DRAFT PROGRAM AIPA Conference, February 8 – 10, 2009

Sunday, February 8 – Evening Wine and Cheese

 

 

Monday, February 9

7:30     Registration begins

8:30     Opening Remarks – AIPA Chair, Richard Phillips

8:40     Greetings from the Mayor

8:50     Intro of the morning session chair and of the keynote speaker

 

Keynote Address

9:00     At a Cross Road in Land Management History – Minister Ted Morton

 

Water Supply, Multiple Use, Benefits

9:30     Balancing Water for Crops, Communities, Economics and the Environment – Jim Webber

 

10:00     Health break

 

10:30     SSRB Water Supply Study – Brent Paterson

11:15     TransAlta’s role in water management on the Bow – Roger Drury

11:45     What’s happening on the Milk River from the view of US farmers: Randy Reed

 

12:15 Lunch

 

1:30        Economic benefits of irrigation in Saskatchewan: Graham Parsons

 

Water Quality and the Environment

2:00        Bold goals for water quality on the Bow – Mark Bennett and Bill Berzins

2:30        Anaerobic Digestion: A water quality solution  – Dr. Xiaomei Li

3:00        Health Break

3:30        Alberta’s new Wetland Policy – Jonathan Thompson, Sr. Research Biologist, DU             

4:00     Oldman Water Council Rural Team: Making a difference on the land –  Stephanie Palischuk  & Tim Romanow, OWC

4:30     Questions and Day wrap-up  

4:45     Adjourn

 

            Evening Events

            6:00     Cocktails

            6:30     Banquet

Award(s)  -- right after dessert is served

            7:30     Where’s Agriculture Headed -

            8:00     Hospitality rooms courtesy of our sponsors

           

           

 

Tuesday, February 10

 

Conservation, Efficiency, Productivity

8:30     Irrigation Sector CEP plan aims at Water for Life target: Doug Clark

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9:15        Yakima Valley Experience – What happened  when  a District implemented a conservation plan: Dale Miller

 

9:45        CEP – RID’s “pipedream” to water and energy savings: Darin Wilde/Gordon ZoBell

 

10:15     Health Break

 

10:45     Crop Water Use Efficiency and Productivity – the crop variety, nutrient, and water management interaction: Ross McKenzie

 

11:45     The Alberta Water Portal – one stop shopping for water information in Alberta: Mike Scarth

 

12:05     Wrap up and closing remarks

 

12:15     Lunch