Conferences & Training
Natural Heritage Methodology Training
2011 Agenda
Please review the tentative agenda and check back for updates as they become available.
| NatureServe Natural Heritage Methodology Training February 14-17, 2011 - Arlington VA, Ottawa, Ontario | |||
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| Day One—Monday, February 14 | |||
| Element Methodology—What is it? | Location | ||
| 8:30-8:50 | Welcome—Introductions & Orientation | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 8:50-9:50 | Introduction to NatureServe & to NatureServe Canada | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 9:50-10:15 | Introduction to Natural Heritage Methodology | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30-11:15 | Ecology Overview | Remote | |
| 11:15-12:00 | Species Science Overview | Virginia | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-1:45 | Information Management & Technology Overview | Virginia | |
| 1:45-2:15 | Locally Hosted Discussions | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 2:15-3:15 | Element Concepts & Classification | Remote | |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30-4:30 | Elememt Ranking | TBD | |
| 4:30-5:00 | Data Exchange & EO Uploads | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 5:15 onward | Evening Activities | Virginia & Ontario | |
| Day Two—Tuesday, February 15 | |||
| Element Occurence Methodology—Where is it? | Location | ||
| 8:30-10:15 | Research & Field Methodology | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | ||
| 10:30-11:45 | EO Concepts I | Virginia | |
| 11:45-12:00 | Locally Hosted Discussions | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | ||
| 1:00-1:45 | EO Concepts II - Part A | Virginia | |
| 1:45-3:15 | EO Concepts II - Part B | Virginia | |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | ||
| 3:30-5:00 | EO Transcription & Mapping | TBD | |
| Day Three—Wednesday, February 16 | |||
| Methodology & Beyond | Location | ||
| 8:30-9:30 | EO Concepts III - EO Ranking | Virginia | |
| 9:30-10:00 | Benchmark Data Content Standards | Virginia | |
| 10:00-10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:15-11:45 | Handling Sensitive Data—Biology, ethics, policies, and approaches | Ontario | 11:45-12:30 | Using Natural Heritage Data to Answer Information Requests | Virginia & Ontario |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch | ||
| 1:30-2:30 | Discussion: Future Directions in Biodiversity Conservation | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 2:30 onward | Field trips | Virginia & Ontario | |
| Day Four—Thursday, February 17 | |||
| In-Depth Methods & Applications | Location | ||
| 8:30-11:30 | Ecology - In Depth | Virginia, Ontario, & Remote | |
| 8:30-11:30 | Data Managers - In Depth | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 8:30-11:30 | Species Science (Zoology & Botany) - In Depth | Virginia, Ontario, & Remote | |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch - Group pizza lunch with staff | ||
| 12:30-2:30 | Using Natural Heritage Data & Expertise for Conservation Planning | Ontario & Remote | |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break | ||
| 2:45-3:45 | New Methods & Tools: CCVI | Virginia & TBD | |
| 3:45-4:45 | New Methods & Tools: Kestrel | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 4:45-5:00 | Locally Hosted Discussions | Virginia & Ontario | |
| 5:00 | Training Adjourns | ||