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Diverse and Sustainable Lake Management
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Spokane Convention CenterSpokane, Washington
Hosted by the Washington State Lake Protection Association
(WALPA)
An Affiliate of NALMS
October 26 - 28, 2011Pre-conference workshops Oct. 25 Post-conference tour Oct. 29
Tentative Schedule
Monday, October 24 NALMSBoardofDirectorsMeeting
Tuesday, October 25 Workshops RecreationalTripsLocalHostCommitteeMeet&GreetReception
Wednesday, October 26 OpeningPlenarySession Technical&PosterSessions ExhibitsOpen NALMSMembershipMeeting Exhibitors’Reception
Thursday, October 27 Technical&PosterSessions ExhibitsOpen CleanLakesClassic NALMSAwardsReceptionandBanquet
Friday, October 28 Technical&PosterSessions ExhibitsOpen WALPALakeSessions WALPABusinessMeeting LocalHostCommitteeSpecialEvent
Saturday, October 29 LakeTouronCoeurd’AleneLake
Spokane Waterfront by Spokane Regional CVB/Alan Bisson
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Technical Program
TheNALMS2011ProgramCommitteeisplanningatop-notcharrayofpresentationsondiverseaspectsoflakes,ponds,reservoirs,theirwatersheds,andtheirmanyusersandinhabitants.Belowisasampleofkeytopics,butpleasecheckthesymposiumwebpageregularlyforup-to-dateprograminformation.
Proposed Focus Session Topics
•Cyanobacteria
•DevilsLake,NorthDakota
•LakeCoeurd’Alene
•LakeEutrophicationTMDLModelingGuidelines
•SpokaneAreaLakes
•SpokaneRiver
•TheVoiceofExperience
Proposed Program Topics
•Aeration/oxygenation
•Agriculturalpracticesandlakewaterquality
•Alumtreatment
•Aquaticinvasivespeciesprevention,detection,andcontrol
•Climatechange
•Damremovalstudies
•Datamanagementandtechnologies
•Fisheriesmanagement
•Forestpracticesandlakes/streams
•Innovativewatershedstrategiesfornutrientcontrol
•Lakeandreservoirmodeling
•Lakemanagementcasestudies
•Lakeoutreachandeducationalprograms
•Lakerecreationaluseconflictsandopportunities
•Lakestewardship
•LakeTMDLsandnutrientcriteria
•Lakeshoreassessmentandmanagement
•Macrophyteecologyandmanagement
•Metals/toxinsinlakes
•P-basedfertilizeranddetergentbans
•Paleolimnology
•Region-specifictopics
•Reservoirlimnologyandmanagement
•SalmonidrecoveryeffortsintheNorthwest
•Socioeconomicsolutionstoimprovelakequality
•State/locallakeandwatershedmanagement
•Streamrestoration
•Stormwatertreatmentandmanagement
•Toxiccyanobacteria:ecology,impactsandmanagement
•Tropicalandsubtropicallakesandwatersheds
•Volunteerlakemonitoringprograms
•Watergovernance
•Wetlandstreatment
TheopeningplenarysessionwillhighlightanumberofkeyNALMSmembersaswellasspecialguestsfromtheregion.
Dr.JohnStockner,Eco-LogicLtdandUniversityofBritishColumbiaFisheriesCentre,willsetthetoneforthesym-posiumwithhisplenarypresentation,“HolisticManage-mentofLakeandReservoirEcosystemsWorldwide”
Diverse and Sustainable Lake ManagementAslakemanagementissuescontinuetoaffectawiderangeofstakeholders,itisincreasinglyimportanttogatherkeyfigureswithinthosecommunitiestoopenlydiscussandunderstandhowtheinterestsofothersmaybeaffectedbytheirowninterests.Scientificandenvi-ronmentalmindswillofferavarietyofrelevantsubjectmattertobecoveredinbreakouteducationalsessions,andnetworkingopportunitieswillallowforcollabora-tionwithlakepropertyassociationmembersandotherinterestedparties.Whileinformationisnowavailabletousfrommanysources,thespiritoftheSymposiumal-lowsforimportantinteractionstooccurbetweenthosefromscientific,environmental,recreational,residential,governmental,andothercommunitiestodiscussissuesimportantandrelevanttoallconcernedwithwatermanagementissues.TheSpokaneConventionCenter,situatedonthebanksoftheSpokaneRiver,offerstheperfectvenuefortheseinteractionsandeducationalop-portunitiestooccur.
