Association of National Estuary Programs (ANEP) Fall 2010 Meeting

November 7-11, 2010

Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center, 75 Taylor St, Punta Gorda, Florida

The Association of National Estuary Programs (ANEP) Fall 2010 meeting will be hosted by the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program. The meeting showcased the best-of-the-best of your projects and programs and will showcase southwest Florida through field trips. Nineteen programs will be represented in the presentations. Details about the planning of the meeting are provided.

The final agenda is available as a PDF file (final agenda) and is provided below with hyperlinks to PDF files of presentations made. (Presentations are still being added.)

• Plenary

• Tech Track

• Outreach Track

• Admin/Finance Track

Sunday, November 7, 2010

7:00-10:00       Evening gathering at Wyvern’s Sky Bar (Food and drinks will not be provided.)

Monday, November 8, 2010

8:00        Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00        Welcome by Mayor Harvey Goldberg, City of Punta Gorda

               Welcome by CHNEP Policy Member Don McCormick

               ANEP welcome by Holly Greening and Troy Rice

               CHNEP welcome and virtual tour by Lisa Beever

               EPA welcome to Tech Transfer meeting by Bernice Smith

10:30      Break

DETAILS FOR CONCURRENT SESSIONS ARE PROVIDED ON FOLLOWING PAGES.

11:00      Concurrent Sessions: Outreach and Technical Tracks

Noon      Lunch (provided). Please visit the posters during breaks and lunch.

1:30        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

2:30        Break

3:00        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

5:00        Conclude

5:30        Guided Walking Tour of Punta Gorda

6:30        ANEP Board Meeting at Event Center followed by dinner at River City Grill (at approx 8:15)

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

8:00        Tech Track presentations begin.

8:30        Outreach Track presentations begin.

10:30      Boat tour with lunch (provided). The boat will leave the dock at Laishley Marina at 11:00.

               If you ordered lunch but aren’t joining us on the boat, be sure to pick up your lunch from the boat before 11.

1:30        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

               Admin track concludes at 3:15 without taking a break.

2:45        Break for Outreach Track. Session resumes at 3:00 and concludes at 5:10.

3:00        Break for Technical Track. Session resumes at 3:30 and concludes at 5:00.

                  Because the reception begins at 5:30, no refreshments will be provided for this 30-minute break.

5:00        Conclude

5:30        Reception (Cash bar)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

8:00        Technical Track presentations begin (Concludes at 3 p.m.)

9:00        Outreach Track presentations begin (Concludes at noon.)

10:00      Break

10:30      Concurrent Sessions: Outreach and Technical Tracks

Noon      Lunch (provided)

1:30        Technical Track presentations (only)

3:00        Conclude Technical Track presentations.

3:30–7:00        Adaptive Leadership Training continues on Thursday

Thursday, November 11, 2010

8:30–5:00        Adaptive Leadership Training
 

TECHNICAL TRACK AGENDA

Monday, November 8 Technical Sessions

11:00      Climate Ready Estuaries: National Vision – Moderator: Tristan Peter-Contesse, EPA

               11:00      EPA CRE: Coordinating Adaptation in Coastal Communities – Michael Craghan EPA

               11:30      NERRS Vision for Climate Change Adaptation – Erica Seiden, NOAA

Noon      Lunch

1:30        Climate Ready Estuaries: National Vision continues

               1:30        Sea Grant Community Climate Change Adaptation Initiative – Mike Liffmann, NOAA

               2:00        CRE National Vision Panel

2:30        Break

3:00        Climate Ready Estuaries: Local Implementation – Moderator: Michael Craghan, EPA

               3:00        EPA CRE: Building Climate Change Adaptation Capacity in NEPs – Tristan Peter-Contesse, EPA

3:20        Piscataqua: Improving Culvert Infrastructure for Increased Storm Frequency and Intensity – Rachel Rouillard, Piscataqua Region EP

               3:40        Delaware Estuary: Using SLAMM for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment - Jennifer Adkins, Partnership for Delaware Estuary

               4:00        Indian River: Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment in Satellite Beach, FL: Assessment and Planning for Adaptation - Robert Day, Indian River Lagoon NEP

