 | | The 8th WWC is divided into two components: Pre-Congress Training Sessions (25-29 September), and the Main Program (30 September – 6 October).
The Main Program includes the Global Wilderness Forum (plenary sessions 30 September – 1 October), and the Wilderness Working Sessions (morning plenary and afternoon concurrent sessions 3 October – 6 October). The Main Program is divided into four major symposium areas: Science and Stewardship, The Wild Planet Project, Culture and Conservation, and Youth and Young Professionals.
All plenary sessions are held in the Egan Convention Center. Concurrent sessions are held in the Egan and in participating hotels. All sessions are within 5 minutes walking distance of each other.
Alaskans, please note: The 8th WWC is a public process and you are welcome to register on this website (or at the door on a space available basis). Also, free admission is available to Nature Screen (environmental film festival, 25-29 September 2005, Public Lands Information Center, Anchorage), and the WILD Expo (Egan, 1-2 October 2005, downstairs) | | More information: Schedule at a glance
Pre-Congress Training Sessions
Global Wilderness Forum
Wilderness Working Sessions
The Four Cross-Cutting Symposia
Tours, other local events
Map of downtown Anchorage (pdf)
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1. Pre-Congress Training Sessions (Pre-registration required)
International Wilderness Concepts and Practices, 25-29 September 
Global Wilderness Seminar for Government Agencies, 28-29 September
2. Global Wilderness Forum (30 September – 1 October)
Two days of plenary sessions (global and country overviews, major announcements, etc) during the day, followed by a reception and cultural program in the evening.
Summary of Global Wilderness Forum
3. Wilderness Working Sessions (3 – 6 October)
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.
Morning plenary sessions
Afternoon concurrent sessions
4. The Four Cross-Cutting Symposia
Science and Stewardship
The Wild Planet Project
Conservation and Culture
Youth and Young Professionals
5. Tours, other local events
Details on Pre and Post Congress tours
The WILD Expo, (free to the public) exhibition, 1-2 October
Nature Screen, (free to the public) Environmental Film Festival
Local View, Sunday, 2 October
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