ACES Pre-Conference Workshops

The ACES 2016 pre-conference workshops are available to all registered conference participants on Monday, December 5, 2016 at no additional charge. Current workshop descriptions can be viewed by clicking on the session titles below.

  • Participants will have the option to sign up for workshop sessions while registering for the conference
  • Participants may choose separate morning and afternoon sessions, or a single full-day session
  • Workshop seating is limited and advance registration is required to attend
  • Deadline to register for workshops is November 7th

All-Day Workshop

Methods for Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Decision-Making: From Benefit Relevant Indicators to Monetary Values

Monday, December 5, 2016 | 8:30am – 12:00pm, Lunch Break, 1:30pm – 5:00pm

Organized by: Lydia Olander, Duke University

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Morning Workshops

Hands-On Ecosystem Services: Interactive Training of the ESII (Ecosystem Services Identification & Inventory) Tool

Monday, December 5, 2016 | 8:30am – 12:00pm

Organized by: Morgan Erhardt, EcoMetrix Solutions Group


National Biodiversity Metrics & Mapping Workshop

Monday, December 5, 2016 | 8:30am – 12:00pm

Organized by: William Kepner, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Ken Boykin, New Mexico State University

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Linking Social-Ecological Systems & Community Empowerment to Ecosystem Services Concepts

Monday, December 5, 2016 | 8:30am – 12:00pm

Organized by: Jeffrey Thomas, Puyallup Tribe of Indians


Afternoon Workshop

The ESII Tool in Practice: Using the Results of the ESII Tool for Multiple Applications

Monday, December 5, 2016 | 1:30pm – 5:00pm

Organized by: Morgan Erhardt, EcoMetrix Solutions Group


Important Dates for Workshop Organizers

July 15, 2016 Deadline for workshop presenters to submit optional abstracts
August 26, 2016 Deadline for submission of finalized Workshop Description and Agenda for publication on conference website. Final Workshop Agenda to include confirmed full speaker names, talk titles (if applicable), and order of presentations. Click here to view an example of a complete Workshop Description and Agenda.
October 21, 2016 Workshop organizer to email Conference Coordinator Kristin Zupancic detailed workshop set-up and audiovisual requests. You will be contacted prior to the conference to re-confirm final arrangements.
January 6, 2017 Workshop organizer to email Conference Coordinator Kristin Zupancic final Workshop Summary as an MS Word document. Click here to view an example of a Workshop Summary.

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Post-Conference Items

Program Book
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Abstract Book
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Photo Galleries
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Speaker Presentations
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Poster Presentations
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Workshop Summaries
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Town Hall Reports
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