Town Hall Meetings
The ACES 2016 Conference is pleased to present a variety of Town Hall Discussions during the conference. Town Hall Meetings will be under the guidance and direction of the Town Hall Meeting Organizer, who will moderate the discussion. Town Halls may have designated topic leaders or other appointed speakers who may lead discussions, however, in this informal setting, attendees are encouraged to take an active role and participate in discussions led by the moderator.
Town Halls will be offered in the lunch and evening hours of the conference. Please make plans to attend and share your voice in these collaborative discussions.
Current town hall descriptions can be viewed by clicking on the session titles below. Post-conference Town Hall Reports will be linked in early 2017.
Tuesday Lunch Town Halls
Ecosystem Finance 101: Natural Capital Meets Financial Capital
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 11:45am – 12:50pm
Organized by: Leigh Whelpton, Island Press
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 11:45am – 12:50pm
Organized by: Carl Shapiro, U.S. Geological Survey
Collaborative Processes to Advance Markets-based Solutions to Clean Water Goals
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 11:45am – 12:50pm
Organized by: Neil Crescenti, Willamette Partnership
Tuesday Evening Town Halls
Ecosystem Markets and Finance: Where’s the Money?
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 5:15pm – 6:45pm
Organized by: Patrick Coady, Seale & Associates, Inc.
Nexus of Indigenous Knowledge and Ecosystem Services
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 | 5:15pm – 6:45pm
Organized by: Jon Waterhouse
Wednesday Evening Town Halls
The Value of Natural Capital to Business – The Application of the Natural Capital Protocol
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Organized by: Doug MacNair, Natural Capital Coalition
What’s Next for Ecosystem Services in Decision Making: Priorities and Pathways
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Organized by: Lydia Olander, Duke University
Native American Sacred Sites and Climate Change: Spiritual and Cultural Aspects
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 5:30pm – 6:45pm
Organized by: Monique Fordham, U.S. Geological Survey
Thursday Lunch Town Halls
Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 12:00pm – 1:05pm
Organized by: Christopher Hartley, USDA
Ecosystem Services 2.0: Enabling Civic Ecology through Participatory Science and Open Innovation
Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 12:00pm – 1:05pm
Organized by: Sophia Liu, U.S. Geological Survey
Important Note for Town Hall Organizers: Email Kristin Zupancic final Town Hall Report as an MS Word Document by January 6, 2017. Click here to view an example of a Town Hall Report.
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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