               4:20        Charlotte Harbor: Climate Change Indicators - Lisa Beever, CHNEP

               4:40        Long Island Sound: Sentinel Monitoring for Climate Change: Project Accomplishments and Lessons Learned - Sarah Deonarine, Long Island Sound NEP

5:00        Conclude

Tuesday, November 9 Technical Sessions

8:00        NEP & CCMP Implementation – Moderator: Holly Greening, Tampa Bay EP

               8:00        One NEP's Attempt to Incorporate Ecosystem-Based Management Processes in Full: CCMP and Monitoring Plan Integration – Dean Carpenter, Albemarle-Pamlico NEP

               8:25        Use of Conservation Moorings for Eelgrass Restoration in 2 Massachusetts Harbors – Jason Baker, Narragansett Bay EP

               8:50        A Watershed Analysis of Permitted Coastal Wetland Impacts and Mitigation Methods within the Charlotte Harbor NEP Study Area – James Beever, Southwest Florida RPC

               9:15        Comprehensive Rezoning for Water Quality and Wildlife – Dave Wilson, Maryland Coastal Bays Program

               9:40        Tampa Bay Ecosystem Services Demonstration Project – Marc Russell, EPA

10:30      Boat Tour and Lunch

1:30        NEP & CCMP Implementation continues – Moderator: Jay Leverone, Sarasota Bay EP

               1:30        A Collaborative Approach to Nutrient TMDLs and Estuarine Nutrient Criteria in Tampa Bay, Florida – Holly Greening, Tampa Bay EP

               2:00        Nutrient Reduction Efforts in the Maryland Coastal Bays – Roman Jesien, Maryland Coastal Bays Program

               2:30        From Seagrasses to Numeric Nutrient Criteria: Charlotte Harbor Water Quality Targets – Judy Ott, Charlotte Harbor NEP

3:00        Break (No refreshments will be provided.)

3:30        NEP & CCMP Implementation continues – Moderator: Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay EP

               3:30        Bioextractive Technologies for Nutrient Remediation – Julie Rose, NOAA

               3:50        California Takes Out the Trash – Janet Cox, San Francisco EP

               4:10        Learning the Right Lessons from Long Island Creek – Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay EP

               4:30        Expanding Partnership Opportunities to Reach NEP Goals – Lindsay Cross, TBEP

5:00        Conclude

Wednesday, November 10 Technical Sessions

8:00        Monitoring – Moderator: Robert Day, Indian River Lagoon, NEP

               8:00        Narragansett Bay Estuary Program Monitoring Programs – Christopher Deacutis, Narragansett bay EP

               8:20        Development of Image Analysis Freeware Tools for Percent Cover Analysis of Digital Imagery – Andrew Bird, University of Rhode Island

               8:40        Ballona Wetlands Baseline Assessment Program: Application of EPA's 3-Tiered Monitoring Strategy – Karina Johnston, Sana Monica Bay NEP

               9:00        San Juan Bay Estuary Guardians: Providing Access to Urban Waters through Water Quality Monitoring – Javier Laureano, San Juan Bay EP

               9:20        There are PCBs in Caulk? And they Affect Stormwater? New Work in San Francisco Bay -- Athena Honore, San Francisco Partnership

               9:40        Oyster Habitat Assessment and Restoration in Sarasota Bay, FL – Jay Leverone, Sarasota Bay EP

10:00      Break

10:30      Restoration – Moderator: Lindsey Cross, Tampa Bay EP

               10:30      Restoring the Pawtuxet River: An integrated Approach to Improving Ecology, Economy & Quality of Life in an Urban Watershed – Richard Ribb, Narragansett Bay

               11:00      Overview of the Ecosystem Restoration Program for the Lower Columbia River and Estuary – Catherine Corbett, Lower Columbia River EP

               11:30      From Fish Passage to Flood Risk and Back Again – Curtis Bohlen, Casco Bay EP

Noon      Lunch

1:30        Restoration continues – Moderator: Judy Ott, Charlotte Harbor NEP

               1:30        Collaborative Restoration Project Guided by Volunteer Monitoring Data – Lexie Brown, Morro Bay NEP

               2:00        Whole System Restoration is Greater than its Parts: An Estuary Wide Bivalve Restoration Approach – Angela Padeletti, Partnership for Delaware Estuary

               2:30        Tampa Bay Tidal Tributary Research and Restoration Initiatives – Ed Sherwood, Tampa Bay EP                       

