Announcing the 2011 Florida Waterfowl Summit...

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Here is the first look at the Speaker line-up...Joe Benedict (FWC Waterfowl Mgmt Program Coordinator) and UW-F have worked out the last details of the Waterfowl Summit Speaker list. The list has been finalized and we will be announcing the event and promotions to the readers of our E-news next week. If you are not on our E-news mailing list, just send an email to hitchco@bellsouth.net subject line E-news. UW-F E-news is free.

Here's the line-up:

• Steve Rockwood - FWC - Waterfowl Food Web
• Bill Coleman - FWC - AHRES Projects benefiting waterfowl
• Craig Mallison - FWC - Habitat Monitoring and Assessment of Large Wetland Systems
• Jim Sweatman - FWC - Use of GeoTube to Reestablish Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
• Dr. Fred Sklar - SFWMD - The DECOMP Project: The "Heart" of Everglades Restoration
• Bill Caton - FWC - Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS)
• Jon Morton - USACE - Corps of Engineers Aquatic Plant Management in Florida
• Jerry Karnas - Everglades Foundation - The Economics of Hunting and Fishing in the Everglades Ecosystem
• Dr. Scott Yaich - Ducks Unlimited - The Clean Water Act and Wetland Protection
• Dr. Gian Basili - SJRWMD - Active Management for Wetlands and Upland Buffers
• Dr. Erich Marzolf - SJRWMD - Nutrient Pollution - Eutrophication of Surface and Ground Water
• John Marshall - Arthur R. Marshall Foundation - Everglades Restoration: Benefits and Costs

The Florida Waterfowl Summit will be held at the Ocala Hilton - Friday, Aug 26th. The Ducks Unlimited State Convention will be held on Saturday, Aug 27, also at the Ocala Hilton. There will also be Wild Game Receptions hosted by UW-F and DU on Thursday and Friday evening, also at the Hilton. The Waterfowl Summit and reception are free. Donations welcome.

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An incredible line up of renowned professionals. The UW-F/FWC Summit is FREE to all.....Simply unheard of....FREE!

A chance to interact with the top experts in Water Habitat, wetlands, management.

Most conventions of this sort charge an attendance fee well above $150.

UW-F is known for events that are free....we want everyone to be able to attend, especially in these days of tight budgets.

Staff at the Water Management Districts, USACE, FWC, FDEP, etc. as well as the general public...duck hunters, etc...are invited.

The networking between these groups is a major part of the Summit.

Online registration will be the only requirement so we can have a chair for you and LUNCH....! On-line registration will start later in July.

If you can attend, UW-F will be hosting a game cookout on the grounds of the Ocala Hilton on Thursday night before the Summit...You are welcome.

Also, DUCKS UNLIMITED will be hosting a reception Friday night in the same area in conjunction with the DU State Convention which convenes on Saturday following the UW-F/FWC Waterfowl Summit...a good way to carry on the conversation into the evening.

An unprecidented chance to spend an entire weekend immersed in conservation and restoration of our Florida wetlands!

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One week left to register...

Click here to register for the Waterfowl Summit. (https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=fqsu6ldab&oeidk=a07e4d6yqc0fecfc552)

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