The first regional resource management conference in the 21st century is an opportunity for park managers, resource managers and specialists, and other participants to present and discuss timely cultural, natural, and integrated resource management issues facing parks in the Intermountain Region.

Park staff, investigators, and partners are invited to submit proposals for panels and discussion sessions, and presentations on key findings or solutions to resource management challenges through talks or posters. Additional suggested topics may be considered along with the following:

Monitoring and managing effects of climate change in parks Fire management and the human interface Best practices to manage research in parks How concessioners contribute to cultural and natural resource management “Greening” the parks and sustainability efforts by parks and partners Social and cultural aspects of wildlife management & appreciation “Rodents in Ruins” and other Integrated Pest Management issues Wilderness management in the new millennia Applying results of research and monitoring to park issues

Panel Discussion Sessions: It is the intent of conference organizers to promote open discussion of topics considered important by the resource managers in the region.  These will not be the typical symposia/invited speaker sessions.  What we envision is for a leader and a panel of no more than 4 to introduce key topics and solicit audience participation.  Sessions will be 1-2 hours in duration.

Prepare an abstract as per directions for oral and poster presentations giving a title to the proposed session, key questions/issues to be addressed, why you feel the topic is significant, and identify proposed panel members.

Key findings presentations: will be limited to 15 minutes per person, plus 5 minutes for questions. Since this conference encourages interaction between natural and cultural resource managers or specialists, rather than segmented subject matter experts in different concurrent sessions, proponents should clearly indicate how their presentation would be of interest to a broad audience of park staff and partners.

Poster sessions: are an opportunity to visually represent timely research, inventory and monitoring, or management activity. Presenters must attend their poster during a scheduled poster session and be available to discuss their work with attendees. No other sessions will be held concurrent with the poster session, although posters will be viewable at other times during the conference. Each poster should be designed for placement on a 4’ long x 3’ tall wall board.

Submit Proposals to: Theresa Spang - cpcesu@nau.edu