THE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE*
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Monday, May 12th
Noon – 8:00 PM Registration desk open
10:00 AM – Noon OWP ExCom Meeting
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pre-conference workshops
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Evening welcome social (with Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar)
8:00 PM Hospitality room open
Tuesday, May 13th
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration desk open
8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Welcome to Montana: Jeff Hagener (Director—Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks)
Welcome to Missoula: John Engen (Mayor—Missoula, Montana)8:15 AM – 8:30 AM Conference welcomes and announcements
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Keynote speakers featuring:
Lyle Laverty (Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks—U.S. Department of the Interior)
Perry Brown (Dean—College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana)9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Who we are? NARRP and OWP
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Why are we together? NARRP and OWP
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM Awards luncheon
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM The Blackfoot Challenge
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent sessions
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Cracker Barrel / Poster Session (with Hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar)
Dinner on your own
8:00 PM Hospitality room open
Wednesday, May 14th
7:30 AM – 1:00 PM Registration desk open
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concurrent sessions
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Concurrent sessions
Lunch on your own
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Field trips
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM Banquet & fundraising auction
Thursday, May 15th
7:30 AM – 10:30 AM Registration desk open
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Concurrent sessions
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM “Chinese Geoparks Management”
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM “Grizzly Bears in Montana—Management & Recreation Challenges”
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Summary: What have we learned?
4:00 PM – 4:15 PM Conference evaluation form…give us your feedback about the conference
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM NARRP Member Business Meeting, OWP Business Meeting
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM OWP Strategic Planning Session
Dinner on your own
8:00 PM Hospitality room open
Friday, May 16th
8:00 AM – NOON OWP Business/ExComm Meeting, NARRP Board Meeting
*Program details are subject to change between now and the start of the conference.
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