2024 Latornell Conservation Symposium Program

Please see below for the preliminary schedule for Tuesday, October 8th and Wednesday, October 9th, 2024.

2024 PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE (*subject to change)

Tuesday, October 8:
Exhibitors move-in: 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Exhibit Hall: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

DAY 1 – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Registration & Networking
Exhibit Hall
Student Poster Viewing
9:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. Indigenous-led Opening
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Collaborative Planning (Part 1)
  • LAND: Indigenous-led and Inclusive Conservation
  • WATER: Stormwater LIDs
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Keynote Luncheon
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Indigenous Leadership Panel Discussion
  • LAND: Workshop
  • WATER: Workshop
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Social Event with the Exhibitors
Student Poster Competition & Voting
Wednesday, October 9:
Exhibit Hall: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Exhibitors tear down: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

DAY 2 – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Collaborative Planning (Part 2)
  • LAND: Collaborative Restoration
  • WATER: Water Quality Monitoring
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment & Wellness Break
Networking with Exhibitors
Student Poster Viewing
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Pathways to Success
  • LAND: Cross-agency Collaboration
  • WATER: Hydrology and Modelling
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Women in Conservation Leaders’ Panel Luncheon
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Indigenous Collaboration
  • LAND: Funding Models and Leveraging Relationships
  • WATER: Climate Change
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Refreshment & Wellness Break
Networking with Exhibitors
Student Poster Viewing
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
(3 Streams / 9 Sessions)

  • PEOPLE: Conservation Partnerships
  • LAND: Emerging Technologies
  • WATER: Source Water Protection