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International Symposium Wetlands 2006 Applying Scientific, Legal, and Management Tools for the Great Lakes and Beyond August 28-31, 2006 Grand Traverse Resort, Near Traverse City, Michigan

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SPEAKERS and MODERATORS* Please note, additional speakers will be added. *Moderators Only; **Speaker and Moderator Clicking on speaker name will bring you to their place in agenda. (Updated 8-3-06)

Debra R. Abraham, Ogemaw Conservation District and Abraham Consulting David J. Adams, New York DEC Dennis Albert, Michigan State University Extension (Talk 1) (Talk 2) (Panel) Craig Anderson, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Omar Attum, Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne Jane Awl, Tennessee Valley Authority Barb Barton, Zoology Michigan Natural Features Inventory - Michigan State University Extension Katie Beilfuss, Wisconsin Wetlands Association Senator Patty Birkholz, Chair, Great Lakes Legislative Caucus (Legal Agenda) Dominique Blain, Environment Canada **Peg Bostwick, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (Legal Agenda) (Moderator) Michael Bourdaghs, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Panel) Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Michigan Research and Development Center of GD-AIS (Panel) David Brakhage, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Scott D. Bridgham, University of Oregon Graham Bryan, Canadian Wildlife Service - Ontario **Thomas M. Burton, Michigan State University (Plenary) (Session) (Panel) (Moderator) Chris Bzdok, Olson, Bzdok & Howard, P.C. and Michigan State University College of Law (Legal Agenda) Tom Callison, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Gary Casper, University of Wisconsin Rod Chimner, Michigan Tech University **Jeanne Christie, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (Moderator: 1 of 2) (2 of 2) Jan Ciborowski, University of Windsor (Panel) Kim Connolly, University of South Carolina School of Law (Legal Agenda) **Matthew J. Cooper, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute (Talk1) (Talk 2) (Moderator) Charles T. Costello, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection **David L. Davis, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Wetlands & Water Protection (Moderator) Jack Dingledine, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Donna Downing, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wetlands Division (Legal Agenda) Dwight R. Dunk, PWS, CDM John Echeverria, Georgetown University Law Center John D. Echeverria, Georgetown Environmental Law & Policy Institute, Georgetown University Law Center (Legal Agenda) Sue Elston, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 (Legal Agenda) *Dave Evans, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mark Fedora, USDA Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy *Brett Fessell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Gerald Galloway, University of Maryland **Royal Gardner, Stetson University College of Law (Plenary) (Moderator: 1 of 2), (2 of 2) *Laura Garrett, U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers (Moderator: 1 of 2) (2 of 2) **Rick Gitar, Fond du Lac Reservation (Moderator: 1 of 2), (2 of 2) (Panel) (Legal Agenda Moderator) (Legal Agenda) **Greg Grabas, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada (Panel) (Moderator; 1 of 2), (2 of 2) *Chris Grubb, Great Lakes Natural Resources Center Ben Grumbles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency John H. Hartig, Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service *Scott Hausmann, Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc. (Moderator 1of 2). (2 of 2) *Kelly Heffner, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Moderator 1 of 2) (2 of 2) Brook Herman, Land Resource Management Group Krista Holmes, Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada *Brian Huberty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey (Moderator: 1 of 3), (2 of 3, (3 of 3) *John Hummer, Great Lakes Commission (Moderator: 1 of 2) (2 of 2) S. A. Isiorho, Ph.D., Department of Geosciences, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne Paul Keddy, Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair for Environmental Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University Robert Keeland, U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center Robert Kewaygoshkum, Tribal Chairman, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Bruce