
Sand County Foundation (SCF) and Texas A&M University's Department of Ecosystem Science and Management propose to bring outstanding landowners from seven different states together with Texas A&M University students in the first of a series of landowner symposia. The theme for this first event is "sustainability". Sustainability is often considered in the context of ecological resilience, but according to David Pratt (Ranching for Profit, California), any definition of sustainability must also include economic, aesthetic, social, and cultural considerations. On October 24, 2008, the two institutions will partner to host a campus-based symposium with pairs of landowners invited as featured presenters and panelists. Each invited landowner pair will represent two generations of the same family working on the land and will be chosen from among SCF's Leopold Conservation Award winners.
Online registration is available until October 20, 2008. After this date, please plan to register on-site on October 24, 2008 from 8:00 am - 8:30 am. The location will be posted closer to the symposium date.
Due to space constraints, the symposium is limited to the first 200 participants.
$35, Early Registration (through October 3, 2008)
$45, Late Registration (October 4, 2008 - October 20, 2008)
$50, On-site Registration (October 24, 2008)
$15, Early Registration (through October 3, 2008)
$20, Late Registration (October 4, 2008 - October 20, 2008)
$20, On-site Registration (October 24, 2008)
To register for this symposium, please complete the online registration form.
You may pay your registration fee by check, money order, or credit card. Please make checks or money orders payable to TTI-SAND08 and mail your payment to Event Management & Planning (EM&P). EM&P also accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards.
EM&P cannot invoice; therefore, payment of the symposium registration fee must be received prior to admission to the symposium.
For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI-EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.
If you would like to cancel your registration please contact EM&P.
No refunds will be made.
Please contact Kevin Kiley [kkiley@sandcounty.net, (608) 663-4605] with the Sand County Foundation if you have any questions about your audio/visual needs. Sand County Foundation will provide laptop computers for speakers to use at the symposium.
There is limited parking available on-campus near the Rudder Tower at the University Center Garage for $15.00 per day. Parking is not included in the symposium registration fee.