2012 CESU Network National Meeting

Tuesday June 12

8:00 to Noon

NPS CESU Research Coordinators Meeting
invitation only, contact Tim_Watkins@nps.gov

Noon

Registration Opens

1:00 to 2:30

Chesapeake Watershed CESU Annual Meeting
contact gardner@al.umces.edu

North Atlantic Coast CESU Annual Meeting
contact jswift@uri.edu

2:00 to 3:00

Orientation Session for New Partners
contact Cheri_Yost@nps.gov

3:00

Break

3:15 to 4:15

CESU Host University Directors Meeting
invitation only, contact Cheri_Yost@nps.gov

3:15 to 4:15

Federal Managers Meeting
open to CESU Network Council Members and CESU Federal Technical Representatives

4:15 to 5:00

Joint Federal – Nonfederal Business Meeting
open to all CESU partners

6:00

Walking Tour of National Mall / Washington DC Sites (TBD)

Wednesday June 13

8:00

Registration Opens

8:30

Welcome

State of the Network
Thomas Fish, National Coordinator, CESU Network

Keynote Address: Sustaining Heritage through Partnerships and Collaborative Conservation

10:15

Break

10:30

Plenary Presentation and Panel

CESU and Cultural Resources Management

Noon

Lunch (on your own)

1:30

Concurrent Sessions I

Growth and New Directions for Cultural Resources in the CESUs

Partnering to Achieve Climate-Smart Conservation

Developing a Framework for Gauging Program Effectiveness

3:00

Break

3:15

CESU Network National Awards

3:30

Concurrent Sessions II

Inreach and Outreach: Increasing CESU Visibility within Federal Agencies

Partner to Partner! Dialog Session

5:30

Reception and poster session (location TBD)

Thursday June 14

8:00

Registration Opens

8:30

Plenary Presentation and Panel

Plenary Panel on Youth, STEM, and Diversity

10:30

Break

10:45

Meet the CESU Council: Mission Alignment, Management and Science Priorities, History, and Lessons Learned

Noon

Lunch (on your own)

1:30

Concurrent Sessions III

Engaging Underrepresented Groups in Public Trust Resource Science, Stewardship, and Education through the CESU Network

Decisions, Decisions I: A Guide to Choosing the Best Framework for Assessing Natural Resource Conditions of US National Parks

Going Abroad: Global Challenges and International Collaborative Networks

3:00

Break

3:15

Concurrent Sessions IV

Communicating Marine and Coastal Science [tentative]

Decisions, Decisions II: A Guide to Choosing the Best Framework for Assessing Natural Resource Conditions of US National Parks

Coordination Across LCCs and CESUs