A. Kingsbury, Ph.D., Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne (Talk 1) (Talk 2) Martin J. Knapp, Ohio EPA *Kurt Kowalski, U.S. Geological Survey (Moderator: 1 of 3), (2 of 3), (3 of 3) Nirmal Kumar, J.I., Institute of Science & Technology for Advanced Studies & Research **Jon Kusler, Association of State Wetland Mangers, Inc. (Talk 1) (Talk 2) (Legal Agenda: 1 of 2), (Legal Agenda 2 of 2) (Moderator 1 of 5) (Moderator 2 of 5) (Moderator 3 of 5) (Moderator 4 of 5) (Moderator 5 of 5) Ruth Ladd, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. New England District (Panel) Chuck Ledin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lyndon C. Lee, Ph.D., PWS, Ecosystem Science & Restoration Services, ENTRIX, Inc. Chris Lehr, Nativescape Rick Lopez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Research and Development Mark R. Luttenton, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute John J. Mack, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Talk 1) (Talk 2) (Panel) Rob Macleod, Ducks Unlimited (Talk 1) (Talk 2) Brian Majka, JFNew S. Peter Manning, Michigan Department of Attorney General (Legal Agenda) Greg Mayne, Environment Canada Meghan D.C. McDowell, DLZ Michigan, Inc. Mick Micacchion, Ohio EPA David A. Mifsud, Friends of the Rouge Past Michigan Governor William Milliken Mary Moffett, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Health & Environmental Effects Research Lab (Panel) **Janet Morlan, Oregon Department of State Lands (Panel) (Moderator: 1 of 2) (2 of 2) Lois Morrison, The Nature Conservancy Steven F. Niswander, Ph.D., Niswander Environmental, LLC Doug Norris, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (Panel) Angus Norman, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Dustin P. Ordway, Miller Johnson (Legal Agenda) **Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School (Legal Agenda) (Moderator) (Panel) (Legal Agenda Moderator) (Legal Agenda) Aaron D. Parker, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute Doug Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy **Michael Pennington, Michigan Department of Transportation (Moderator: 1 of 4), (2 of 4), (3 of 4), (4 of 4) Mike Penskar, Michigan Natural Features Inventory Theresa Pinto, Flood Control District of Maricopa County Shelby Reisinger, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Watershed Management Jim Renner, Goler Associates, Inc. Glenn C. Reynolds, Reynolds & Associates (Legal Agenda) Steven M. Rice, JFNew **James Robb, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (Panel) (Moderator 1 of 2) (2 of 2) Clark Row, Row Associates Clayton Rubec, Canadian Wildlife Service - Environment Canada (Talk 1) (Talk 2) Stephen Samuels, U.S. Department of Justice (Legal Agenda) Andy Schmidt, Grand Portage Reservation Chris Shafer, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Legal Agenda) William J. Sluis, The Wetlands Initiative (Talk 1) (Talk 2) Brian Smith, Federal Highway Administration, Resource Center *Justin Smith, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Edythe Sonntag, Michigan State University Scott Steiner, Rhoades McKee Jan Stevenson, Michigan State University (Talk 1) (Talk 2) Mona Stonefish, Grandmother, Waterwalker, Environmentalist, First Nation Steven T.A. Timmermans, Bird Studies Canada (Panel) Gildo Tori, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Carl Trettin, Center for Forested Wetlands Research, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Center for Forested Wetlands Research Patricia Ann Trochlell, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources **Merritt R. Turetsky, Michigan State University (Moderator) **Donald G. Uzarski, Grand Valley State University, Annis Water Resources Institute (Plenary) (Session) (Panel) (Moderator: 1 of 2) (2 of 2) William K. Volkert, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources James Michael Waddington, McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Science William J. Weaver, STS Consultants, Ltd Cathy Whiting, Limno-Tech, Inc. Radka Wildova, Ph.D., University of Michigan Daniel Wittala, North Jackson Company Chuck Wolverton, King & MacGregor Environmental, Inc. Richard Wolinski, Michigan Department of Transportation R. Douglas Workman, King & MacGregor Environmental, Inc. (Talk 1) Jennifer Wozencraft, Joint Airborne Lidar Bathymetry Technical Center of Expertise Daniel Zay, DLZ Michigan, Inc. Robert Zbiciak, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

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