8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 Welcome and Introduction
Overview of Day One
Alan M. Glen, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Smith|Robertson, Austin

9:00 Tripping the Light Fantastic
An Overview of the Endangered Species Act
Steven P. Quarles, Esq.
Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC

9:45 Morning Break

10:00 Keynote Presentation
Conserving Endangered Species on a Landscape Level
Nancy Gloman, Assistant Regional Director
Southwest Regional Ecological Services Office
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Albuquerque

10:45 Species of the Southwest
Ecology and Conservation Status of Endangered Species
David Wolfe, Director of Conservation Science
Environmental Defense Fund, Austin

11:30 Lunch Break

12:45 Case Law Update
New Developments; Pending Issues
Sean C. Skaggs, Esq.
Ebbin Moser + Skaggs, San Diego

1:45 Climate Change
The Role of the ESA
Elaine B. Darby, PE, Managing Engineer
Anchor QEA, Austin

2:30 Afternoon Break

2:45 Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
A Panel Presentation

Brian Almon, PE, Director of Electric Transmission Analysis
Infrastructure & Reliability Division
Public Utility Commission of Texas, Austin

Kathy Boydston, Program Leader
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin

Lynn Sherman, Esq.
h2otx.net, Austin
Moderator: Alan M. Glen, Esq., Program Co-Chair

4:00 Species Conservation Banking
Evolving Issues and Challenges

Don Bosse, President
Bosse & Pharis Associates, Austin

Alan M. Glen, Esq., Program Co-Chair

5:00 Adjourn to Private Reception Sponsored by
Smith|Robertson and SWCA Environmental Consultants

Friday, June 11

8:15 Continental Breakfast

8:30 Welcome Back
Overview of Day Two
Steven W. Carothers, PhD, Program Co-Chair
SWCA Environmental Consultants, Austin

9:00 The ESA and the Clean Water Act
A Potent Combination
C. Lee Sherrod, Vice President
Horizon Environmental Services, Austin

9:45 Morning Break

10:00 Candidate Conservation Agreements
Wading Through Purgatory with Sensitive Species

Brooke Marcus, Esq.
Smith|Robertson, Austin

Steven W. Carothers, PhD, Program Co-Chair

10:45 Renewable Energy and the ESA
A Panel Presentation

Rene Braud, Esq., Director
Permitting and Environmental Affairs
Horizon Wind Energy, Houston

Rebecca Hays, Esq.
Smith|Robertson, Austin

Laurie Jodziewicz, Manager of Siting Policy
American Wind Energy Association, Washington, DC

Laila Lienesch, Renewable Energy Coordinator
Threatened and Endangered Species Program
Southwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque

Steven P. Quarles, Esq.

Moderator: Steven W. Carothers, PhD, Program Co-Chair

12:15 Lunch Break

1:30 Ethics
Considerations for the Environmental Practitioner

J. Kent Newsome, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig, Houston

2:30 Southern Edwards Plateau
A Panel Presentation

James V. Cannizzo, Esq., Environmental Attorney Advisor
U.S. Department of the Army, Fort Sam Houston

Jean Krejca, PhD, President
Zara Environmental, Manchaca

Clifton Ladd, CWB, Vice President
Loomis Partners, Austin

Moderator: Steven W. Carothers, PhD, Program Co-Chair

3:45 Afternoon Break

4:00 The Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program
A Panel Presentation

Kirby Brown, Vice President of Public Policy
Texas Wildlife Association, San Antonio

Robert L. Gulley, PhD, Program Manager
Edwards Aquifer Recovery Implementation Program
Institute of Renewable Natural Resources
Texas A&M University, San Antonio

Steve Kosub, Esq., Corporate Counsel for Water Resources
San Antonio Water System

Moderator: Alan M. Glen, Esq., Program Co-Chair

5:30 Evaluations and Adjourn

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