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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
ACE HOME CONFERENCE HOME REGISTRATION & LODGING SPONSORSHIP/EXHIBITOR OPPORTUNITIES GUEST/SPOUSE PROGRAM

The Preliminary Agenda listed below is subject to change as activity, presentation and other details are finalized. Any changes will be posted to this page. You can also download the pdf version of the agenda (for printing) by clicking here. Additional details regarding the guest program can be found on the GUEST page. Unless otherwise noted all meetings will be held at the Convention Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Jim Kozik
USDA FS - Southern Region
Room 716
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
jkozik@fs.fed.us

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Conference Program
Jim Kozik
USDA FS - Southern Region
Room 716
1720 Peachtree Rd. NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
jkozik@fs.fed.us

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Sunday, October 24, 2010
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES (for attendees and guests)
Option A - Tour Tenessee Aquarium (1:00 pm - Behind the Scenes Tour; 15 spots)
Option B - Exploring the Tennessee River Waterfront (biking or walking)
Option C - Whitewater Rafing on the Ocoee River (only 30 spots)

Travel Helps Conference Facility Chattanooga Visitors Bureau Map of Chattanooga
12:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)
Local Area Links Bessie Smith Cultural Center Bluff View Art District Buttonwillow Church Civil War Dinner TheaterChattanooga Choo ChooCumberland Caverns, Inc.Lookout Mountain Incline Railway 3:00 pm REGISTRATION opens at Hotel
4:00 pm EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING at Hotel
6:00 - 8:00 pm WELCOME RECEPTION at Hotel
Monday, October 25, 2010
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 am

WELCOME & CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Welcome to 2010 ACE Conference - Randy Knott, President

8:15 AM Greetings from Hosts - USDA Forest Service - Southern Region and Alabama Department of Natural Resources
Exhibitors to Date Engineered Textile ProductsGannett Fleming, Inc. 8:30 am Welcome to Chattanooga - TBD
9:00 am Group Photo
10:00 am

TECHNICAL SESSION #1:

 
  • Revitalization and Sustainability - Gene Hyde, City Forester, Chattanooga
  • TBD
  11:00 am Announcements & Business Session #1
  11:30 am LUNCH (provided) with spouses and guests
  1:00 pm CARL V. ANDERSON PROJECT AWARD WINNERS
  1:30 pm

TECHNICAL SESSION #2:

   
  • Use of USGS Regression Equations to Predict AOP Flows in Steep Mountain Streams - TD Monroe
  • Synthessis of Scientific Info: Coweeta Hydrologic Lab - Dr. Jim Vose
  3:00 pm BREAK
  3:30 pm TECHNICAL SESSION #3:
   
  • Settng the Stage for Natural Shoreline Healing - Hank Sutton
  • Rebuilding America's Bridges, Rebuilding the Economy - Steve Bingham, NFs in MS
  5:00 pm ADJOURN
  6:00 pm Dinner on your own
  Tuesday, October 26, 2010
  7:30 am REGISTRATION
  8:00 am ANNOUNCEMENTS
  8:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #4:
   
  • Remembering the Trail of Tears - Bob Richards, State of Tennessee
  • Engineering Materials and Geology of the Ocoee River Gorge - Dr. Don Byerly
  9:45 am BREAK
  10:15 am Depart for Visit to Fort Armistead - Trail of Tears
  11:30 am Lunch (provided) with spouses and guests
  1:00 pm TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (on the road)
   
  • Fort Armistead & Trail of Tears - Quintin Bass, USDA FS
  2:00 pm Depart for Ocoee River Gorge
  3:00 pm TECHNICAL PRESENTATION (on the road)
   
  • US Hwy 64/Ocoee River Gorge: Historic Uses and Economic Impacts - Doug Byerley, USDA FS
  4:00 pm Tour of Ocoee River Gorge and White Water Visitor Center
  5:00 pm Barbecue Dinner and Bluegrass music in the Gorge
  9:00 pm Arrive back at Hotel
  Wednesday, October 27, 2010
  7:30 am REGISTRATION
  8:00 am ANNOUNCEMENTS
  8:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #6:
   
  • Conservation Approach to Coal Conversion Product Handling - N. Schmitt & B. Cole
  • Restoration of the American Chestnut on Mined Land in Tennessee - Barry Thacker
  9:45 am BREAK
  10:15 am TECHNICAL SESSION #7:
   
  • Just Get the Lead Out - Norval Olson
  • An Engineer's Introduction to China - Randy Knott
  11:45 am LUNCH (on your own)
  1:00 pm MAIN BUSINESS MEETING
  2:00 pm Depart for Tour of USFS Air Tanker Base - Forest Fire Suppression
  4:00 pm Return to Hotel
  5:00 pm Depart for Riverboat Social, Dinner, and Cuirse on the Tennessee River (business casual)
  9:00 pm Arrive back at Hotel
  Thursday, October 28, 2010
  8:00 am Depart for Tour of NE Alabama State Parks
  8:30 am Visit to "Lodge" Cast Iron Facility
  10:30 am Arrive Cathedral Cave State Park
  10:45 am CATHEDRAL CAVE STATE PARK TOUR
  1:00 pm Arrive at Guntersville State Park (Lunch will be provided at Gunthersville Lodge)
  2:00 pm GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK TOUR
  5:00 pm Arrive back at Hotel
   

 

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