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Friday, February 20 and Saturday, February 21, 2009
The Classic Center in Athens, GA
Early Registration
Deadline: February 1, 2009
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 15,
2009
Agenda
Session Descriptions
Speaker Biographies
Georgia Lakes Society Session Agenda
Registration and Scholarships
Awards
Ceremony Tickets - click here if you just want
a ticket to the Friday awards ceremony. $15 each
Lodging
Directions
Ride
Share/House Share/Hotel Share Bulletin Board- If
you are having difficulty with the share board, email Dana or
call 706-549-4508.
Auction
Things To Do and See in Athens, GA
The conference will feature:
- Keynote Speakers
•Saving
Water, Saving Money - Mary Ann Dickinson, Alliance
for Water Efficiency
•Communication About Water Issues in America - Ezra Milchman,
River Network (national), President & CEO
•An
Update on Georgia's Statewide Water Plan and Current
State Legislative and Policy Issues -
Neill Herring, Sierra Club; Jill Johnson of Georgia
Conservation Voters; Shana
Udvardy, Georgia Conservancy
•Overview
of the Altamaha Basin - Ben Emanuel, Georgia River
Survey
- Three
informative tracks on Saturday:
•Water Efficiency:
The
Solution to Georgia’s Water Supply
Problems – Featuring presentations
on how Georgia can embrace water efficiency
and address our water supply problems.
•Success Stories for Georgia’s Watersheds- Featuring presentations on projects to prevent pollution in our rivers and
building our strength for bigger impact.
• Working In Your Watershed - Featuring
presentations
on monitoring pollution and the health of our rivers. Track chaired
by Georgia Adopt-A-Stream
- Friday Workshops
•“Communication for Impact" Erick
Eckl, Water Words That Work
•“Get the Dirt Out: Train the Trainer” Jason
Ulseth and Juliet Cohen, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Train people in your community to spot problems on local construction sites,
who to call if you see a problem, and how to follow up with the authorities to
make sure the problems get fixed. Field trip incuded!
- A
Friday Night Party and Auction featuring Awards,
music by the Georgia Mudcats, food
and drinks
- Fifth Annual River Celebration
Awards honoring
Georgia’s watershed groups, volunteers
and river conservationists
- Networking
opportunities
- Exhibits
Sponsors
To Date:
The
support of the following have made this conference
possible:
Georgia
Adopt-a-Stream
Presenting Sponsor
Stormwater Systems, Inc.
Stack and Associates,
P.C.
Building the Grassroots
Sponsor
REM
Lunch Sponsor
Environmental Site Management
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Breakfast Sponsor
Coosa River Basin Initiative
Fish Action Response Team
Georgia Conservancy
Georgia Conservation Voters
Contributing Sponsor
American
Rivers
Broad River Watershed Association
Ogeechee Canoochee Riverkeeper
Satilla Riverkeeper
The Wilderness Society
Upper Oconee Watershed Network
Special Item Donors
Center Stage Catering
Northeast Sales Distributing Company
Redwood Creek Wines
The Classic Center
The Georgia Mudcats
Tom's of Maine
Auction
Item Donors
Georgia Wildlife Federation
SouthEast Adventure Outfitters
Coca-Cola Company
Sam Linhart
Kathryn Kolb
Planet Inc.
Fernbank Museum
Atlanta Cyclorama
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Dana Skelton
Patagonia
Bonny Putney
Cine
Medicine Bow
Savannah Canoe and Kayak
Altamaha Riverkeeper
Soque River Watershed Assoc.
Widespread Panic
Marty and Glad Simmons
Etowah River Alliance
Lake Lanier Association
Broad River Outfitters
Victor Johnson
Dorinda Dallmeyer
Peg Jones
Appalachian Outfitters
Mary Lovings
Loco's Grill and Pub
Barberitos
Lowe's
DePalma's
Good Dirt
Academy
Cafe Campensino
Diane Minick
White Water Learning Center of GA
The National
Masada Leather and Outdoors
The HUB
Brett Albanese
Tommy Batchelor
Jan Kearce
Shirl Parsons
For questions on the
conference, contact Jesslyn Shields
For registration
questions, contact: Dana
Skelton
Georgia River Network, 706/549-4508.
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