Continental Dialogue Meeting
October 27-28, 2009
Fort Mason Center -- San Francisco, CA

Logistics

The meeting will take place at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, California  If you have any logistical questions, please contact Mark Lewis of RESOLVE at mlewis@resolv.org or by phone at 202-965-6211.

Please note that some funding is available to assist participants with travel costs. If you are interested in participating and these expenses would preclude your attendance, please contact Mark Lewis of RESOLVE (mlewis@resolv.org; 202-965-6211).

Registration

Thanks to a private grant, we are able to cover a significant portion of facility costs. There is, however, a registration fee that will cover all meals, refreshments and attendance on one of two concurrent field trips. The cost to attend the full event is $75; the cost for attending the first day only (Tuesday, October 27th) will be $45, which includes attendance on one of the field trips. The cost for attending the second day only (Wednesday, October 28th) will be $30.

Online registration for the event has now closed. If you plan to attend the event, you may register onsite at Fort Mason Center (Firehouse Room). Onsite registration payment can be made by credit card, check, or cash (please bring exact change). Please make checks payable to RESOLVE and mail to RESOLVE, c/o Mark Lewis, 1255 23rd St. NW, Suite 875, Washington D.C. 20037.

Overnight Accommodations

A subsidized rate of $129/night plus tax has been secured for overnight accommodations at the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf, which is near the Fort Mason meeting venue.

Attendees must make their own reservations. You may contact the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf at (888) 421-1442; please reference the “Nature Conservancy: Continental Forest Dialogue” group rate. Reservations can also be made online.

Please note that the availability of overnight accommodations cannot be guaranteed after Monday, October 5, 2009.

Meeting Agenda

Please follow this link to view a draft meeting agenda. We will be distributing additional background materials closer to the meeting date.

Field Trips

Registration for the Port of Oakland field trip has now closed. Registration remains open for the field trip to Marin County to witness the effects of Sudden Oak Death.  To attend this trip, please select ‘Sudden Oak Death.’ If you are planning not to attend a field trip, please choose ‘No Field Trip Selected’.

Both trips will depart by bus from the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf at approximately 7:30 am on October 27th and conclude between 12:15 and 12:30 pm when the buses return to the Hyatt. Following the field trips, attendees will proceed to Fort Mason to register and begin the first day of the meeting.  Preliminary agendas for the field trips are included in the draft meeting agenda.

• Field Trip #1 – Experimental Nursery and Sudden Oak Death (Marin County, CA)
  One group will visit the experimental nursery at Dominican College in San Rafael, California, followed by an excursion to forested areas at Muir Woods in Marin County to witness the effects of Sudden Oak Death. This trip does not have a limit on the number of people who can attend.
• THIS FIELD TRIP IS FULL
  Field Trip #2 – Port of Oakland (Oakland, CA)
  Another group will visit the Port of Oakland to learn about wood packaging and the inspection activities by Port staff. This trip will be limited to 30 participants and require a security check in advance of the trip. Participants will be required to provide some form of personal information (e.g., Social Security number) for review by the Port of Oakland. Further information about this field trip will be provided as it becomes available, including instructions on what information you need to share and how to share it.