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ACI 2007: The Changing Climate of Conservation
Wildlife management and the demands on Fish and Wildlife agencies are
undergoing many changes and we will be looking at some of them including
effects of climate change; changes in human/wildlife interactions;
managing wildlife where traditional methods are no longer viable and dealing
with changing audiences.
Breakout sessions throughout the conference will bring together journalists,
editors, photographers, videographers and educators to share their challenges
and their successes.
Special Thanks to our Sponsors
Sunday, July 8
| 9:30 a.m. – Noon |
Awards Committee Meeting |
Parlor |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Board of Directors Meeting |
Parlor |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Conference registration opens |
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| 5:30 p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. |
Welcome, Orientation |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. |
Opening Reception, Barbeque and Square Dance |
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| 6:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. |
Hospitality |
Tally Ho |
Opening Reception Courtesy of The Outdoor Channel
Monday, July 9
Monday Sponsor – J.F. Griffin Co.
| 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Registration Desk Staffed |
| 7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks:
Welcome to MA - Wayne F. MacCallum,
Director Mass Division of Fisheries & Wildlife
George L. Darey, Chairman, MA Fisheries & Wildlife Board
Marianne Burke, President, ACI |
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Setting the Stage |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Confronting Climate Change
Dr. Stephen Nodvin, Int. Union of Concerned Scientists |
10:15 a.m. |
The Changing Face of Wildlife
Dr. Rob Deblinger, Deputy Director, Mass. DFW |
| 10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
From the Sports Page to the Front Page; Our Professional
Shift
Jim Martin, Conservation Director, Berkley Conservation Institute |
| 11:30 – Noon |
Q & A for all morning speakers |
| Noon – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| Our Changing
Audiences |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. |
Changes in Society
Charles Jordan, President, The Conservation Fund |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Reaching into the Suburbs
(They want wildlife but only some of the time)
Tom O’Shea, Mass. Div. of Fisheries & Wildlife |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. |
Reaching the into the Cities
Brother Yusuf , NY Dept of Environmental Conservation |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Reaching the Restless Adults (Experiential Tourism)
Mary Jean Packer, Fermata, Inc. |
| 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Sharing New Programs (Who is doing what?) |
| 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
Enjoy Eastover Grounds:
Swimming (indoors or out)
Horseback riding
Tennis
Basketball
Enjoy Eastover’s Trails
Hors d’ouvres at poolside |
| 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
Explore Massachusetts
Bill Byrne |
Tuesday, July 10, Marketing Day
Technical Roundtables in the afternoon
Tuesday Sponsor -- My Outdoor TV
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 9:00-10:00 am |
Marketing Presentation by Outside Marketing Firm
To explain to marketing, I&E and program managers (including biologists)
how you can take a communications objective and develop a well-thought
out and effective awareness campaign. This is not about selling products
and traditional marketing but about overall communications campaigns
to raise awareness and get target audiences to do something (rather
than buy something) and/or change behavior. This can be applied to
everything from boating safety to getting landowners to help restore
quail populations on their land. |
| 10:00-10:30 am |
Questions & Answers |
| 10:30-11:00 am |
Break |
| 11:00 am-12:00 pm |
State Presentations Panel on Marketing and Outreach Efforts
Success Stories and Lessons Learned
A. Marketing Programs (products, licenses, etc.)
B. Awareness Campaigns |
| 12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00-2:30 pm |
Presentations on Marketing and Outreach Efforts (cont’d)
Success Stories or Lessons Learned
A. Marketing Programs (products, licenses, etc.)
B. Awareness Campaigns |
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--or-- Breakout Sessions
A. Look Inside InDesign, Rob Underwood
If you are involved with the lay-out and production of your agency's
publications, you don't want to miss this! Whether you are already
using InDesign, or are still using Quark or even Pagemaker, this
program will provide some very useful information. The class will
be an introduction to InDesign, with a focus on the advantages of
InDesign over Quark and vice-versa. The beginning of the class will
primarily introduce the class to the basics of Workspaces, Navigation,
Frames, Text, Images, and basic page management. The second half
of class will focus on more advanced features inside of InDesign
including Object Styles, Microsoft Word Import Options, Nested Styles,
Next Styles, Color Management, Effects, and Output. Following the
lecture/demo, there will be ample time for plenty of Q&A.