3:00        Conclude Technical Sessions

OUTREACH TRACK AGENDA

Monday, November 8

11:00      Panel Discussion on Gulf Oil Spill: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

• Outreach Response to the Deepwater Horizon: Mel Landry, Barratara-Terrebonne

• Kerry St. Pe, Barratara-Terrebonne

• Gulf Coast Oil Response: Roberta Swann, Mobile Bay

• Gulf Aid Event: Ed Lewandowski, Delaware Center for Inland Bays

Noon      Lunch

1:30        Getting to Know You: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

1:50        Targeting the “Right” Audiences: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

        1:50    Building Support for MPAs through Multi-Audience, Multi-Message Outreach

                  Shelley Luce, Santa Monica Bay

        2:10    Communication Survey and Plan: The Who, What, and How of Outreach

                  Jim Vasslides, Barnegat Bay

2:30        Break

3:00        Panel Discussion on CAC-Related Topics: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

• CAC Overview: Nancy Laurson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Meeting Action Plan: A Sound Vision for Policy & Action: Curt Johnson, LISS

• Empowering Citizens: Deb Highsmith, Charlotte Harbor

4:00        Show-and-Tell Session: Moderated by Sara Kane, SBEP

• Program Publications: Sara Kane, Sarasota Bay

• CHNEP Calendars: Maran Hilgendorf, Charlotte Harbor

• Bay Grants, Tampa Bay

5:00        Conclude

Tuesday, November 9

8:30           Reaching Youth and Educators: Moderated by Nanette O’Hara, TBEP

        8:30    Schoolyard Habitat Schools

                  Sally Boswell, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays

        9:00    CHNEP Children’s Book: Increasing Awareness, Building Partnerships

                  Maran Hilgendorf, Charlotte Harbor NEP

                  Carol Mahler, Author;

                  Anji McStravid and Pam Burt, Lee County School District Representatives

        9:45    Sustainable Schoolyard Stormwater Projects

                  Josh Holcomb, Lower Columbia River

10:30   Boat Tour and Lunch

1:30           Doing Business in New Ways: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

        1:30    AdWords Odyssey

                  Shaun Bailey, Delaware Bay

        1:45    Improving Watershed Communication: Using a Website for Public and Partner Outreach

                  Tom Davidock, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary

        2:10    Integrated Marketing Communications as a Tool to Promote Estuarine Conservation

                  Javier E. Laureano, San Juan Bay

        2:25    Green Guide for Property Management: A guide to help commercial property owners reduce stormwater fees through innovative green projects on their properties

                  Lisa Wool, Partnership for Delaware Estuary

2:45     Break

3:00           Involving the Public: Moderated by Maran Hilgendorf, CHNEP

3:00    Pooches for the Planet: Clean Waters! Clean Years! Clean Shoes!

           Nanette O’Hara, Tampa Bay

        3:30    Honey Pot Day Program Boater Education and Outreach: A Face to Face Approach

Michelle Lee Kearney, Santa Monica Bay

3:50    On-River Education Programs: Lessons Learned

           McKenzie Miller, Lower Columbia River

4:10    Marketing and Monitoring a Regional Fertilizer Education Campaign

           Nanette O’Hara, Tampa Bay

 4:30   Maryland Coastal Bays Program Earth Day Clean Up

           Roman Jesien, Maryland Coastal Bays

4:45    Baywaters Monitoring: 19 years, QA Data, Improved Understanding

           Tony Williams, Buzzards Bay

5:10     Conclude

Wednesday, November 10 Outreach Training

9:00        Social Marketing Training: Moderated by Nanette O’Hara, TBEP

Presenter: Sara Isaac, Marketing Strategist with Salter>Mitchell

Social marketing puts commercial marketing theory and practice to work on behalf of the social good. Whether the goal is to get people to use less fertilizer, eat more healthy foods, or otherwise adopt new behaviors that have a positive social outcome, social marketing reframes the behavior to make it something people want to do.

Learn how Social Marketing can help you cut through the marketing clutter to produce meaningful, measurable education and outreach campaigns that change behavior. This 3-hour training will be led by Sara Isaac, a program strategist with Salter>Mitchell, one of the nation’s leading social marketing firms. Sara will cover the basics of Social Marketing, present successful case studies, and then put participants to work creating the framework for a Social Marketing campaign addressing a priority issue in their own watersheds.

