Thursday, January 9

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Keynote Speaker
Sponsored by: Audubon of Florida

Friday, January 10

7:30 a.m. Breakfast and Speaker

9:00 – Noon Plenary Session

Paving the Road to Restoration with More than Good Intentions: Assurances
for the Everglades

Moderator: Shannon Estenoz, World Wildlife Fund

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Speaker: U.S. Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio)
Sponsored by: National Wildlife Federation

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Panel Discussions: Concurrent Sessions

§ Restoring the Flow: Should we follow the Yellow Book Road?
Moderator: Tim Searchinger, Environmental Defense

§ On the Road to Restoration: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Moderator: April Gromnicki, Audubon of Florida

§ Lakeside Economics: Restoring Lake O is Good for Business
Moderator: David Bogardus, World Wildlife Fund

                §   Restoring Southwest Florida Estuaries and Coastal Watersheds –
                   CERP and Beyond
                  Moderator: Mike Bauer, Audubon of Florida

4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Break

4:15 – 5:45 p.m. Panel Discussions: Concurrent Sessions

§ Everglades National Park: Will the River Run Through It?
Moderator: Mary Munson, National Parks Conservation Association

§ Acres and Bucks
Moderator: Erin Deady, Audubon of Florida

§ Land Use in and Around the Northern Everglades
Moderator: Lisa Interlandi, Environmental & Land Use Law Center

§ Life on the Edge: Multi-Species Recovery
Moderator: Laurie MacDonald, Defenders of Wildlife

6:30 p.m. Reception

8:00 p.m. Dinner and Keynote Speaker

Sponsored by: World Wildlife Fund

Saturday, January 11

7:30 a.m. Breakfast Panel Discussion

Rio Grande & The Everglades: Rescuing American Icons

Moderator: Michael Chenoweth, Isaak Walton League of America

9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session

The Role and Responsibility of Local Governments: Flood Control,
Water Supply, Land Use and Beyond

Moderator: Richard Grosso, Environmental & Land Use Law Center

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – Noon Plenary Session

Conservation, Outreach and Education: A Community Dialogue

Moderator: Allison Austin, Audubon of Florida

12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch Panel Discussion

10 ppb Phosphorus: The Longest Mile

Moderator: Charles Lee, Audubon of Florida

Sponsored by: The Everglades Foundation, Inc.

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Panel Discussions: Concurrent Sessions

§ Turning the Tide for Biscayne Bay’s Restoration

Moderator: John Adornato, National Parks Conservation Association

§ What will it Cost us if we lose the Everglades?

Moderator: Craig Diamond, Florida Sierra Club

§ Restoring the Loxahatchee River: Got Water?

Moderator: Joanne Davis, 1000 Friends of Florida

§ The Word from Washington: Working with Congress & the Administration

Moderator: Frank Jackalone, Sierra Club (national)

4:00 – 4:15 p.m. Break

4:15 – 5:45 p.m. Panel Discussions: Concurrent Sessions

§ Florida Bay: Is the Future Clear?

Moderator: David White, The Ocean Conservancy

§ Protecting Farmland to Restore the Everglades

Moderator: Eric Draper, Audubon of Florida

§ Strategic Plan to Keep Restoration on Track: Where is it?

Co-Moderators: John Marshall, Arthur R. Marshall Foundation & Ronnie Best, U.S. Geological Survey

§ Is Evapotranspiration Really a Problem?

Moderator: Nick Aumen, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

6:30 p.m. Reception

7:30 p.m. Awards Dinner and Keynote Speaker

Sponsored by: National Parks Conservation Association

Dancing to the “Low Tides”

Sunday, January 12

8:00 a.m. Field Trip to Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge**

**Must register in advance for Sunday field trip.