Agenda

Numerous international experts on the diverse conference themes have been confirmed to speak at the Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference.

Conference Program (Sept. 5/07)
Abstracts and Speakers (Sept. 5/07)
Some Speaker Biographies

Below is an overview of the conference agenda.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

 12:00 pm6:30 pmPre-conference Field Trips
 5:00 pm8:00 pmConference Registration
 7:00 pm9:00 pmOpening Reception
Sponsored by the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
  • Welcome
  • Keynote Address
  • Social


Monday, September 10, 2007

 8:30 am9:30 amOpening Plenary
  • Welcome Address
  • Head dress transfer ceremony - Blackfoot Confederacy to Park Superintendent
 9:30 am10:00 amCoffee Break
 10:00 am12:00 pmOpening Plenary (cont'd)
  • Waterton-Glacier International Peace: Highlights of Collaborative Management
  • Pieniny National Park - Joining Waterton-Glacier in 75 Years of Transboundary Protection
  • International Peace Parks and Transboundary Protected Areas - a Global Perspective
 12:00 pm1:30 pmLunch
 1:30 pm3:00 pmConcurrent Sessions 1
  1. An Introduction to Peace Parks: Conservation and Conflict Resolution - PANEL
  2. Education across boundaries I
  3. Transboundary wildlife management I
  4. Establishment and implementation of peace parks
 3:00 pm3:30 pmCoffee Break
 3:30 pm5:00 pmConcurrent Sessions 2
  1. International Peace Parks - conservation and conflict II
  2. Transboundary corridors and connectivity I (Y2Y)
  3. Transboundary wildlife management II
  4. Indigenous peoples and transboundary conservation
  5. Transboundary and Peace Park Management
 5:00 pm7:00 pmPoster Session, Reception, Book Launch
 7:00 pm9:00 pmDinner


Tuesday, September 11, 2007

 All Day Conference Field Trip
A field trip to highlight transboundary collaboration in the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park and surrounding areas.

Note: The field trip will include a boat trip to Glacier National Park in the United States but will not require a US visa.
 6:00 pm8:00 pmDinner in Cardston, Alberta


Wednesday, September 12, 2007

 8:30 am10:00 amConcurrent Sessions 3
  1. Making Transboundary Cooperation Work on the Ground: Experiences from the Field I
  2. International Peace Parks - conservation and conflict III
  3. Marine and aquatic transboundary conservation
  4. Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park
 10:00 am10:30 amCoffee Break
 10:30 am12:00 pmConcurrent Sessions 4
  1. Making Transboundary Cooperation Work on the Ground: Experiences from the Field II
  2. Engaging with transborder stakeholders
  3. Transborder corridors and connectivity II
  4. Transboundary governance, policy and law
  5. Transboundary vegetation management
 12:00 pm1:30 pmLunch
 1:30 pm3:00 pmConcurrent Sessions 5
  1. Transboundary Protection Case Studies I
  2. Transboundary tourism and conservation
  3. Transboundary corridors and connectivity III
  4. Transboundary Protection Case Studies II
  5. Transboundary Protection Case Studies III
 3:00 pm3:30 pmCoffee Break
 3:30 pm5:00 pmClosing Plenary