Noon      Conclude Outreach Session.

ADMINISTRATIVE/FINANCE TRACK OVERVIEW

Monday, November 8 Administrative/Finance Sessions

1:30        Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan Revision/Update

2:30        Break

3:00        Grants Management: administering multiple types of grant vehicles, software solutions; including EPA Annual Assistance (Cooperative) Grants

4:00        Managing NEP reporting (creating efficiencies, integrating reporting processes, use of online or other technologies), new FFATA reporting requirements

5:00        Conclude Administrative/Finance Sessions.

Tuesday, November 9 Administrative/Finance Sessions

1:30        CHNEP Water Atlas

2:00        OASIS

2:30        Habitat Work Schedule database

3:15        Conclude Administrative /Finance Sessions

Planning details

While we would like everyone to join us in Punta Gorda, we are making plans to make the meetings available live on the Internet using WebEx.

Please register whether you'll be attending in person or via the Internet.

• Meeting Agenda: Final agenda with links to PDF files of PowerPoint presentations

  • Agenda for Adaptive Leadership Training, Survey Results

• Meeting Location: Map of downtown Punta Gorda with restaurants, Map of walking tour of downtown

• Hotels

• Airports: Airport websites provide shuttle options.

• Registration Fee: Mail the registration payment to Maryland Coastal Bays Program.

• Registration Form to attend in person or via the Internet.

  • While we asked people to register by October 15, we are able to accept reservations made after that date. Please complete the registration form on this page.

  • At this time vendors/contractors are not invited to set-up promotional displays. This is an issue that will be considered by the ANEP Board of Directors for future meetings..

• Who has registered?

• Would you like to participate by providing a display or poster or providing samples of your materials?

  • We will have plenty of space for displays and exhibits but we ask that you let us know (send an email to mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org) and we'd like you to showcase your materials by providing samples for people to take home. Your poster may be any size but it must be self-contained, meaning it must be able to support itself (e.g., heavy paper) and that you must provide an easel in order to display the poster. We will not be able to tape posters to walls.

  • Do you want to ship materials to the meeting?

  • If you have them, please bring bags to exchange with others.

• Getting to Know the NEPs

  • Powerpoint presentations were provided by Charlotte Harbor, Tampa Bay, Maryland Coastal Bays, Peconic Estuary, BTNEP and Santa Monica Bay.

• Guidance to Presenters

• Guidance for Participating via WebEx

• Do you have questions?

Agenda as of November 5: The final agenda with presentations is provided above.

We have three full days of meeting planned. Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center.

The only plenary session will be Monday morning. The Tech Track agenda begins at 11 a.m. on Monday and concludes on Wednesday at 3 p.m. The Outreach Track agenda begins at 11 a.m. on Monday and concludes on Wednesday at noon. The Admin Track agenda will begin on Monday at 1:30 and conclude on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. An Adaptive Leadership Training for directors will we held Wednesday afternoon and Thursday.

An outline of the agenda is provided below and a more detailed agenda (as of November 5) is available as a PDF file. The abstracts presenters provided are compiled for:

• presentations given as part of the tech track

• presentations given as part of the outreach track

• presentations given as part of the admin track.

PDF files of all presentations will be posted on this website after the meeting concludes.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

7:00-10:00       Evening gathering at Wyvern’s Sky Bar (Food and drinks will not be provided.)

 

Monday, November 8, 2010

8:00        Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00        Welcome by Mayor Harvey Goldberg, City of Punta Gorda

              ANEP welcome by Holly Greening and Troy Rice

              CHNEP welcome and virtual tour by Lisa Beever

              EPA welcome to Tech Transfer meeting by Bernice Smith and Paul Cough

10:30      Break

11:00      Concurrent Sessions: Outreach and Technical Tracks

Noon       Lunch (provided). Please visit the posters during breaks and lunch.

1:30        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

2:30        Break

3:00        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

5:00        Conclude

5:30        Guided Walking Tour of Punta Gorda

6:30        ANEP Board Meeting at Sheraton

                      followed by dinner at River City Grill (at approx 8:15)

 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

8:00        Tech Track presentations begin.

8:30        Outreach Track presentations begin.

