Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Packet/Registration Set-up
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Exhibitor/Booth Setup
1:00 - 6:00 p.m. Parking Lot Display Setup
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference work sessions:
- Federal Agencies: Cleaning Up, Creating Sustainable Firing Ranges; CLIP Tool (Climate Leadership in Parks)
- CLIP Tool (Climate Leadership in Parks- Tentative)
- PAYT - Lisa Skumatz Pay As You Throw waste disposal Seminar (an excellent resource for County commissioners, public works directors, landfill managers and solid waste managers.)
- Greater Yellowstone Coordinating Committee meeting
4:00 – 8:00 p.m. Conference Registration Opens
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007
6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. General Session: Welcome
- Opening Statements/Goals-Land Managers within the Greater Yellowstone Area
- Keynote Speaker: Joe JObe, President of National Biodiesel Board
- Motivating Change – Consumer Power – Modeling ecological footprint choices.
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break/Exhibits Grand Opening
10:30 - 12:00 p.m. Breakout Session
- The Power of Partnerships: Toyota, Delaware North, Yellowstone Park Foundation
- Zero Waste Communities, Eric Lombardi of Eco-Cycle
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch - Are We Scared Yet? Climate Effects: Bringing It Home
- Climate change in the region-Mike Phillips
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Four Get It Done Sessions:
- Transportation
- Recycling - Plastics
- Construction Site Recycling
- Sustainable Agriculture
4:15 - 5:00 pm Four Presentations:
- Current Issues in YNP, Park Staff
- How to Be A Sustainable Consumer
- Headwaters and DEQ Glass Update
- Meth and Solid Waste
5:00 - 6:30 pm Western BBQ Dinner
7:00 - 9:00 pm Entertainment: Ringling Five
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007
6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Dayna Baumeister, Biomimcry
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Break in Exhibit Area
10:30 am - 12:00 p.m. Power of Public Partnerships:
- NPS, MT DEQ, WY DEQ, EPA, FS
- Sonoran Institute-Sustainable growth planning in the GYA
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch & Regional Success Stories:
- Assessing Riparian Health, Trout Headwaters.
- History/Future of Headwaters Recycling Coop
- Ethanol in Region - EPAC
1:30 – 2:00 p.m. Break in Exhibit Area
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Four Get It Done Sessions:
- E-waste Recycling Challenge
- Plastic Recycling
- Alternative energy/fuels/transportation
- Sustainable Tourism4:30 pm Silent Auction Closes
4:15 - 5:30 pm Exhibitors Social
4:30 pm Silent Auction Closes
5:15 pm Raffle/Gifts/Silent Auction
7:00 pm Green Film Fest (popcorn)
Friday, Sept. 14, 2007
6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Closing Session
- Where We're Going From Here
- Get It Done Reports
- Compiled Templates from 8 Get-It-Done sessions
9:30 a.m. Activity Choices
