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PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE (subject to change)

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Sunday March 24, 2013

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Wildlife Society Council Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration

Monday March 25, 2013

7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. NAWMP Human Dimensions Working Group (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sage-Grouse Executive Oversight Committee
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Wildlife Society Council Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Council to Advance Hunting & Shooting Sports Spring Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Partners in Flight Conference Planning Committee Meeting
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Women in Conservation Networking Lunch (invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. North American Wetlands Conservation Council
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. NAWMP Interim Integration Committee (invitation only)
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Workshop: Navigating Career Paths for Women in Wildlife Conservation
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs (NAUFWP) Membership Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. National Flyway Council

Tuesday March 26, 2013

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored By U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (invitation only)
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Fellowship of Christian Conservationists
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Atlantic Flyway Council
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PARC Joint National Steering Committee and Federal Agencies Steering Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Central Flyway Council
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Flyway Council
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mississippi Flyway Council
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Workshop: Wildlife Conservation in Cities and Suburbs
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. NBCI Management Board
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Workshop: Next Generation Mitigation: A Framework for Wildlife Conservation and Energy Production
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Fish and Aquatic Resources Strategic Vision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. National Cooperators' Coalition for the Coop Unit Program
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. BLM Partners Meeting
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Partners in Flight Council
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. LPC Rangewide Planning Update
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. AFWA Directors Meeting (invitation only)
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. AFWA New Directors Meet & Greet (invitation only)
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Colorado State University Alumni Reception
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception!

Wednesday March 27, 2013

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
Sponsored by National Rifle Association of America (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits
8:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. 78th North American Wildlife & Natural Resources Conference Plenary Session
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WMI Special Sessions:
  1. Do Public Trust Responsibilities Really Matter?
  2. Talking to Sportsmen and Women About Hunting and Fishing in a Changing Climate
  3. Landscape Conservation in North America: Collaborating Within the Partnerships
  4. Implications of Energy and Agricultural Development for Wildlife on Private Lands
12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Wildlife Management Institute's Conservation Administrator's Lunch (invitation only; tickets required)
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Forest Service Get Wild! Partners Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Annual Meeting/Awards
  • CRP Working Group
  • Education Subcommittee
  • Science & Research
  • Onshore Oil & Gas (4:00 p.m. end time)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Bird Conservation 1
  • Fish & Wildlife Trust Funds
  • Federal Tribal Relations
  • Invasive Species
  • Executive Committee
  • Wind Energy
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Boone & Crockett Committee Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. PPJV Management Board
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Program Update and Plan of Work
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m. Forest Service Research & Development Open House
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. CLfT Strategic Planning Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Biofuels Working Group
  • Human Wildlife Conflict
  • Ocean Resources Policy Committee
  • Outreach Subcommittee
  • Wildlife Viewing and Nature Tourism Working Group
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Freshwater Illustrated Film Viewing
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Forest Service Wings Across the Americas Award Ceremony
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. BLM/Forest Service Joint Awards Reception
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Boone and Crockett Club Reception (invitation only)
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Boone and Crockett Club Dinner (invitation only)

Thursday March 28, 2013

7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Conference Registration
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Boone and Crockett Club's Spring Meeting (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Climate Change
  • Lead and Fish & Wildlife Working Group
  • Diversity Subcommittee (10:30 am end time)
  • Forestry Working Group (9:30 am end time)
  • International Relations Committee
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • CSP/EQIP/WHIP Working Group (9:45 a.m. start time)
  • Teaming with Wildlife
  • Fisheries & Water Resources (9:00 a.m. start time)
  • Amphibian & Reptile Subcommittee (9:00 a.m. start time)
  • Legal Committee Working Group
  • Waterfowl Working Group
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.		 NMFWA Working Groups:

Invasive Species
BASH
DoD Partners in Flight
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.		 NMFWA Working Groups:

Bat
Herpetology
Climate Change
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibits
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. AFWA Regional Coordinator Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PIF Federal Agency
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CWD Alliance Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Law Enforcement
  • Legislative Federal Budget
  • National Grants Committee
  • Migratory Shore & Upland Game Bird Working Group
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by Kalkomey Enterprises, Inc. (Invitation Only)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Session: Next Steps
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

AFWA Committe Meetings:

  • Resident Game Bird Working Group
  • Angler & Boating Participation
  • WRP/GRP/FRPP Working Group
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Arctic Goose Joint Venture Management Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Education, Outreach & Diversity Committee
  • Energy & Wildlife
  • Executive Committee (2:00pm start time)
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
3:45 - 5:00 p.m.		 NMFWA Working Groups:

Fish & Wildlife Recreation
Pollinator
Conservation Law Enforcement
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • CEAP (3:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
  • Farm Bill Strategy Working Group (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.)
  • Public Access Working Group (3:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
  • PIF Shorebird Waterbird Working Group
  • Sustainable Wildlife Use (2:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Woodcock Task Force
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Reception (invitation only)
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Directors Reception
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. National Conservation Leadership Institute Reception (NCLI) (invitation only)

Friday March 29, 2013

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast sponsored by Ducks Unlimited (invitation only)
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Conference Registration
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Bird Conservation Committee Part 2
  • Technology
  • Fish & Wildlife Health
  • Wildlife Resources Policy Committee
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

AFWA Committee Meetings:

  • Agriculture Conservation
  • Hunting & Shooting Sports Participation
  • Legal Committee Business Meeting
  • Leadership & Professional Development
  • Threatened & Endangered Species Policy
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Exhibits
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Executive Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. National Flyway Council
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation (invitation only)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies Business Meeting
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. * WMI Pub Night
 

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