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Traveling to Stevens Point

The nearest airport is Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), also referred to as Wausau Airport. This airport is about 15 miles north of Stevens Point. The Country Springs Hotel, the venue for EMSU 2006, will provide free shuttle service for conference delegates who stay at the hotel and fly into CWA. Other airport destinations in the region include Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, about 200 miles west of Stevens Point; Chicago, Illinois, about 250 miles southeast; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, about 175 miles southeast. These airports have connecting flights to CWA. Here is a map of the surrounding areas and the locations of the airports. PDF version of the map.

Conference Program Information

Keynote Speakers

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Jared Diamond
Scientist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author
of Guns, Germs and Steel

 

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Environmental activist, attorney and best selling author

 

For an EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.

Click here for Conference Program

NEW: Click here for field trip descriptions and itineraries

(Posted June 2)

Field Trips

A field trip is included in conference registration at no additional cost. Field day is scheduled for Thursday of conference week and registrants are asked to select a first and alternate choice field trip. Itineraries are subject to change and some field trips may be canceled depending on the level of interest. Further detail on these excursions will be posted here as it is available so please check back often.

NEW: Click here for updated field trip descriptions and itineraries

(Posted June 2)

Field trip options include:

  • Sustainable forestry practices on the Menominee Indian Reservation: See how this Native American community manages its timber with future generations in mind.
  • Renewable energy applications in homes and businesses: Tour area residences and businesses built with the latest renewable energy applications.
  • Land use planning: Tour central Wisconsin counties to view examples of community planning results.
  • Native American culture and environmental education: Visit tribal communities and learn about their efforts to preserve traditional culture and the environment.
  • History of Wisconsin land ethics: Visit the "Shack" where famed conservationist Aldo Leopold worked and see other important sites.

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    This is the preliminary conference program.

    (Updated May 31)
    Check back for further details as conference planning proceeds.
    Monday, June 26
    • 8:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. registration
    • 10:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. Conference Opening: Keynote address by Jared Diamond
    • 12:15 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. Lunch
    • 1:30 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. Poster session
    • 3:00 p.m.— 3:30 p.m. Refreshments provided by EMSU
    • 5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Icebreaker social including cultural entertainment
    • 6:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Native American dance and drum groups

    For a more-detailed EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.

    Tuesday, June 27
    • 8:45 a.m. — 10:15 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 10:15 a.m. — 10:45 a.m. Refreshment/networking break
    • 10:45 a.m. — 12:15 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 12:15 p.m. — 1:15 p.m. Lunch
    • 1:15 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 2:45 p.m. — 3:15 p.m. Refreshment/networking break
    • 3:15 p.m. — 4:45 p.m. Track theme sessions

    For a more-detailed EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.

    Wednesday, June 28
    • 8:45 a.m. — 10:15 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 10:15 a.m. — 10:45 a.m. Refreshment/networking break
    • 10:45 a.m. — 12:15 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 12:15 p.m. — 1:15 p.m. Lunch
    • 1:15 p.m. — 2:45 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 2:45 p.m. — 3:15 p.m. Refreshment/networking break
    • 3:15 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 5:30 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. Cash bar
    • 6:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. Conference banquet
    • 7:30 p.m. Conference featured speaker Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

    For a more-detailed EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.

    Thursday, June 29
    • Field trips
      • NEW: Click here for field trip descriptions and itineraries

      (Posted June 2)

    For a more-detailed EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.

    Friday, June 30
    • 8:45 a.m. — 10:15 a.m. Track theme sessions
    • 10:15 a.m. — 10:45 a.m. Refreshment/networking break
    • 10:45 a.m. — 12:15 p.m. Track theme sessions
    • 12:30 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. Lunch and Conference Closing

    For a more-detailed EMSU 2006 schedule in PDF format click here.