7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Registration

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Teaming with Wildlife 'Train the Messengers' all-day workshop intro and overview — Today we'll have an exciting chance to share experiences, learn from each other and hear from the strategies and media expert team of Laguens Hamburger and Steve Alexander, and renown national polling experts, Fairbanks Maslin Mullin & Associates. Both teams will describe how best to promote our state wildlife strategies and review brand new messages revealed in the poll.

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

The Public Mood – Public Opinion Research, Fairbanks, Maslin, Mullin & Associates

9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

What messages matter — Discussion on how to talk about wildlife conservation and plans

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Hear from the experts the best ways to describe your organization, its goals and your state wildlife strategy

11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Putting messages into action — Media training—discussion and exercises focused on how to take conservation messages to key leaders and the public and build support for your state wildlife strategy

12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch & regional exchange/case studies — See what other states and organizations are up to, while enjoying a delicious lunch.

1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Breakout session — Pitching media and events, on-camera training, strategic communications planning

3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m.

Combined session — Lessons learned, training highlights, planning scenarios

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Evaluation of Teaming With Wildlife Workshop

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Communicating the costs of losing hunting and trapping — Rachel Brittin — In December 2004, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) released a report, Bears in the Backyard, Deer in the Driveway 2004, which illustrates a growing problem — effectively and efficiently managing wildlife populations in the face of threats of losing our two of our best management techniques — hunting and trapping.

IAFWA's Public Affairs Director, Rachel Brittin will explain how communications professionals country can speak with one voice, particularly when faced with more people/animal conflicts. Bears in the Backyard, Deer in the Driveway 2004 is specifically designed for use with the media, and is not meant to be a scientific report.

Rachel will review specific case studies on deer, beaver and bear cited in the report, as well as provide examples of conflicts between wildlife and people — many examples pulled directly from newspaper articles around the country. As the report has a long shelf-life, where you, as a communicator, can find many ways to use the piece to garner attention from your local media

This session is not designed to help explain how hunting and trapping are beneficial. Instead, it is designed to help the public understand that hunting and trapping are important, and that there are serious consequences that result when these methods are lost.

Dinner on your own

6:30 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Hospitality - Hampton Inn, Weber Room (2nd floor) — Tonight is the night to wow all your friends and colleagues. Sing your little heart out to the best tunes from then and now in the karaoke hospitality room. No one cares if you can sing well, in fact it is more entertaining if you can't. Be there or be square!