Program

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Symposium Session Day

Friday October 3, 2008

Details for Speakers can be found here: Speakers

Time:                    7:30 am – 4:30 pm

Location:              Filberg Conference Hall, 411 Anderton Ave, downtown Courtenay

7:30 – 8:30 am       Registration & check-in, view displays

8:30 - noon             Introduction to Symposium & Welcome

                             "The Upside of Down": Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon: keynote presentation

                             "First Nations Perspective" Wedlidi Speck

                             "Function & Importance of Estuaries " Dr. Rob Butler

                             "Comox Harbour Fish Trap Mapping Project " Nancy A. Greene

                             "Ranking of the Estuary in BC " Dan Buffett

                             "State of the Estuary" Tim Clermont

                             "Planning for Sustainable Systems for the Estuary " Dr. Will Marsh

Noon                      LUNCH

                              View & discuss staffed display presentations

1:30                       Estuary Management Case Studies -Cowichan River - Peter Law

                                                                                    - Englishman River - Michele Deakin

                                                                                    - Campbell River -Shannon Anderson

                                                                                    - Nanaimo River - Rob Lawrance                            

2:00 - 4:30 pm         Facilitated group discussions:

                              “What do we want the estuary to be?”

                              “What priorities do we want the action group to focus on?”

                              Facilitators’ summaries

                              Commitment to action group

                              Closing Remarks

Evening Speakers

Friday October 3, 2008

The Friday evening presentation is $10 and open to the public. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Time:                      7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Location:                Filberg Conference Hall, 411 Anderton Ave, downtown Courtenay

                              Dr. Will Marsh - Moving Toward a Sustainable Estuary

                              Dr. Rob Butler – Rebuilding Nature in the Strait of Georgia

Workshops & Field Trips Day

Saturday October 4, 2008

Details for Workshops can be found here: Workshops
Details for Field Trips can be found here: Field Trips

Time:                        9:30 am – 7:00 pm

Location:                  K'omoks Hall, 3320 Comox Road

9:30 – 7:00                Hall open for field trip marshalling, workshops, displays, music

10:00 – noon              Convene for Field Trips at K'omoks Hall

                                 Concurrent Workshop:

                                   at K'omoks Hall: "Green Boating" Mike Richards

1:00 – 3:00                 Convene for Field Trips at K'omoks Hall

                                  Concurrent Workshop/Presentations:

                                  at Lions Den, Comox: "Naturalists of Comox Harbour"

                                                                    Richard Somerset Mackie

                                  at lower Native Sons Hall, Courtenay: "Green Shores"

                                                                    Harriet Rueggeberg & Brian Emmett

3:00 - 7:00                  Closing Festivities at K'omoks Hall:

                                  Field trip reports & photos

                                  Door Prizes

                                  Blue Planet Songfest