Mountain Communities Conference 2005
GADMMA Conference at a Glance
(subject to change)
| Saturday, June 4 | |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Registration in Max Bell Lobby |
| 19:30 – 20:00 | Welcome — Max Bell Auditorium |
| 20:00 – 21:00 | Keynote presentation: Getting the Point Across Renowned science communicator and broadcaster Jay Ingram on how scientists could communicate better to contribute to decision-making. Max Bell Auditorium |
| 21:00 | Opening Reception — Max Bell Lobby |
| Sunday, June 5 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Opening Panel discussion
Mountain areas: What are their special challenges for governance and decision-making? Max Bell Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee, tea, juice, networking, and conversation |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Concurrent Sessions Working groups: A facilitated exploration of the key characteristics of good governance and decision-making |
| 11:15 – 12 noon | Synthesis session: What key characteristics should we look for in case studies from mountain areas? Max Bell Auditorium |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch in Dining Room — Donald Cameron Hall |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Plenary presentations
Timothy Duane — Nature, Culture, and Conflict in the Changing West David Mattson — Conflict over Carnivores: A Window on Natural Resources Governance |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee, tea, juice, cookies, networking, and conversation |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Concurrent Sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Wanda Burdett — Domestic timber harvest in Gros Morne National Park, Canada Case study — Max Bell breakout room Ross Mitchell — Ecological Democracy as an Analytical Framework for Mountain Communities of Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Concurrent sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Dave Verhulst – Mountain Parks Heritage Interpretation Association Case study — Max Bell breakout room Dorjee Jangbu Lama — Development and conservation in high mountain areas of northern Nepal |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Dinner |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | Banff evening excursion |
| Monday, June 6 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Special Plenary Panel: A Tale of Three “Cities”
How Aspen, Whistler and Banff compare and contrast in governance and decision-making. Panelists: Helen Klanderud, William Roberts, Dennis Shuler. Max Bell Auditorium |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Concurrent sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Emily Chamberlain and Murray Rutherford — Grizzly Bear Management in the Banff-Bow Valley Region of Alberta Case study — Max Bell breakout room Angeles Mendoza Duran and Dixon Thompson — Challenges and opportunities for improving governance and management of Mexican parks |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee, tea, juice, networking, and conversation |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Concurrent Sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Paul Mitchell-Banks — Geiranger Fjord (Norway) and the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area (Canada), Two Different Countries, Two Different Approaches Case study — Max Bell breakout room Chris Bruce — Special Places 2000, Alberta, Canada Case study — Max Bell Auditorium Louisa Willcox — Wild Bears Project, Targhee and Gallatin National Forests |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch in the Main Dining Room, Donald Cameron Hall |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Plenary presentations
Ronald Brunner — Adaptive Governance Robert Sandford — Standing Up For Place: Community, Economy, and Ecology in our Western Mountain Towns |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee, tea, juice, cookies, networking, and conversation |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Concurrent sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Jennifer Lipton — Institutional involvement in Huascaran National Park, Peru Case study — Max Bell breakout room Dianne Draper and Sandy McAndrews — Implementation of the Banff Community Plan |
| 17:30 – 19:30 | Dinner in the Main Dining Room |
| 19:30 – 21:30 | Best of the Banff Mountain Film Festival
Award Winning Mountain Culture and Ecology films Max Bell Auditorium |
| Tuesday, June 7 | |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Special Plenary Panel: Communities in National Parks — a comparison of governance structures in Banff, Jasper and Loch Lomond/Trossachs. Panelists: Jillian Roulet, Richard Ireland, Robert Aitken. |
| 10:00 – 10:45 | Concurrent sessions
Case study — Max Bell breakout room Martin Nie — Governing the Tongass: Managing National Forest Conflict in Alaska Case study — Max Bell breakout room Ray Travers — Changing the Way We Make Decisions in Value-Based Silviculture |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee, tea, juice, networking, and conversation |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Concurrent Sessions
Case study – Max Bell breakout room Caroline Lamont — a proactive approach to mitigating impacts of a major resort development, Revelstoke, Canada Case study — Max Bell breakout room Robert Rhoades — Cotacachi, Ecuador, as a working model for decentralization and democracy |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch in the Main Dining Room, Donald Cameron Hall |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Plenary presentation
Traditional knowledge and decision-making. Grand Chief Herb Norwegian and Chuck Blyth |
| 14:15 – 15:00 | Concurrent sessions:
Lessons learned — workshop 1: Involving stakeholders Lessons learned — workshop 2: Incorporating scientific and traditional knowledge Lessons learned — workshop 3: Multi-jurisdictional agreement |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee, tea, juice, cookies, networking, and conversation |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Plenary synthesis on lessons learned |
| 20:00 – 22:00 | Closing Banquet |
Updated May 25