| Monday, May 18 |
| 7:00-8:00
a.m. |
Charter buses/vans depart
with pick-ups in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming Box lunches distributed
upon arrival |
| 2:00
p.m. |
Registration Opens/Pre-conference
Activities (3 hours):
- Greater Yellowstone Framework: Using LEED to Save an
Ecosystem – Continuing Education Course for Planners,
Architects
and Realtors (Part One)
- YBP New Director Orientation followed by full Board
Meeting
|
| 6:00-8:00
p.m. |
Opening Dinner Reception with
Cash Bar – Sponsored
by North Wind |
| Tuesday, May 19 |
| 7:30
a.m. |
Breakfast with Resource Agency
Managers
Enjoy informal
conversations
with leaders from our national and state parks, national forests,
wildlife refuges and BLM public lands.
Sponsored by the Conservation Fund |
| 8:45
a.m. |
Opening and Welcoming Remarks -
Dave Stauffer, YBP Chair
Mary Gibson Scott,
Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park John Rutter, General Manager,
Grand Teton Lodge Company
Event
Benefactor –
Idaho
National Laboratory/Center for Advanced Energy Studies |
| 9:00
a.m. |
Five Stages
of Climate Grief in the Northern Rockies
Dr. Steven
Running, Professor of Ecology, University of Montana |
| 10:00
a.m. |
Coffee Break
– Hosted
by Delaware North Companies |
| 10:30
a.m. |
Response Panel: Surveying the
Political Landscape re: Climate Change
- Tom Olliff, Chief of Science and Resource Management,
Yellowstone NP
- John Kotek, Principal Partner - Gallatin Public
Affairs Representing the State of Idaho
- Laura Ladd, Energy and Economics Advisor to Wyoming
Governor Dave
Freudenthal.
- Paul Cartwright - Energy Advisor to
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
|
| 12:00 noon |
Lunch –Table Hosts: UnCommon Sense
graduates and GY-Framework Pilots
Sponsored
by Xanterra Parks and Resorts |
| 1:30
p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions I –
Use/Waste Less
A.
The Case for Regional Efficiency: Green Building and Energy Conservation
B.
Resource Recovery for All: Recycling and Composting on a Regional Scale
|
| 3:00
p.m. |
Refreshment Break
– Hosted
by Dave Stauffer Consulting |
| 3:30
p.m. |
Concurrent Session II –
Consider Alternatives
A.
Renewable Energy in Our Own Backyard (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal)
B
Imagine If the Parks Never Closed: Four-Season Geotourism
An interactive discussion facilitated by Jan Brown, YBP Executive Director |
| 5:00
p.m. |
Free Time; Exhibits Open |
| 6:00
p.m. |
Social Hour –
Cash Bar |
| 7:00
p.m. |
Celebration Banquet and
Recognitions
Dave Stauffer, Emcee
|
| 8:30
p.m. |
Banquet
Speaker:
Dan Grossman -
Regional Director, Environmental Defense Fund Rocky Mountain Office |
| Wednesday, May 20 |
| 7:30 a.m. |
Breakfast with the YBP Board
YBP Annual
Membership Meeting |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Concurrent Session III
– Reduce Carbon Emissions
A.
Advanced Energy Systems for the 21st Century
B.
Connecting the DOTs: A Transportation Cooperative for Greater
Yellowstone
|
| 10:30 a.m. |
Coffee Break – Hosted
by Greenneck Earthworks
Check out of rooms and place luggage on buses |
| 11:15 a.m. |
Closing Session – Hearing from the Mayors
– Observations
from regional officials who have signed the US Conference of Mayors
Climate-Protection Agreement (Billings, Pocatello, Bozeman,
Jackson and Red
Lodge) |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Final Remarks and Adjourn;
Distribute box lunches |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Post-Conference Activities
(3 hours)
- Greater Yellowstone Framework: Using LEED to Save an
Ecosystem – Continuing Education Course for Planners,
Architects
and Realtors (Part Two)
- Organizing Meeting for Regional Transportation Co-op
Steering Committee
- Park Service Project or Recreational Activities
|
| 4:30 p.m. |
Buses/Vans Depart |
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