B. Voice and Drama Coaching, Karen Schadow |
| 2:30-3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:00-4:30 p.m. |
Marketing Initiatives In Planning or Underway
A. Marketing Programs (products, licenses, etc.)
B. Awareness Campaigns |
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--or-- Breakout Sessions
A. Video Roundtable
B . Working With Editors
Trudy Tynan, Assoc. Press, ret. & Judy Cartwright, Newsday |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Enjoy Eastover (Sponsors on Display) |
| 5:30 --10:00 p.m. |
Dinner and the Boston Pops at Tanglewood
A casual, cultural evening this is a special New England Experience
with great music on beautiful grounds. We’ll dine on the lawn and
listen to great music! Check the Tanglewood website for more details!
(Tickets + transport $35)
Busses leave at 5:30 and 5:45 |
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Dinner and evening program at Eastover for
those not attending the concert. |
| 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. |
Hospitality Room open |
Tuesday sponsored by Wonders of Wildlife
Wednesday, July 11, Field Trip Day
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and pick up box lunches |
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Shooter's Day
Visit Smith & Wesson's factory which turns out the finest in handguns
and try a variety of their firearms at S & W's modern Shooting
Academy.
Then review the chronicle Massachusetts' tradition of fine firearms
at the Springfield Armory. |
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Fishing
Fish the Quabbin Reservoir! Built by damming the Swift River in the
1930s. You will learn about the incredible project that wiped out
six towns and built a reservoir for Boston and 26 other communities
-- 25,000 acres, 47 miles of shoreline, 415 billion gallons of water.
Fish the shallows for smallmouth and largemouth bass and white perch
or troll the deep waters for landlocked salmon, lake trout and rainbows. |
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Behind the Scenes at the Springfield Science Museum
Learn how to build compelling, interactive exhibits on a shoestring
budget. There will also be time to visit the Springfield Art Museum
and the Dr. Seuss Museum |
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Canoe the Housatonic River (½ day trip)
This is a flatwater river which meanders through wildlife/conservation
areas and old New England farm lands. |
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Berkshire's Special Sites
Visit some of the Berkshire's special places chosen from a list which
includes
the Norman Rockwell Museum, Shaker Village, Naumkeag Estate, Edith
Wharton Restoration and other special locations in the beautiful Berkshires. |
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Hike Mt. Greylock, Massachusetts tallest peak.(Just
over 3400 feet) The bonus will be that only climbers will be on the
peak, this year the road to the top is closed for repairs. If it’s
a clear day, you will see several states from this peak! |
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On your own |
| 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. |
Dinner & Auction |
| 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. |
Hospitality Room Open |
Thursday, July 12
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. |
Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. |
Business Meeting |
| 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. |
Reaching out to Youth Cheryl Charles, President,
Children & Nature Network. The Ecology of Hope
Gina McCarthy, Comm., CT Dept of Environmental Protection. No
Child Left Inside, Reconnecting Today’s Youngsters to
the Outdoors |
| 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. |
Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 p.m. |
Building your Toolbox A) State Expositions
Dave Lockman & Gary Zima
B) AFWA’s Conservation Education Initiatives
Nancy Herron
C) Working through Faith Communities
Rev. Brendan Whittaker/Steve MacAusland |
| 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. |
New Communications Technologies
Basics of web usage evolution with stats on connectivity,
changing usage patterns, and demographics. We will explore a combination
of Blog, RSS, and Audio/Video technology, target devices, and formats.
Also iTunes – how to publish to iTunes, or to your own site and
how to publicize your Podcast. Larry Bouthillier, Harvard Business
School
Voice and Drama coaching Karen Schadow |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. |
How do we Know if it Worked?
Panel on Measurement & Evaluation of Programs |
| 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Enjoy Eastover |
| 6:30 – 7:15 p.m. |
Poolside Hors d’oeuvres |
| 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. |
Awards Banquet, Tally Ho |
| 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. |
Hospitality in Heritage Room
(Museum Open This is the largest private collection of civil war memorabilia
in the US) |
Thursday sponsored by The Weatherby Foundation
Friday, July 13
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Breakfast and Depart |
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