10:30       Boat tour with lunch (provided).

               The boat will leave the dock at Laishley Marina at 11:00.

1:30        Concurrent Sessions: Outreach, Technical and Administrative Tracks

               Admin track concludes at 3:15 without taking a break.

2:45        Break for Outreach Track. Session resumes at 3:00 and concludes at 5:10.

3:00        Break for Technical Track. Session resumes at 3:30 and concludes at 5:00.

                  Because the reception begins at 5:30, no refreshments will be provided for this 30-minute break.

5:00        Conclude

5:30        Reception (Cash bar)

 

 Wednesday, November 10, 2010

8:00        Technical Track presentations begin (Concludes at 3 p.m.)

9:00        Outreach Track presentations begin (Concludes at noon.)

10:00      Break

10:30      Concurrent Sessions: Outreach and Technical Tracks

Noon      Lunch (provided) with presentation on habitat work schedule database

1:30        Technical Track presentations (only).

3:00        Conclude Technical Track presentations.

3:30–6:00        Adaptive Leadership Training continues on Thursday

 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

8:30–5:00        Adaptive Leadership Training (added 10/8), Survey Results (added 11/5)

Thursday, November 11

      8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Adaptive Leadership Training (added 10/8), Survey Results (added 11/5)

Meeting Location

The meeting will be held at the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center in Punta Gorda, Florida. This is an easy walk from either of the hotels listed below.

Hotels

Two new hotels are an easy walk from the center. Sheraton Four Points will be our meeting hotel and the Wyvern Hotel is an alternate hotel. Both hotels are offering a special room rate of $95/night for single or double occupancy for the ANEP meeting.

The group name at the Sheraton is CHNEP. The group rate will be honored for stays between November 3 and 15. The cutoff date to register with these rates is November 4. Be sure to use the in-house reservation system. The $95 rate includes a continental breakfast. If you plan on arriving prior to November 8, please contact Joy Masters, the director of sales and marketing (941/637-6770, joy.masters@fourpointspuntagorda.com) to receive the group rate for the duration of your stay.

 

The group name at the Wyvern is ANEP or National Estuary Program. The group rate will be honored until December 30, 2011! The cutoff date to register with these rates is November 1. NOTE: The Wyvern only have eight rooms that have two beds so if you want two beds, either make your reservation early or stay at the Sheraton.

We would like you to come early and stay late to enjoy our beautiful area. Several hotels in Lee County are offering special room rates to ANEP. For those who spend more than two nights in Lee County, the visitor and convention bureau will offset the carbon footprint of travel to the area by donating funds to Go Zero^SM.  For more information, please visit the visitor bureaus' websites for Lee County and Charlotte County.

• Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa – Bonita Springs

• Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa – Fort Myers

• Sundial Beach Resort – Sanibel

• South Seas Island Resort – Sanibel

• Holiday Inn Airport – Fort Myers

• Crowne Plaza Bell Tower Shops – Fort Myers

• DiamondHead Beach Resort – Fort Myers Beach

• Pink Shell Beach Resort & Spa – Fort Myers Beach

• Embassy Suites Hotel – Fort Myers/Estero

Airports

There are several nearby airports. The links provide information about the airport, flight services, rental cars, etc.

• Charlotte County Airport: about 5 miles from downtown Punta Gorda; flight service is provided by DirectAir and Allegiant Air

• Southwest Florida International Airport: located in Fort Myers about 40 miles/50 minute drive to Punta Gorda

  • We anticipate this will be the best airport for most everyone to use. There is no shuttle service available between the airport and Punta Gorda. Taxis will cost $70 for up to three people, are available whenever flights arrive and no reservation is required. Ask the driver for a business card so you can call them to arrange your return to the airport.

• Sarasota Bradenton International Airport: about 60 miles/60 minute drive to Punta Gorda

• Tampa International Airport: about 110 miles/100 minute drive to Punta Gorda

• Orlando International Airport: about 140 miles/140 minute drive to Punta Gorda

Registration Fee

The registration fee is $300 (or $100/day). It includes refreshments, lunches, Tuesday evening reception (but cash bar), guided walking tour and a boat tour of Charlotte Harbor. Dinners are on your own.

