Program at a Glance:    (Updated: 1/9/06)
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• Feb. 10, 2006 – Friday:

  2006 Planning Committee HQ	All Day	Hyatt, Windsor
  PNW Planning Meeting	5-10p	To be announced

• Feb. 11, 2006 – Saturday:

  Board of Directors	8a-5p	Fairmont, Cortes Island
  Student: Plant Exchange	All Day	Fairmont, Boardroom
  High School Youth Forum Home Room	Noon-11p	Fairmont, The Roof
  Technical Tour: Agricultural and Wildlife Interactions in the Urban Interface	All Day - Departs at 8a	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area
  Association of Range Consultants	3p-7p	Hyatt, Seymour
  Animal Behavior Group	7p-10p	Hyatt, Seymour

• Feb. 12, 2006 – Sunday:

  RTEC Symposium: Seeding Equipment and Native Plant Materials in US and Canada	1p-5:30p	Hyatt, Georgia A & B
  Committee Meetings		Check the Committee List
  Section Membership Chairs	8a-Noon	Fairmont, Gabriola
  Trade Show Set-up	1p-6p	Hyatt, Regency Ballroom
  Advisory Council	8a-6p	Fairmont, Waddington
  Student: SRM student activities Employment Workshop Conclave Business Meeting Contest Registration and Student Mixer Exhibits Set-up	8a-Noon 1p-3p 3p-5p 5p-6p 1p-6p	Fairmont, Saturna Fairmont, Saturna Fairmont, Saturna Fairmont, Saturna Hyatt, Ballroom
  High School Youth: Home Room Orientation/Social	6a-11p 4p-7p	Fairmont, The Roof Fairmont, The Roof
  Agency Socials	Evening	Check/confirm

• Feb. 13, 2006 – Monday:

  PLENARY SESSION: Official Opening of the 59th Annual Meeting	8:40a to 11:15p	Fairmont, BC Ballroom
  Trade Show	Noon-9p	Hyatt, Regency Ballroom
  Employment Room	All Day	Fairmont, Gabriola
  Advisory Council	8a-6p	Fairmont, Waddington
  Students: Exhibits URME Exam Public Speaking HQ Public Speaking Prep Public Speaking Plant Exchange Tapping the Top	8a-6p 8a-Noon 8a-5p 8a-5p 1p-5p All Day 5p-7p	Hyatt, Regency Ballroom Fairmont, Pacific Ballroom Fairmont, Lions Fairmont, Garibaldi Fairmont, Tweedsmuir Fairmont, Boardroom Hyatt, Perspectives (34th Floor)
  High School Youth: Home Room Resource Tour Professional Interaction Dinner	6a-11p 8a-4:30p 7p-9p	Fairmont, The Roof Hyatt, Bus Loading Area Moose's Down Under Restaurant
  CPRM Exam	8a-5p	Hyatt, Brighton
  Advisory Council	1p-6p	Fairmont, Waddington
  Board of Directors	1p-6p	Fairmont, Cortes Island
  Technical Sessions Invasive Species Watershed, Soils Hydrology	1:30p-5p 1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Plaza A Hyatt, Grouse
  Symposia Wildlife Habitat Analysis of the Future	1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Georgia A
  The Future of Rangeland Management on Publicly Held Lands	1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Plaza B
  Tectonics, Ice Ages and Floods	1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Georgia B
  Workshop: Hands on Monitoring	1:30p-5p	Fairmont, Vancouver Island
  Poster Session 1: Ecology	2:30p-4:30p	Hyatt, Regency E & F
  Spousal/Guest Gathering:	1:30p-4:30p	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area
  Tapping the Top	5p-7p	Hyatt, Perspectives (34th Floor)
  Trade Show Mixer	6p-9p	Hyatt, Regency Ballroom

• Feb. 14, 2006 – Tuesday:

  Trade Show	All Day	Hyatt, Regency Ballroom
  New Members Breakfast	6:30a-8:30a	Hyatt, Perspectives Seymour (34th Floor)
  Employment Room	All Day	Fairmont, Gabriola
  Student: Plant ID Contest Student Exhibits Plant ID Coaches Workshop Conclave Luncheon & Meeting Plant ID Contest Grading Plant ID Contest Viewing Plant ID Coaches Critique	7a-11a 8a-6p 8a-11a Noon-2p 1p-7p 11a-1p 6p-7p	Fairmont, Pacific Ballrm Hyatt, Regency Ballrm Fairmont, Boardroom Fairmont, Saturna Fairmont, Boardroom Fairmont, Pacific Ballrm Fairmont, Boardroom
  High School Youth: Home Room Paper Presentations Conclave Luncheon	6a-11p 7a-7p Noon-2p	Fairmont, The Roof Fairmont, Waddington Fairmont, Saturna
  Technical Sessions (am): Plant Ecology I Tech & Monitoring Ecology & Mgt of Riparian Communities Range Domestic Animals	8-11:30a 8-11:30a 8-11:30a 8-11:30a	Hyatt, Georgia A Hyatt, Plaza A Hyatt, Plaza B Hyatt, Plaza C
  Symposia (all day) Range Management School Grasslands in Northern China, Ecology and Issues	8a-5p 8:15a-5p	Fairmont, Vancouver Is Fairmont, Columbia
  Symposia (am) Rangeland Weed Mgt Natural Capital - Producer's Right or Onerous Responsibility? Young Professionals Conclave	8-11:30a 8-11:30a   8-11:30a	Hyatt, Georgia B Fairmont, British Columbia   Hyatt, Cypress
  Poster Session 2: Range Plants, Soils, Hydrology, Techniques and Monitoring	9a-11:30a	Hyatt, Regency E & F
  Young Professional Conclave Luncheon	11:30a-1:30p	Fairmont, Galiano
  Professional Issues Luncheon	Noon-2p	Hyatt, Perspectives Grouse (34th Floor)
  Past Presidents, Founding and Charter Member Luncheon	Noon-2p	Hyatt, Perspectives Seymour (34th Floor)
  Technical Sessions (pm): Landscape Ecology Vegetation Mgt Reclamation/Restore I	1:30p-5p 1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Georgia A Hyatt, Plaza C
  Symposia (pm) BLM - Managing Public Rangelands Resources Applications of the Collaborative Res. Stewardship Process Prescribed Herbivory for Vegetation Mgt	1:30p-5p   1:30p-5p   1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Plaza B   Hyatt, Plaza A   Hyatt, Georgia B
  Workshop: Statistics - Design of Experiments	1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Cypress
  Poster Session 3: Range, Domestic Animals, Wildlife, and Economics	2:30p-4:30p	Hyatt, Regency E & F
  Non-Technical Tour: Downtown Area, etc	1p-5p	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area
  University Range Science Program Unit Leaders	2p-4p	Hyatt, Perspectives Stanley (34th Floor)
  University Alumni Socials	Evening	Check/confirm yours
  Dance: featuring Burlington Rail	8p-Midnight	Fairmont, Pacific Ballroom

