45 - 8:15 AM Session Chairs' Breakfast
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8:30 -
10:00AM
A3.
Focus on
Fish I
B3.
Flame Retardants: Science and Policy Perspectives
C3.
Education and Outreach I
D3.
Coast Salish Heritage
E3.
Panel: Climate Change – Variation and Change
F3.
Panel: Puget Sound Nearshore Restoration Project’s Feasibility Study
10:00 -
10:30AM
Break
10:30AM
- Noon
A4.
Focus on
Fish II
B4.
Air Quality
C4.
Elwha River Restoration II
D4.
Decision Support Tools
E4.
Marine Water – Modeling
F4.
Panel: Geologic Processes and Coastal Ecosystems
Noon -
1:00 PM
Luncheon
1:00 - 2:30PM A5.
Status, Trends and Movements of Seaducks and Seabirds in the Salish Sea
B5.
Workshop: Puget Sound Georgia Basin Airshed Strategy
C5.
Aquatic Nuisance Species and
Invasives I
D5.
Hood Canal – Investigating the Low Dissolved Oxygen Condition
E5.
Focus on Fish III
F5.
Panel: Integrated Approaches to Natural Drainage
2:30 -
3:30PM
Poster Session with refreshments
3:30 -
5:00PM
A6.
Avian Populations: Their Habitat Use and Human Influence Near the Salish Sea
B6.
New Toxics Research
C6.
BC/WA Marine Science Panel: 10 Years Later
D6.
Hood Canal – Corrective Actions
E6.
Coastal and Watershed Planning
F6.
Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration
Concepts I
5:00 -
7:00PM
Break (Dinner on your own)
6:30PM Reception

Welcome comments from Mr. Jeffrey Parker, Consul General of Canada

7:30PM PUBLIC FORUM: Panel Discussion on the "Deployment of Science in the Transboundary Puget Sound Georgia Basin Region"
Moderated by Brad Ack, Puget Sound Action Team

Panel Members:
Mike Harcourt, former Mayor of Vancouver and former Premier of British Columbia
Ron Sims, King County Executive
Jay Inslee, Washington State Congressman
Tracy Collier, Acting Director of the Environmental Conservation Division, NOAA Fisheries



Thursday, March 31, 2005
7:15 -
7:45AM
Session Chairs' Breakfast
7:30AM -3:00PM Registration Desk and Speaker Prep Room open
7:30AM -5:00PM Poster Hall open
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8:00 -
9:30AM
A7.
Workshop: Recent Forage
Fish Science and Management
B7.
Urbanization Impacts
C7.
Panel: Ecological Indicators of the Transboundary Area
D7.
Panel: Integrated Assessment for the Puget Sound Ecosystem

E7.
Marine Waters – Forecasting and Variability
F7.
Restoration: Illustrating Process-Based Restoration
Concepts II
9:30 -
10:30AM
Poster Session with refreshments
10:30AM
- Noon
A8.
Shellfish: Science and Management
B8.
Smart Growth and Low Impact Development
C8.
Governance and Institutional Design
D8.
Contaminants in the Puget Sound Georgia Basin – An Ecosystem Perspective
E8.
Education and
Outreach II
F8.
Restoration: Restoration Science and Practice
Noon -
1:00PM
Luncheon
1:00 -
2:30PM
A9.
Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife I
B9.
Community Basin Planning
C9.
Aquatic Nuisance Species and
Invasives II
D9.
Marine Conservation
E9.
Focus Studies Related to Shorebirds and Passerines Along the Salish Sea
F9.
Restoration: Advancing the Science of Restoration
2:30 -
3:00PM
Break
3:00 -
4:30PM
A10.
Contaminants in Humans and Wildlife II
B10.
Non-Point Pollution Impacts on Water Quality
C10.
Panel: Oil Spill Response and Restoration
D10.
Marine Protected Areas
E10.
Tourism: Opportunities and Impacts
F10.
Restoration: The Future of Restoration
4:30 -
5:30PM

Closing Session / Student Awards