Family and friends may participate in the programs and field trips -- space permitting -- at no charge but we ask for payment of $15 for each lunch ordered. Please complete the online registration form for each person. We anticipate having capacity for guests during both the guided walk on Monday night and on the boat on Tuesday.

After completing the registration form (below), print a copy of your completed form and mail, along with a check or money order payable to Association of National Estuary Programs, to:

Christy Layton

Maryland Coastal Bays Program

9919 Stephen Decatur Highway, Suite 4

Ocean City, MD 21842

410/213-2297 ext. 101

clayton@mdcoastalbays.org

Who has registered?

As of October 19, the people listed below have registered by completing the form on this page. The list is sorted by last name and includes those who will attend and those who will participate via WebEx. The second list are those who have registered after October 19.

If you missed the registration deadline of October 15 and want to attend, please still complete the registration form on this page.

If you registered and find you are unable to attend, please send an email message to mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org.

If you know of people who plan to attend but who aren't listed below, would you please encourage them to register?

If you wish to participate via WebEx, please still complete the registration form to help us plan. Thanks.

Additional people who have registered:

Do you want to ship materials to the meeting?

If you'd like any materials shipped to the meeting, the Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center will accept them but they ask that they not arrive before November 5. Please address your packages to:

CHNEP-ANEP

c/o Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference

75 Taylor St

Punta Gorda, FL 33950

941/833-5442

 

Getting to Know the NEPs

While in California, Lisa Beever toured the Monterey Aquarium. Before a presentation, they ran a powerpoint on a timer that “was just wonderful. It had all of the audience engaged and family member competing with one another to answer questions correctly.” We’d like to create a similar presentation to help everyone who attends the ANEP meeting learn more our national estuary programs and EPA. A sample PowerPoint is attached. Would you create your own PowerPoint (using the attached as a template) that we’ll compile and run during breaks and at lunch time during the ANEP meeting.  Please be sure each slide you create acknowledges your program as appropriate – logo, in the text or in the answers. The automatic timing too fast, but we can modify that.  Just copy a slide and adjust the animation so that the final answer remaining is the correct one. Please delete any CHNEP slides that remain so only slides you are provided are saved in the presentation. Either email the presentation to me (mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org) by noon on November 5 or bring it with you.

Guidance to Presenters

Please create a presentation to accompany your talk. The ANEP Fall 2010 meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet, probably through WebEx. The only visual image that will be shown are those in your presentation. We won’t be using cameras during the meeting.

As soon as you can after arriving in Punta Gorda, please give your presentation to one of the following people.

• the tech track, Judy Ott
• the admin track, Liz Donley
• the outreach track, Maran Hilgendorf

We are using borrowed laptop computers. If at all possible, please use PowerPoint 2007 to ensure that it will work on all computers used. If you will be using a different version or different software, please let us know as soon as possible so we can make any necessary accommodations.

Your presentation will be shown in the meeting room and on the Internet. We will also convert your presentation into a PDF file for posting on the Internet after the meeting.

Please be aware that some of the presentations will be shown in a room that’s 60’ wide by 110’ deep. This may mean it would be better to use larger type than you normally use. One example of a presentation that was easy to read is provided.

Most of you are experts are preparing presentations but in case you’d like some guidance, the presentation software provides guidance on how to prepare a presentation and there are some wonderful resources available on the Internet.

Tips (Many of these tips can be found at www.About.com.)

• Make sure there is sharp contrast between fonts and background.

• Consistency makes for a better presentation.

• Use standard fonts. Sans serif fonts are best for headings. Examples include Arial, Tahoma and Verdana. Serif fonts are best to use if there is more text on the slide. Examples include Times New Roman. Avoid script fonts. These fonts are hard to read at the best of times.

• Don’t use all capital letters.

• Use italics sparingly

• Make the fonts large for readability. No text should be smaller than 24 point.  

• Use different fonts for headlines and bullet points.

• Only include graphics and tables with readable font. 

• Avoid including tables of detailed technical data in unreadable fonts. Instead include summary tables or graphs.

Guidance for Participating via WebEx

If you aren't able to attend the ANEP meeting, please consider participating via WebEx. There is no charge to participate, the software is free from WebEx at https://suncom.webex.com (or www.WebEx.com) and you may join the call even if you didn't complete the registration form on this page. You do need a computer, access to the Internet and your phone. The first time you use this service, please allow an additional 15 minutes to download the free software from the WebEx website. For additional guidance on WebEx, please visit their website.