• Feb. 15, 2006 – Wednesday:

  Trade Show	8a-Noon	Hyatt, Regency Ballrm
  Employment Room	All Day	Fairmont, Gabriola
  Student: Student Exhibits Undergrad Papers	8a-Noon 8a-Noon	Hyatt, Regency Ballrm Fairmont, Boardroom
  High School Youth: Business Meeting and Workshop	8a-Noon	Fairmont, The Roof
  Technical Sessions (am): Plant Ecology II Vegetation Management/ Reclamation/Restoration II	8a-11:30a 8a-11:30a	Hyatt, Georgia B Hyatt, Plaza A
  Symposia (am): Riparian Monitoring: Quantitative Methods Grazing, Riparian, Cold Water, Fish - Is Beneficial Coexistence Possible?	8a-11:30a 8a-11:30a	Hyatt, Plaza B Hyatt, Georgia A
  Workshops (am): Who Wants to Beat Invasive Species? Statistics Workshop: Sampling Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable	9a-10:30a 8a-11:30a 8a-11:30a	Hyatt, Plaza C Hyatt, Cypress Hyatt, Grouse
  Poster Session 4: Range Management	9a-11:30a	Hyatt, Regency E & F
  Non-Technical Tour: West Coast History and Aquatic Life Tour	1p-5:30p	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area
  BC Ministry of Forests & Range	12:30p-3p	Hyatt, Cypress (34th Floor)
  SRM Membership Forum/ Business Mtg	1:30p-3:00p	Fairmont, Pacific Ballroom
  SRM Awards Ceremony	3:30p-5p	Fairmont, Pacific Ballroom
  Wild Women of Range	4:30p-6:30p	Kingston Taphouse & Grille
  President's Reception	6p-7p	Fairmont, Vancouver Island Room
  Banquet and Awards Featuring Tiller's Folly	7p-10p	Fairmont, BC Ballroom

• Feb. 16, 2006 – Thursday:

  Society's Annual Meeting Committee	9a-11a	Hyatt, Perspectives Grouse (34th Floor)
  Technical Tours: Stanley Park West Coast Rainforest and Salmon Hatchery	8a-Noon 8a-5p	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area Hyatt, Bus Loading Area
  Technical Sessions (am): Rangeland Economics, Sociology and Education Grazing Management	8a-11:30a   8a-11:30a	Hyatt, Georgia B   Hyatt, Regency A & B
  Symposia (am) Rangeland Infra and Forest Service I Web I Introduction Prescribed Livestock Grazing to Enhance Wildlife Habitat Grazing Alberta's Forested Rangeland	8a-11:30a   8a-11:30a   8a-11:30a	Hyatt, Plaza A   Hyatt, Regency C   Hyatt, Regency E & F
  Workshops: Changes in Ecology and Hydrology due to Weeds in Natural Areas Using Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT) to Simulate Vegetative Change	8a-11:30a   8a-11:30a & 1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Regency D   Hyatt, Georgia A VDDT Registration Form
  Technical Sessions (pm) Plant Animal Relationships - Defoliation Wildlife Rangeland Economics, Sociology & Educ. II	1:30p-5p 1:30p-5p 1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Regency D Hyatt, Regency A & B Hyatt, Georgia B
  Symposia (pm): Effectiveness of Grazing Systems on Rangelands: A Critical Examination	1:30p-5p	Hyatt, Regency E & F
  2006 Planning & PNW Section Meeting	evening	To be announced

• Feb 17, 2006 – Friday:

  Board of Directors	All Day	Fairmont, Cortes Island
  BC Ministry of Forests and Range, update mtg	8a-Noon	Hyatt, Perspectives Cypress (34th Floor)
  Non-Technical Tour: Victoria, via ferry through the Gulf Islands, Buchart Gardens	7:10a-7:30p	Hyatt, Bus Loading Area