Opening Plenary Session
Symposium Theme
Lake and Watershed Stewards
LikeNALMSdidatHartford,thelocalhostcommitteeisworkinghardtodevelopatrackoftalksforWashingtonStateLakeProtectionAssociation(WALPA)onFriday.Topicsofspecialinteresttolocallakeandwatershedstewards,includinglakeassociationrepresentatives,lakeresidents,locallakemanagers,watershedorganizations,andothersimilargroupswillbepresentedonFriday(thoughregularconcurrenttechnicalsessionswillalsobeongoingthroughoutFriday).AspecialFridayregistra-tionratewillbeofferedforthisopportunity.WatchtheNALMSwebsitewww.nalms.orgfordetails.
Riverside State Park by Spokane Regional CVB/Alan Bisson
Symposium [email protected]
General Conference, Exhibitor & Sponsorship InformationNALMSOffice608-233-2836www.nalms.org
Program [email protected]
Sponsorship/Exhibitor [email protected]
Contact Information
Special Events
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Important Deadlines
May 13, 2011Abstractsdue.
September 22, 2011Lastdayconferencehotelrateavailable.
August 26, 2011Registrationandpaymentfrompresentersofacceptedabstractsdue.
Local Host Committee Meet and Greet ReceptionTuesday, October 25
Price:includedwithmostregistrationpackages
WelcometoSpokaneMeetandGreet
Exhibitor ReceptionWednesday, October 26
Price:includedwithmostregistrationpackages
NALMS,theSymposiumHostCommitteeandourexhibitorsinviteyoutojoinusinkickingoffthesymposiumandwelcomeattendeestoSpokane.Taketimetorelax,viewtheposterdisplaysandvisitwiththeexhibitorsandfellowattendees.
Clean Lakes Classic 5k Run/WalkThursday, October 27
Price:$20
TheCleanLakesClassicwillbeamid-dayeventwitharoutealongtheCentennialTrailinRiverfrontParkindowntownSpokane.Youneednotbearunnertoparticipate!Allpre-regis-teredparticipantsreceiveat-shirtaspartofthesign-upfee.
NALMS Awards Reception & BanquetThursday, October 27
Price:includedwithmostregistrationpackages
NALMS’AnnualAwardsReception&BanquetistheclimaxoftheSociety’syearasmembersandfriendsofthesocietyarehonoredfortheirworkandachievementsoverthelastyear.AwardsarepresentedforTechnicalMerit,OutstandingCorporationandFriendsofNALMSandarecappedoffwith
ourmostprestigiousaward,the“SecchiDiskAward,”whichhonorstheNALMSmemberwhohasmadethemostsignifi-cantcontributionstothegoalsandobjectivesoftheSociety.
Local Host Committee Special EventFriday, October 28
Event and Price:TBD
Local Host Committee Special EventSaturday, October 29
Price:TBD
Coeurd’AleneLakecruisewiththeCoeurd’AleneTribe,IdahoDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityandAvistaUtilities.
The Symposium Host Committee is working on addi-tional activities. Keep an eye on the symposium web site www.nalms.org for complete details on NALMS 2011.
Workshops
NALMSwillbeofferingavarietyofbothhalf-dayandfull-dayworkshopsthisyear,onbothTuesdayandSat-urday.Theseworkshopsprovideattendeestheoppor-tunityforamorein-depthfocusonatopicofinterest,andmanywillprovidehands-onexperience.
Proposed Tuesday Workshops
•InternalPhosphorusLoading
•Collection,Identification,Ecologyand
ControlofFreshwaterAlgae
•LakePhosphorusInactivationand
Interception
•HydroacousticAssessmentofLakes
•InstrumentCalibrationandMaintenance
Proposed Saturday TourCoeurd’AleneLakecruisewiththeCoeurd’AleneTribe,IdahoDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityandAvistaUtilities.
VisittheNALMSwebsitewww.nalms.org formoreinformationandpricingasdetailsbecomeavailable.
