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Ecological and Earth Sciences in Mountain Areas: Sept. 6-10, 2002

Symposia and session sequence are subject to change
September 6: 

2000-2045: 

Evening Plenary, Larry Hamilton/Bruno Messerli
The State of the World's Mountains

2045-2200:

Opening reception

September 7:  
830-930 am: Plenary Speaker - David Schindler  
Freshwaters as Indicators of the Cumulative Impacts of Climate Change and Human Activities in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Abstract
930-1000: Refreshment break
1000-1230: Symposium: "Risks and Hazards" -  John Clague, chair
Abstracts: Clague, Haeberli, McClung, Evans, Church
Bios: Clague, HaeberliMcClung, Evans, Church
1230-1400: Lunch
1400-1500:

Contributed Papers, working sessions on 
"Risks and Hazards" and "Endangered Species"

1500-1530: Refreshment break
1530-1800: Symposium: "Endangered Species in Mountain Habitats"
Diana Tomback, chair
Abstracts: Tomback, Mattson, Karels, Corn
Bios: Tomback, Mattson, Karels, Corn
2000-2200: Reception at Poster Session

September 8: 

830-930 am:

Plenary Speaker - Christian Koerner
Global Change in High Elevation Ecosystems

930-1000:  Refreshment break
1000-1230: 

Symposium: "Climate change impacts on biotic and abiotic processes" - David Hik, chair
Abstracts: Hik, Luckman, Kudo, Marshall
Bios: Hik, Luckman, Kudo, Marshall 

1230-1400:

Lunch

1400 – 1500: Contributed Papers, working sessions on "Climate Change" and "Biological Connectivity"
1500-1530: Refreshment break
1530-1800:

Symposium: "Biological Connectivity" -Kathy Martin, chair
Abstracts: Martin, Festa-Bianchet, Roland, Velasques
Bios: Martin, Festa-Bianchet, Roland, Velasques

2000-2200:

Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival

September 9:

830-930 am: Plenary Speaker - Kathy Tonnessen
Air Quality Issues in North American Mountains
930-1000: Refreshment break
1000-1230: Symposium: "Contaminants in Mountains" - Jules Blais, chair
Abstracts: Blais, Landers, Elliott
Bios: Blais, Landers, Elliott
1230-1400: Lunch
1400-1530: Contributed Papers, working sessions on "Contaminants" and "Climate Change"

1530-1600:

Refreshment break

1600-1800: Syntheses and Concluding Discussions
1900-2200:

Banquet

September 10: Field trip


 

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