Preliminary Agenda
Below is preliminary agenda for the 2019 conference. A more detailed agenda will be available soon.
MONDAY • May 6 • Optional Activities |
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| 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | The Art of the Deal – A Workshop for Consultants, Lawyers and Investment Professionals |
| 3–5 p.m. | A Workshop for Public Landowners: Evaluating For-Profit Capital Funding For Public Land Restoration |
| 5:15–6 p.m. | Legal Matters |
TUESDAY • May 7 • Optional Activities |
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| 8 a.m.–2 p.m. • 8 a.m.–12 p.m. • 8 a.m.–12 p.m. • 8 a.m.–2 p.m. | Outdoor Classrooms • Field Trips (times vary) Anoka Sand Plains Wetland Savage Fen and Boiling Springs Banks Prairie Pothole Wetland Restoration |
| 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | 101 Primer on Banking |
| 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. | ILF 101 Basics Workshop |
| 12:50–2:20 p.m. | RIBITS Workshop |
| 12:50–2:50 p.m. | Marketing Hot Topics Roundtables |
| 2:20–4:20 p.m. | Advanced ILF Topics Workshop |
| 2:30–4 p.m. | Advanced Stream Banking Workshop |
| 2:30–4 p.m. | Advanced Conservation Banking Workshop |
| 4:30–5:45 p.m. | Business of Banking for the Regulator |
| 4:30–5:45 p.m. | Workshop: How-to Guide for Building Biodiversity and Habitat Quantification Tools |
WEDNESDAY • May 8 |
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| 8–8:45 a.m. | National Environmental Banking Association Meeting |
| 8–8:45 a.m. | Corps Meeting (internal) |
| 8–8:45 a.m. | Forum for State Regulators |
| 9–10:15 a.m. | Instructionals and Demos for Bankers/Consulants/Investors/Suppliers |
| 9–10:15 a.m. | Forum for Users of Mitigation |
| 9–10:15 a.m. | Forum for Regulators (for regulators on IRTs) |
| 10:30–Noon | Discussions and Tools |
| 1–2 p.m. | OPENING SESSION |
| 2:15–3:45 p.m. | General Session: Status and Trends |
| 3:45–4:15 p.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Area |
| 4:15–5:45 p.m. | Session 1. Fish, Wildlife & Species Banking |
| 4:15–5:45 p.m. | Session 2. Science of Hydrology in Determining Success of Compensatory Mitigation Project |
| 4:15–5:45 p.m. | Session 3. Users of Mitigation |
| 5:45–7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception |
THURSDAY • May 9 |
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| 7:30–8 a.m. | Early Morning Breakfast Sessions |
| 8:15–9:45 a.m. | General Session: Recent Policies/Guidelines & Anticipated Effects on Compensatory Mitigation |
| 9:45–10:15 a.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Area |
| 10:15–11:45 a.m. | Session 4. Minnesota Banking |
| 10:15–11:45 a.m. | Session 5. Evaluation and Performance |
| 10:15–11:45 a.m. | Session 6. Emerging Trends & Opportunities |
| 11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. | LUNCH General Session: WOTUS and State Assumptions |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Session 7. Development and Implementation of Debit and Credit Determinations Across Corps Districts |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Session 8. Case Studies |
| 2–3:30 p.m. | Session 9. Alternative Approaches |
| 3:30–4 p.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Area |
| 4–5:30 p.m. | Session 10. New Opportunities out of Louisiana |
| 4–5:30 p.m. | Session 11. Stream Banking and Methodologies |
| 4–5:30 p.m. | Session 12. Business of Banking: Real Estate and Other Legal Issues |
FRIDAY • May 10 |
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| 8–9:30 a.m. | General Session: Policy Discussion Roundtable with Regulators |
| 9:30–9:45 a.m. | Networking Break in Exhibit Area |
| 9:45–11:15 a.m. | Session 13. Long-Term Stewardship Challenges |
| 9:45–11:15 a.m. | Session 14. Technology & Tools |
| 9:45–12 p.m. | Session 15. Mitigation on Public Lands: Hurdles and Solutions to Public/Private Partnerships |
| 12:15–6 p.m. • 12:15 a.m.–4:15 p.m. • 12:15–6 p.m. | Outdoor Classrooms • Field Trips (times vary) Field Urban Wetland Restoration White River Restoration Projects |
The National Mitigation & Ecosystem Banking Conference offers opportunities to share and discuss ideas, knowledge, emerging and current trends and policy. Workshops, sessions, groups discussions, forums, exhibits, posters and field trips are a few of the ways to participate in NMEBC 2019. Learn more about each of the ways to participate here.