Spokane Waterfront by Spokane Regional CVB/Alan Bisson
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Registration Fees
Participants Early Bird (bySept.16) Regular (byOct.14) On-site
NALMS Member Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $390. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $440 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $520Non-Member Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $490. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $540 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $590Student Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325
Includesaccesstoalltechnicalsessions.Mealsincludecontinentalbreakfast,lunch&refreshmentbreaksWednesday–Friday,receptionsTuesday–Thursday,aswellasThursdaynightbanquet.
One-Day Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $185. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275
Includesaccesstoalltechnicalsessionsondayofattendance.Mealsincludecontinentalbreakfast,lunch&refreshmentbreaksondayofattendance.Wednesdayattendanceincludesreception.Thursdayattendanceincludesreception&banquet.
Guest Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $180 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200
Mealsincludecontinentalbreakfast,lunch&refreshmentbreaksWednesday–Friday,receptionsTuesday–Thursday,aswellasThursdaynightbanquet.Guestregistrationsdonotincludeaccesstothetechnicalsessions.
Exhibitors Single Booth Double Booth
Corporate Member Booth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,575Regular Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,925Nonprofit Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450Additional Exhibit Staff(each) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275
Registrations after October 14 are not guaranteed banquet tickets or reception complimentary drink tickets.
Spokaneisafamilyfriendlycity,withamyriadofexcitingactivitiesforyoungandoldalike.Inthedowntowncore,therearedozensoflocalrestaurants,bistros,pubs,martiniandwinebars,bookstores,wineries,andretailshopping.RiverParkSquareisanurbanshoppingmallandiswithinwalkingdistanceoftheSpokaneConventionCenterandSpokane’sconven-tion“campus”.AttendeescangetupcloseandpersonalwiththeSpokaneRiver,whetherbytrekkingtothebaseoftheSpokaneRiverFalls,orviewingthemfromaboveintheSpokaneFallsGondolaSkyRide.InSpokane,apersoncanexperi-encethevitalityofalivelydowntownarea,andliterallywalkacrossSpokaneFallsBoulevardtoRiverfrontPark,andlosethemselvesinthetranquilityoftheSpokaneRiveralongthemanywalkingpathsinthepark.Spokaneispedestrianfriendly,andafterarrivinginSpokane,attendeeswouldhaveaccesstoallofthesethingsmentionedabovewithouthavingtogetintoavehicleuntiltheyarereadytodepartthecity.FormoreinformationonSpokane,pleasevisitwww.visitspokane.com.
Hotel Information
The Spokane Doubletree Hotel – City CenterandtheRed Lion Hotel at the Parkwillprovideaccommoda-tionsfortheSymposium.BothhotelswereselectedbyNALMSfortheirhospitalityandconvenientlocationtotheconferencecenter(the Doubletree Hotel is attached to the convention center and is the anchor hotel for the conference),aswellastheirgreatroomrates.EachhotelisstepsawayfromtheSpokaneRiver,RiverfrontPark,theCentennialTrail,andSpokaneFalls.Both hotels offer complimentary airport shuttle service
Doubletree Hotel Spokane – City center Attached to Convention Center
322NorthSpokaneFallsCourt,Spokane,WA,99201
Tel:509-455-9600;1-800-222-TREE(8733).
Fax:509-455-6285
Web:http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/SPCC-DT-Doubletree-Hotel-Spokane-City-Center-Washington/index.do
Mention “North American Lake Management Society”whenmakingyourreservationtoreceivetheconferencerate.
Conferenceroomratesarebasedonthe2011Governmentrate-currently:$86single,$96doubleplustaxes.Premiumroomratesare$30more.
$8parking/night-Valetparking$11/night
TheconferencerateisavailableuntilSept.22,2011.GovernmentratemaychangeafterOct.1,2011.
Red Lion Hotel at the Park – Spokane Conference Overflow Hotel
303WestNorthRiverDrive,Spokane,WA99201
Tel: 509-326-8000Fax:509-325-7329
Web:http://www.spokaneredlionpark.com
AcourtesyblockwillbeavailableattheRedLion.Rates$109single/doublewith$7parking
Transportation InformationTheSpokaneInternationalAirportisunder10minutesfromdowntownandisservedby9majorairlineswith140arriv-inganddepartingflightsperday.Therearedirectnon-stopflightsfromMinneapolis,Denver,SaltLakeCity,Phoenix,LosAngeles,Oakland,Portland,Boise,andSeattle.
Hotel and Transportation ThesymposiumwillbeheldattheSpokaneConvention