Atlantic White Cedar

Bringing Scientists, Resource Managers, Non-Governmental Organizations, Regulators and Consultants together.

The Ecology and Management of

Atlantic White-Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Ecosystems

A Symposium to be held on June 6, 7, and 8, 2006 in Atlantic City NJ

The symposium will address approaches used to characterize and/or monitor Atlantic White-Cedar (AWC) ecosystem hydrology, soils, biogeochemical cycling, nutrient fluxes, plant physiological ecology, biodiversity, genetics, pathology, wildlife biology, threatened and endangered species, fisheries and aquatic resources, silvicultural techniques, paleoecology, bird conservation, taxonomy, and ecological conservation/integrity at the local and landscape scale. Integrative sessions on the status of AWC ecosystems by regions (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Florida, Southern (Carolinas, Georgia) and Gulf Coasts); land management strategies, regulatory problems or case studies, present resources, restoration, loss scenarios, regeneration, and mitigation efforts, and future research agendas needed to better understand, protect, and increase these globally rare communities.

Lodging Information

The conference presentations, papers, and vendors will be at the Holiday Inn – Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey June 6th and 7th. There will be field trips on June 8th. A block of rooms has been reserved for conference attendees. You should register directly with the Holiday Inn (code: CED). A special room rate has been arranged for these rooms on the beach in Atlantic City. When you contact the Holiday Inn be certain to mention that you are with The White-Cedar group (code: CED) to get the special rate, and to help us with the expenses of this meeting. The room rates are $79.00 per single. See the Travel page for more information. Click here to go to the Holiday Inn site to reserve a room.

If you are going to be staying for the field trip, be advised that the check out time for the Holiday Inn is 11:00 AM; long before you will return from your field trip. You can of course stay an extra night at the conference rate ($79.00) or ask to have your luggage held for you in a secure facility at the Hotel. The staff at the Holiday Inn are VERY accommodating, and have facilities for you to stash your luggage until you return from the trip, and ask for it.

Agenda

Platform Presentations

A Tentative Agenda is now available. Click here to view it, or here to download a printable version. Please remember that this agenda is subject to change to accommodate changes in our speakers' availability.

Poster Presentations

A poster session is scheduled in conjunction with a luncheon on Tuesday of the Conference and is sponsored by Brian Martin of Gates Custom Milling, Inc. This luncheon is a sponsored event, so all registered participants are welcome to attend at no additional charge. Click here to see a list of the Poster Presentations and presenters. Presenters are asked to be available during the luncheon for questions and answers. They may wish to prepare a brief (~5 minute) overview of their presentation to "get the ball rolling."

Field Trips

A number of field trips have been arranged, and several more may be added depending on availability of transportation, guides, sites and on interest in the topic. Registration will be available at the Conference for the specific Field Trip. Some field trips may have expenses associated with them. Click here to see a listing of the proposed field trips. Check often as more trips may be added.

Registration Information

Registration is now open. You can register directly on-line by clicking here, or you can download a registration form to print out and mail or fax. checks should be made payable to Wetlands Work Group, and credit card charges will appear on your statement as The Reilly Group - Wetlands.

The registration fee includes admission to the sessions, refreshments during breaks (truly - enough refreshments to skip breakfast!) and an evening social. The registration fee does not include the cost of lodging. One lunch during the poster presentations will be included thanks to our generous sponsor, Brian Martin, Gates Custom Milling, Inc.! Tuesday evening a social event will be provided with dinner. The registration rates are:

$125.00 Full Early Registration - actual payment must be received prior to April 15th 2006
$75.00 Early Single Day registration - actual payment must be received prior to April 15th 2006
$100.00 Student Registration - actual payment must be received prior to April 15th 2006. Students registering after that time will be treated as regular registrants
$150.00 Full Registration - payments received after April 15th or ANY REGISTRATION USING PURCHASE ORDERS OR TRAINING ORDERS OR THAT REQUIRES INVOICING.
$100.00 Single Day registration - payments received after April 15th or ANY REGISTRATION USING PURCHASE ORDERS OR TRAINING ORDERS OR THAT REQUIRES INVOICING.
Field Trip - there will be an additional charge for a field trip, the arrangements for the trip are not yet finalized, and the price will be announced when arrangements are finalized.