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30th September – 6th October
 2005



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"There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its melancholy and its charm"

Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States 1901-1909
 
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Proceedings from the
7th World Wilderness Congress
Now Available

 


 


8th World Wilderness Congress
SUMMARY OF AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

3 – 6 October, the Wilderness Working Sessions, four days of plenary sessions (main presentations, panels, Q&A, discussion) in the morning, with concurrent sessions in the afternoons, and traditional and contemporary cultural events in the evenings.  Please see notes at the bottom of this page that explain the different type of sessions and whom may participate.

 

     Monday, 3rd October          Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
 
Youth and Young Professionals
Time: 12:30-2:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Josh Brann jbrann@thegef.org
Type: (RSVP required)

 
  
Science and Stewardship --10 concurrent sessions,
150 papers and posters
Click here

Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Hilton & Egan
Contact: Janet Sproull jsproull@fs.fed.us
Type: Open

 
  
Conservation Photography (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Capt Cook
Contact: Cathy Hart  cathy_hart@dot.state.ak.us
Type: Open
 
  
Conservation Writers'   Rendezvous (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Patty Maher patty@fulcrum-resources.com
Type: Open
 
  
Native Lands and Wilderness Council - (observers welcome) **
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Julie Cajune juliecajune@yahoo.com
Type: Open
 
  
Southern African Connectivity: Best Practice ***
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Sue McClintock smcclintock01@telkomsa.net
Type: Members
 
  
The Role of Citizens in the Transportation of Oil
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Linda Robinson robinson@pwsrcac.org
Type: Open
 
  
Flying for Conservation -- Project LightHawk & The Bateleurs - #1
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Sama Blackwell sblackwell@lighthawk.org
Type: Members
 
  
Flying for Conservation -- Project LightHawk & The Bateleurs - #2
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Sama Blackwell sblackwell@lighthawk.org
Type: Open
 
  
New Wilderness Opportunities in Europe
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Toby Aykroyd tobyaykroyd@btconnect.com
Type: Open
 
  
Open Council of Delegates
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Marilyn Riley and John Hendee 2mriley@earthlink.net
Type: Open
 
  

 


     Tuesday, 4 October          Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
 
Science and Stewardship --10 concurrent sessions,
150 papers and posters
Click here

Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Hilton & Egan
Contact: Janet Sproull jsproull@fs.fed.us
Type: Open

 
  
Conservation Photography (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Capt Cook
Contact: Cathy Hart cathy_hart@dot.state.ak.us
Type: Open
 
  
Conservation Writers'   Rendezvous (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Patty Maher patty@fulcrum-resources.com
Type: Open
 
  
Native Lands and Wilderness Councill - (observers welcome) **
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Julie Cajune juliecajune@yahoo.com
Type: Open
 
  
The Impacts of Climate Change on Oceans: Current Initiatives of the Arctic Council
Time: 3:00-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Luisa Boyarski (202) 675-8370 luisab@earthlink.net
Type: Open
 
  
Southern African Connectivity: Best Practice ***
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Sue McClintock smcclintock01@telkomsa.net
Type: Members
 
  
Telling Your Organization’s Story
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Philip and Mikela Tarlow philip@digitalaboriginal.com
Type: Open
 
  
African Protected Areas Initiative
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Walter Lusigi wlusigi@thegef.org
Type: Open
 
  
Adirondacks, Northern Applachains -- US and Canada Wilderness
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Kathleen Fitzgerald kathleen@newildernesstrust.org
Type: Open
 
  
New Wilderness Opportunities in Europe
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Toby Aykroyd tobyaykroyd@btconnect.com
Type: Open
 
  
Open Council of Delegates
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Marilyn Riley and John Hendee 2mriley@earthlink.net
Type: Open
 
  

 


     Wednesday, 5 October          Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
 
Science and Stewardship --10 concurrent sessions,
150 papers and posters
Click here

Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Hilton & Egan
Contact: Janet Sproull jsproull@fs.fed.us
Type: Open

 
  
Conservation Photography (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Capt Cook
Contact: Cathy Hart cathy_hart@dot.state.ak.us
Type: Open
 
  
Conservation Writers'   Rendezvous (pre-registration req'd) *
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Patty Maher patty@fulcrum-resources.com
Type: Open
 
  
Native Lands and Wilderness Council- (observers welcome) **
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Julie Cajune juliecajune@yahoo.com
Type: Open
 
  
Southern African Connectivity: Best Practice ***
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Sue McClintock smcclintock01@telkomsa.net
Type: Members
 
  
Wild Salmon: from watersheds to the high seas
Time: 1:30-5:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Xan Augerot xaugerot@wildsalmoncenter.org
Type: Open
 
  
Open Council of Delegates
Time: 5:00-6:00pm
Place: Egan
Contact: Marilyn Riley and John Hendee 2mriley@earthlink.net
Type: Open
 
  

 


     Thursday, 6 Ooctober          Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
 
Wilderness Task Force, WCPA/IUCNs
TBA
 
  

 

PLEASE NOTE
Preregistration is only required for those indicated
* Pre-registration required -- please visit your registration on-line (if you have already registered you will need your registration
number), and indicate this is one of your selections.
**Observers welcome = these sessions are for presentation of case studies and internal discussion, but observers are welcome
***Membership meetings, generally closed to observers

 

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