archives: 2024 MEETING AGENDAThe following agenda is from the 2024 Meeting which has passed.
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2024 MAFWA Directors' Meeting photos courtesy of Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
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Sunday, June 23, 2024 | |
2:00pm - 6:00pm (CT) | *Conference Registration Desk Open |
4:30pm - 6:00pm (CT) | MAFWA Executive Committee Meeting |
6:30pm - 8:30pm (CT) | Welcome Reception Sponsored by Brandt Information Services Remarks by Travis Warren |
7:30pm - 9:30pm (CT) | Live Music by Redhorse! Folk Rock Roots Americana Blues Originals |
Monday, June 24, 2024 | |
7:00am - 5:00pm (CT) | Conference Registration Desk Open |
7:00am - 8:00am (CT) | Attendee Breakfast Sponsored by Archery Trade Association Remarks by Dan Forster |
8:00am - 8:30am (CT) | Honor Guard and Welcome to Illinois Natalie Finnie, Director, Illinois Department of Natural Resources |
8:30am - 9:15am (CT) | Presentations
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9:15am - 10:00am (CT) | Federal Partners Session
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10:00am - 10:30am (CT) | Refreshment Break Co-Sponsored by The Wildlife Society & Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
10:30am - 12:00pm (CT) | State Hot Topics Session Each Director will describe a recent agency challenge and response as a teaching moment. |
12:00pm - 1:30pm (CT) | Awards Luncheon Co-Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited & Canadian NAWMP Partners Remarks by Mark Flaspohler and Stephen Carlyle Presented by: MAFWA Awards Committee - Pete Hildreth, (IA)
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1:30pm - 3:30pm (CT) | Presentations
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3:30pm - 3:45pm (CT) | Refreshment Break Co-Sponsored by DJ Case and Associates and Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever |
3:45pm - 4:15pm(CT) | Conservation Law Program Carol Frampton, NWTF, Chief of Legal Services |
4:15pm - 4:45pm (CT) | AFWA Report Ron Regan, Executive Director, AFWA; Chuck Sykes, AFWA President and Alabama Director |
4:45pm - 5:00pm (CT) | Group Photo |
5:00pm - 6:00pm (CT) | Networking Reception Sponsored by PayIt |
6:00pm - 8:00pm (CT) | Dinner Event Sponsored by Bass Pro Shops Remarks by Bob Ziehmer |
7:30pm - 9:30pm (CT) | Live Music by The Mason Dixies! Dixieland Jazz and Polka Band |
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 NOTE: Attendees will be offsite for a full day of tours and presentations. Transportation will depart following breakfast. |
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7:00am - 8:00am (CT) | Attendee Breakfast Sponsored by Gordon-Darby Remarks by Mitch Strobl |
8:00am - 9:00am (CT) | Travel to Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (45-minutes) Information on natural area sites provided by local biologists along the route. |
9:00am - 11:30am (CT) | Hatchery Tour and Presentations (Two groups)
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11:30am - 12:00pm (CT) | Travel to Havana |
12:00pm - 1:00pm (CT) | Lunch in Havana Sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation |
1:00pm - 1:30pm (CT) | Travel to Dickson Mounds Information on natural areas provided by local biologists along the route. |
1:30pm - 2:00pm (CT) | Museum Tour - Logan Pappenfort |
2:00pm - 2:20pm (CT) | Tribal Relations in Illinois – Natalie Phelps Finnie |
2:20pm - 2:40pm (CT) | The Emiquon Story – Randy Smith |
2:40pm - 4:15pm (CT) | Committee Reports Moderated by: Ollie Torgerson
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4:15pm - 5:30pm (CT) | Transit to and visit Emiquon Site (weather permitting)
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5:30pm - 6:30pm (CT) | Return to Peoria Refreshments Sponsored by Whitetails Unlimited |
Evening | Dinner on Your Own |
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 | |
7:00am - 12:00pm (CT) | Conference Registration Desk Open |
7:00am - 8:00am (CT) | Attendee Breakfast Sponsored by National Shooting Sports Foundation |
8:00am - 12:00pm (CT) | MAFWA Business Meeting Amanda Wuestefeld, MAFWA President
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10:00am (CT) | Refreshment Break Co-Sponsored by National Archery in the Schools and Aspira |
12:00pm (CT) | MAFWA Meeting Adjourns |
12:00pm - 2:00pm (CT) | CEF Board of Trustees Annual Meeting New MAFWA President Presiding
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