Program overview - the CLRA/MSSS Joint Conference in Winnipeg

2015 Joint Annual Meetings of the
Canadian Land Reclamation Association
Manitoba Soil Science Society
Program Overview
Unless indicated otherwise all events are in the Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown
Monday June 15
Morning and afternoon
All Day
Information Desk (Radisson Hotel Lobby)
7:15
Bus departs from Hotel for morning short courses
8:00 – 12:00
Morning Short Courses (University of Manitoba)
 Salinity – A Threat to Soil Quality and Sustainable Ecosystem Productivity,
led by Bob Eilers (Retired from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Land Resource
Unit; Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Soil Science, University of
Manitoba)
 Natural Processes for the Restoration of Drastically Disturbed Sites, led by
David Polster (Polster Environmental Services Ltd.)
12:00 – 1:00
BBQ Lunch hosted by University of Manitoba Soil Science Graduate Students Association
(For those participating in only the morning or afternoon short courses, a bus will be available
to move participants between the Hotel and University over the lunch hour)
1:00 – 4:30
Afternoon Short Courses (University of Manitoba)
 Statistical Design and Data Analysis for Environmental and Agricultural
Professionals – A Gentle Introduction, led by Francis Zvomuya (Associate
Professor, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba)
 Exploring the Diversity of Lichens in Disturbed Habitats, led by Michele
Piercey-Normore (Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of
Manitoba)
4:45
Bus departs from University of Manitoba to return to Hotel
5:15
Bus arrives at Hotel
5:00 – 7:00
Poster Setup
Evening
7.00 – 10:00
8:00 – 10:00
Registration (Terrace West)
Welcome Reception (Terrace West)
Tuesday June 16
Morning
7:30 – noon
Registration
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and opening remarks – Sylvie Renault and Wara Chiyoka, Conference Co-chairs
(Ambassador A)
Keynote Presentation – Dr. M. Anne Naeth (Professor of Land Reclamation and Restoration
Ecology, Associate Chair of Land Reclamation and Agriculture, University of Alberta)
8:45 – 9:45
9:45 – 10:20
Tradeshow and Networking Break
10:20 – 12:00 Oral Presentations – Concurrent Sessions
Oral Session 1 – Nutrient Management and 4R Nutrient Stewardship
Oral Session 2 – Organic Amendments and their Use in Reclamation
Oral Session 3 – Wetlands
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch (Ambassador A)
Afternoon
1:00 – 3:00
Oral Presentations - Concurrent Sessions
Oral Session 1, cont’d – Nutrient Management and 4R Nutrient Stewardship;
Followed by Oral Session 5 – Soil Moisture
Oral Session 2, cont’d – Organic Amendments and their Use in Reclamation;
Followed by Oral Session 6 – Long-term Agricultural Projects
Oral Session 4 – Revegetation and Management of Disturbed Lands
3:00 – 3:45
Poster Session, Tradeshow and Networking Break
3:45 – 5:00
Annual General Meetings
 Canadian Land Reclamation Association
 Manitoba Soil Science Society
Evening
7:00 – 10:00
Graduate Student "Mixer"
Wednesday June 17
Morning
8:00 – noon
Registration
8:30 – 8:35
Opening Remarks (Ambassador A)
8:35 – 9:35
Keynote Presentation – Dr. Jay Volk (Supervisor of Environmental Services, BNI Coal Inc.)
9:35 – 10:20
Poster Session, Tradeshow and Networking Break
10:20 – 12:00 Oral Presentations - Concurrent Sessions
Oral Session 7 – Saline Lands
Oral Session 8 – Pesticides in the Environment;
Followed by Oral Session 10 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Exchange in
Ecosystems
Oral Session 9 – Remediation of Contaminated Soils
12:00 – 1:00
Lunch (Ambassador A)
Graduate Student Luncheon
Afternoon
1:00 – 2:20
Oral Presentations - Concurrent Sessions
Oral Session 11 – Prairie Ecosystem Restoration
Oral Session 10, cont’d – Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Carbon Exchange in Ecosystems
Oral Session 12 –Techniques and Tools
2:20 – 2:40
Networking Break
2:40 – 4:40
Oral Presentations - Concurrent Sessions
Oral Session 13 – Changing Face of Reclamation
Oral Session 14 – Extension Methods in Soil Science and Environmental Science
Oral Session 12, cont’d – Techniques and Tools
Evening (Ambassador A)
6:00 – 7:00
7:00 – 11:00
Cash bar
CLRA/MSSS Banquet
Thursday June 18
7:30 – 8:30
Tour Registration (Radisson Hotel Lobby)
8:00 – 6:00
Tour of Southern Manitoba Highlighting Novel and Long-Standing Reclamation,
Remediation and Agricultural Projects
8:30 – 6:15
Responsible Peatland Management: From Peat Harvesting to Peatland Restoration