Wisconsin Wetlands Association 17th Annual Conference, Urban Wetlands

Register online:
Early Bird Rates for registrations through January 22, 2012
Go to Online Registration
Registration ends: February 17, 2012

Accommodations:
Discounted Accommodations rate ends Wednesday, February 1, 2012
There is a significant discount for accommodations at Grand Geneva Resort and Convention Center if you reserve your room by Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

WWA has reserved a block of rooms at the Grand Geneva Resort and Convention Center, the facility where the conference will be held. Reserve your room by Wednesday, February 1, 2012, in order to take advantage of our group rate.

Room rates per night for Grand Geneva are as follows:
Through February 1, 2012: Single Occupancy is $70, Double Occupancy is $95.
After February 1, 2012: Room Rate is $159 (Occupancy: 1 - 4).

Conference Scholarships:
Application deadline January 8, 2012

Student Scholarships are available to students with demonstrated need to attend the conference. Scholarships cover registration costs for recipients, and may be able to offset a portion of travel costs.

Information Technology Assistant Scholarship is available for someone with demonstrated conference-related information technology skills. This scholarship is open to any qualified person, student or otherwise.

Conference Highlights:
The Wisconsin Wetlands Association will convene members of the regional wetland community in Lake Geneva, WI to discuss the latest in wetland science, management, restoration, and protection issues around the conference theme, Urban Wetlands. This 2-day conference will include:

• A Keynote Address by David Batker, Chief Economist and Executive Director at Earth Economics
• Conference Banquet & Presentation featuring Tracy Hames, Wisconsin Wetland Association's NEW Executive Director
• Oral Presentations with speakers from across the region
• Biologists Without Borders, a special session highlighting cross-border
collaborations for the protection, restoration and management of wetlands
• Poster session
• Professional working groups to address today’s pertinent wetland issues
• Field trips to Turtle Valley Wildlife Area & the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Area

Following more than a decade-long tradition, we anticipate that this year’s conference will contribute to a growing regional collaboration for protecting and conserving Wisconsin’s wetlands.