2011 WAFWA Summer Meeting July 15 - 20, 2011 Big Sky Resort, Big Sky, Montana

Winter 2011 Meeting | Summer 2011 Meeting Schedule of Events (Schedule is tentative and subject to change) Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Colorado River Fish & Wildlife Council Meeting 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Montana Commissioiners' Meeting 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Intermountain West Joint Venture Farm Bill SWAP Workshop 3:00 pm – 8:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Hospitality Suite Open Friday, July 15, 2011 6:30 am departure Commissioners' Retreat 7:00 am – 7:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 7:00 am – 5:30 pm Law Enforcement Workshop 8:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Gathering 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Intermountain West Joint Venture Farm Bill SWAP Workshop 9:00 am – 5:00 pm White Nose Syndrome Workshop 9:30 am - 2:30 pm Guest Activity - Ride the Waves 10:30 am departure Directors' Retreat 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Commissioners' and Directors' Dinner Event (invitation only) Sponsored by Mule Deer Foundation 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Active Network 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Green Fire Film produced by Aldo Leopold Foundation Saturday, July 16, 2011 6:30 am - 8:00 am Directors'/Legal Committee Breakfast (invitation only) 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 8:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Gathering 8:00 am – 9:30 am North Pacific LCC 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Directors' Forum/Legal Committee Executive Session (invitation only) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Sage Grouse Executive Oversight Committee 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Plains & Prairie Potholes LCC 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Commissioners' Committee Wildlife Chiefs Meeting Fisheries Chiefs Meeting Law Enforcement Chiefs Meeting 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break 9:30 am departure Guest Activity: Yellowstone National Park 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch (included in the conference registration fee) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Directors' Lunch Sponsored by The Archery Trade Association 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Directors' Forum/Legal Committee Executive Session (invitation only) 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Black Footed Ferret Advisory Team 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Legal Committee Executive Session 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Directors' Forum 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm Exhibitor Set-up 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Hospitality Suite Open 8:00 pm Acoustic Bonfire in the village square Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 am – 8:00 am Directors' Breakfast Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open 8:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Gathering 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Directors'/Commissioners' Joint Meeting 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Resource Information & Education Committee 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Western Governors' Wildlife Council 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Western Native Trout Initiative Steering Committee 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Western Quail Working Group 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Wild Sheep Working Group 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break with Exhibitors 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch on own 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Directors' Lunch Sponsored by Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Invasive Species Working Group Human Dimensions Committee Climate Change Committee Habitat Committee Human Wildlife Conflicts Committee Law Enforcement Committee 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break with Exhibitors 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Welcome to Montana Dinner Event (Included in the conference registration fee, buses depart starting at 5:30 pm in front of Yellowstone Conference Center) 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Active Network Monday, July 18, 2011 6:30 am – 8:00 am Audit Committee 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 am – 8:00 am Directors' Breakfast Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Exhibits Open 8:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Gathering 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session I 9:30 am – 1:30 pm Guest Activity - Fly Fishing Paradise 10:00 am – 11:00 am Coffee Break 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch (included in the conference registration fee) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Directors' Lunch Sponsored by Western Canadian NAWMP Partners 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Commissioners' Committee Legal Committee State Federal Tribal Communications Committee Western Bird Conservation Committee Mule Deer Working Group Inland and Marine Fisheries Committee Hunter, Angler, Shooting Sports & Wildlife Recreation Participation Committee 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Cash Bar Opens 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm WAFWA Awards Presentation & Reception 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Conference Banquet (Included in the conference registration fee) 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Active Network Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:30 am – 8:00 am Directors' ESA/SARA Working Group Breakfast 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 7:30 am – 2:00 pm Exhibits Open 7:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Gathering 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Plenary Session II 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Guest Activity - Giddy Up 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch — On your own 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Resolutions Committee 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Executive Committee 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Wildlife Health Committee Mule Deer Working Group Nongame & Endangered Species Committee Private Lands Access & Conservation Committee 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Nominating, Time & Place Committee 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lead and Wildlife Ad Hoc Working Group 5:30 pm – 10:30 pm Hospitality Suite Open Sponsored by Active Network Wednesday, July 20, 2011 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet 7:00 am – 3:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office 8:00 am – 5:00 pm WAFWA Business Meeting (refreshments available throughout the day) 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Invitation-Only Lunch Sponsored by IWJV 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch — On your own

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