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2008 Conference program
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 (in conjunction with the Iowa Water Monitoring Conference)
| 2:30 pm |
Registration opens |
| 3:30pm |
Plenary session: Gulf of Mexico hypoxia science -
Linking land management changes and water quality impacts
Gulf of Mexico hypoxia action plan: Building understanding of future roles and new concepts. Richard Greene, chief, Ecosystem Dynamics and Effects Branch, Gulf Ecology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US EPA.
Followed by panel discussion, including: Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bryon Griffith, director, EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Office. |
| 5:00 |
Evening reception
Light dinner and cash bar
Poster displays
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| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration desk opens
Poster displays |
| 8:30 |
Introductory remarks
Rick Cruse, director, Iowa Water Center |
| 8:45 |
Biofuels and water quality in the Midwest: Corn vs. switchgrass as feedstocks. Cathy Kling, professor, Department of Economics and head, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Resource and Environmental Policy Division, Iowa State University. |
| 9:30 |
The Iowa Plan of Wetland and Drainage Integrated-Landscape Systems. Matt Helmers, assistant professor and extension agricultural engineer, Iowa State University |
| 10:15 |
Break |
| 10:30 |
Spatial and temporal relationships between biotic integrity of Illinois streams, dissolved oxygen and nutrients. Mark B. David, professor of biogeochemistry, associate head and teaching coordinator, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
| 11:15 |
Building a culture of conservation: Water matters. Matt Helmers, assistant professor and extension agricultural engineer, Iowa State University, and Jackie Comito, Department of Sociology, Iowa State University |
| 11:50 |
Synopsis of working sessions by group facilitators |
| 12:00 pm |
Luncheon
Farm bill implications on conservation
Craig Cox, executive director, Soil and Water Conservation Society |
| 1:15 |
Working sessions
Select one working session from the four listed. Following a 20 minute presentation on issues in that area, participants will identify and discuss key issues. A facilitator and recorder will be present in each group. Reports from each workgroup will be presented to the conference following the break. |
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1. Strengths and weaknesses of water quality science |
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2. Implementation, opportunities and challenges for the Iowa Plan of Wetland and Drainage Systems |
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3. Soil loss in Iowa |
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4. Small feedlots and water quality |
| 2:45 |
Break |
| 3:00 |
Summary of working group sessions
Workgroup facilitators |
| 3:30 |
Closing remarks
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