Conference Program
Monday, April 15, 2013
Monona Terrace Community
and Convention Center
Madison, Wisconsin
7:30 AM
Check-In Opens (will remain open throughout the day)
Exhibit Area Opens
Continental breakfast will be available in exhibit area.
Exhibit Area Opens
Continental breakfast will be available in exhibit area.
9:00 AM
Welcome & Featured Presentations
People and the Natural World: An Exploration of Connections
Celine Cousteau, Founder and Executive Director, CauseCentric Productions
10:30 AM
Refreshment Break and Exhibits
11:00 AM
Featured Presentation
Embracing Conservation: A Business Perspective
Ken Bonning, Senior Executive Vice President, Kohl's Department Stores
Embracing Conservation: A Business Perspective
Ken Bonning, Senior Executive Vice President, Kohl's Department Stores
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
A - Wildlife Conservation in a Global Environment: Challenges and Successes (Session description)
B - Primate Behavior and Conservation: A Look at Our Closest Relatives in a Rapidly Changing World (Session description)
C - Species and Ecosystem Responses to Novel Future Climates: Lessons and Legacies from the Past (Session description)
D - Nature and Money: Harnessing Capitalism to Restore Ecosystems (Session description)
E - One Planet Living: Building Bridges from the City, County and Campus (Session description)
F - Satellites and Simulation Models: A SAGE Look at Science in the Real World (Session description)
G - Cultural Ecology: Using and Conserving Knowledge of the Natural World (Session description)
H - Wisconsin Ideas: A Creative Look at Graduate Research in the Nelson Institute (Session description)
I - Ready for Its Close-Up: Nature on Film and the Camera's Role in Conservation (Session description)
A - Wildlife Conservation in a Global Environment: Challenges and Successes (Session description)
Session moderated and organized by Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development graduate students (Professor and Chair, Janet Silbernagel):
Jamie Hogberg (Moderator), Sarah Wilkins (Facilitator), Brittany Murphy (Room organizer), Ming (Doris) Hua, Matthew Axler, Paula Henriquez, Mary Dinsmore (Session support)
- Erin Flynn, Conservation Education Curator, Henry Vilas Zoo
- Tse-Lynn Loh, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Project Seahorse, John G. Shedd Aquarium
- Ricardo Rozzi, Professor & Director of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program, University of North Texas
- Tran Triet, Director, Southeast Asia Program, International Crane Foundation
- Catherine Woodward, President and Co-Founder, Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
B - Primate Behavior and Conservation: A Look at Our Closest Relatives in a Rapidly Changing World (Session description)
- Karen Strier, Professor, Anthropology, UW-Madison (Moderator/panelist)
- Charles Snowdon, Professor, Psychology and Zoology, UW-Madison
- Stephanie Spehar, Assistant Professor of Anthroplogy, UW-Oshkosh
C - Species and Ecosystem Responses to Novel Future Climates: Lessons and Legacies from the Past (Session description)
- Jack Williams, Director, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research; Professor of Geography & Bryson Professor of Climate, People, and Environment, UW-Madison (Moderator/panelist)
- Sara Hotchkiss, Associate Professor of Botany & Bryson Professor of Climate, People, and Environment, Nelson Institute Center for Climatic Research, UW-Madison
- Jason McLachlan, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
- David Mladenoff, Beers-Bascom Professor of Conservation, Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
- Volker Radeloff, Associate Professor, Forest & Wildlife Ecology, UW-Madison
D - Nature and Money: Harnessing Capitalism to Restore Ecosystems (Session description)
- Carl Korfmacher, Member, Nelson Institute Board of Visitors (Moderator)
- Steven Apfelbaum, Principal Ecologist and Chairman, Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
- Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
- Peter Stein, Managing Director, The Lyme Timber Company
- Randy Vogel, Principal Ecologist, Applied Ecological Services, Inc.
E - One Planet Living: Building Bridges from the City, County and Campus (Session description)
- Patrick Eagan, Professor, Engineering Professional Development, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Nelson Institute, UW-Madison (Moderator/panelist)
- Craig Benson, Director of Sustainability Research and Education, UW-Madison
- Phil Duran, Campus Metabolism Project, UW-Madison
- Trevor Ghylin, Campus Metabolism Project, UW-Madison
- Lisa MacKinnon, Sustainability Coordinator, Dane County
- Cathy Middlecamp, Associate Professor, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Karl van Lith, Organizational Development and Training Officer, City of Madison
F - Satellites and Simulation Models: A SAGE Look at Science in the Real World (Session description)
- Carol Barford, Director, Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, UW-Madison (Moderator/panelist)
- Rob Beattie, SAGE IGERT Program Associate Director/Academic Coordinator Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment UW-Madison
- Tracey Holloway, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Chris Kucharik, Associate Professor of Agronomy & Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Gregory Nemet, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs & Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Mutlu Ozdogan, Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology & Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Jonathan Patz, Director, Global Health Institute; Professor of Environmental Studies & Population Health Sciences, UW-Madison
- Gary Radloff, Director of Midwest Energy Policy Analysis, Wisconsin Energy Institute, UW-Madison
- Annemarie Schneider, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
G - Cultural Ecology: Using and Conserving Knowledge of the Natural World (Session description)
- Matt Turner, Professor of Geography, UW-Madison (Moderator/panelist)
- Ian Baird, Assistant Professor of Geography, UW-Madison
- Eve Emshwiller, Associate Professor of Botany, UW-Madison
- Holly Youngbear-Tibbetts, Dean, External Relations, College of Menominee Nation
H - Wisconsin Ideas: A Creative Look at Graduate Research in the Nelson Institute (Session description)
- Teresa Arrate, MS, Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development (Moderator)
- Patricia O'Kane, PhD, Environment and Resources
One Bird, One Park, One World - Francis Eanes, PhD, Environment and Resources
Using Geotools to Foster Stewardship in Great Lakes Communities - Chris Bocast, PhD, Environment and Resources
In Search of…Sturgeon Thunder - Maggie Grabow, PhD, Environment and Resources, CHANGE Certificate
Perceived and Environmental Determinants of Active Transportation Behavior in Wisconsin - Vijay Limaye, Joint PhD, Epidemiology/Environment and Resources, CHANGE Certificate
Crank up the A/C? Exploring How Climate Change Will Affect Energy Demand, Air Quality, and Health in the US - JOINT PRESENTATION: Marian Weidner, MS, Environment and Resources, CHANGE Certificate; Caitlin Kontgis, PhD, Geography, CHANGE Certificate; Claire Luby, MS, Plant Breeding, CHANGE Certificate
Plant Breeders' Perspectives on Open Source Seed Initiative - Hua Ming, MS, Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development, CHE Certificate
Payment for Ecosystem Services Practices in China - A Case from Conservation International
I - Ready for Its Close-Up: Nature on Film and the Camera's Role in Conservation (Session description)
- Gregg Mitman, Professor, History of Science, History of Medicine, and Environmental Studies, UW-Madison; Author, Reel Nature: America's Romance With Wildlife on Film (Moderator)
- Peter Boger, Ph.D. Candidate, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison
- Celine Cousteau, Marine Conservation Advocate and Filmmaker; Founder and Executive Director, CauseCentric Productions
- Finn Ryan, Video Producer, Wisconsin Media Lab
2:45 PM
Refreshment Break, Exhibits and Reid Bryson Poster Session
3:30 PM
Keynote Presentation
Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
Sowing the Seeds of Hope
Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE
Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace
5:00 PM
Adjourn