You will only have access to the sessions when they occur. (They won't be archived for later viewing but PDF files of presentations will be posted on this website.) There may be up to three concurrent WebEx sessions available at any time -- outreach, tech and admin -- so be sure you are joining the session in which you wanted to participate. We will start each WebEx session 30 minutes before the start time listed in the agenda and it will continue 15 minutes after the last session is scheduled to end. Please refer to the agendas for the meeting and for the adaptive leadership training for more details on topics, presenters and times.

Plenary and Tech Track in Hall C

 To hear via Teleconference: Dial 888/808-6959 and enter Conference Code 2550232 when prompted.

 To view via WebEx: In your Internet browser, enter https://suncom.webex.com then search for the meeting. Follow the prompts provided by WebEx. These online meetings are not restricted so you do not need to provide a user name or password.

Monday, 8:30 to 12:15: Session is named ANEP Mon AM plenary/tech

The plenary session is scheduled to begin at 9 and end at 10:30.

The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 11 and end at noon.

 

Monday, 1:00 to 5:15: Session is named ANEP Mon PM tech

The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 5. There’s a break from 2:30 to 3.

 

Tuesday, 7:30 to 10:45: Session is named ANEP Tues AM tech

                The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 8 and end at 10:30

 

Tuesday, 1:15 to 5:15: Session is named ANEP Tues PM tech

                The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 5. There’s a break from 3 to 3:30.

 

Wednesday, 7:30 to 12:15: Session is named ANEP Wed AM tech

                The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 8 and end at noon. There’s a break from 10 to 10:30.

 

Wednesday, 1:00 to 3:15: Session is named ANEP Wed PM tech

                The tech track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 3.

Outreach Track in Peace A

 To hear via Teleconference: Dial 888/808-6959 and enter Conference Code 3382550 when prompted.

 To view via WebEx: In your Internet browser, enter https://suncom.webex.com then search for the meeting. Follow the prompts provided by WebEx.

Monday, 10:30 to 12:15: Session is named ANEP Mon AM outreach

The outreach track session is scheduled to begin at 11 and end at noon.

 

Monday, 1:00 to 5:15: Session is named ANEP Mon PM outreach

The outreach track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 5. There’s a break from 2:30 to 3.

 

Tuesday, 8:00 to 10:45: Session is named ANEP Tues AM outreach

                The outreach track session is scheduled to begin at 8:30 and end at 10:30

 

Tuesday, 1:15 to 5:25: Session is named ANEP Tues PM outreach

                The outreach track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 5:15. There’s a break from 2:45 to 3.

 

Wednesday, 8:30 to 10:15: Session is named ANEP Wed AM outreach

The outreach track session is scheduled to begin at 9 and end at noon but only the first hour will be available via WebEx. The remaining time will be a workshop. spent in.

Admin Track and Adaptive Leadership Training in Peace B

 To hear via Teleconference: Dial 888/808-6959 and enter Conference Code 2550233 when prompted.

 To view via WebEx: In your Internet browser, enter https://suncom.webex.com then search for the meeting. Follow the prompts provided by WebEx.

Monday, 1:00 to 5:15: Session is named ANEP Mon PM admin

The admin track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 5. There’s a break from 2:30 to 3.

 

Tuesday, 1:00 to 3:30: Session is named ANEP Tues PM admin

                The admin track session is scheduled to begin at 1:30 and end at 3:15.

 

Thursday, 3:30 to 4:45: Session is named ANEP Thurs PM training

The adaptive leadership training is scheduled to begin at 3:30 and end at 6 on Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 5 but only one session will be made available via WebEx – the last session on Thursday that begins at 3:30 and ends at 4:30.

Do you have questions?

If you have questions regarding . . .

• the tech track, please contact Judy Ott with CHNEP at jott@swfrpc.org.

• the admin track, please contact Liz Donley with CHNEP at ldonley@swfrpc.org

• the outreach track, please contact Maran Hilgendorf with CHNEP at mhilgendorf@swfrpc.org.

• registration, please contact Lesley Lambert with NBEP at lesley@gso.uri.edu

• payment, please contact Christy Layton with MCBP at clayton@mdcoastalbays.org