2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress
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Sunday, 16 November 2003
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 16 November 2003
Sun 16 Nov
9:30 AM-1:30 PM: Sunday, 16 November 2003
Short Course Registration
5:00 PM-8:00 PM: Sunday, 16 November 2003
Congress Registration
Ice Breaker Reception
Monday, 17 November 2003
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Mon 17 Nov
9:00 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Plenary Session
1
Opening Plenary Session
Sponsors: (Joint
between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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11:00 AM-5:00 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
1A
Fire and Fuels Management: Part 1 (TRACK I)
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1A.5
Fuel reduction projects in Southwest ponderosa pine forests
3:00 PM
11:00 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
1B
Fire Effects on Soils/Watershed (TRACK II)
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1C
Ecosystem Restoration: Part 1 (TRACK III)
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11:00 AM-2:00 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
1D
Collaborative Fire Planning (Special Session) (TRACK IV)
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1D.3
A collaborative scientific framework for restoration of fire-adapted ecosystems of the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico
1F
Fire Policy (TRACK VI)
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11:00 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Joint Session
1G
GIS/Remote Sensing: Part 1 (TRACK VII)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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11:00 AM-3:30 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Joint Session
2
Fire and Atmosphere Interactions
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between the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology;
and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress
)
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12:15 PM
2:00 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
2F
Social and Economic Aspects of Fire Management: Part I (TRACK VI)
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3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
2D
Fire Regime Condition Class (Special Session) (TRACK IV)
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Joint Session
3E
Combustion Modeling: Part 1 (TRACK V)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Poster Session
2
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Poster Session
3
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Poster Session
4
Ecosystem Planning and Management
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Poster Session
5
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P5.10
Characterization of smoke produced in controlled caribbean pine fires
Poster Session
6
Social/Economic/Political Aspects of Fire Management
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Poster Session
7
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Formal Poster Viewing and Vendor Reception
6:00 PM-9:00 PM: Monday, 17 November 2003
Poster Session
1
Wildland Fire Management
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Tuesday, 18 November 2003
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Tues 18 Nov
8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
2A
FIRE AND FUELS MANAGEMENT: PART 2 (TRACK I)
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8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
2B
Fire Effects on Flora: Part 1 (TRACK II)
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2B.13
Postfire changes in understory composition in singleaf pinyon-juniper and Jeffrey pine alliances in the San Bernardino Mountains, California
8:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
2C
Ecosystem Restoration: Part 2 (TRACK III)
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8:00 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Joint Session
6E
Combustion Modeling: Part 2 (Track V)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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8:00 AM
8:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Joint Session
4G
GIS/REMOTE SENSING: PART 2 (TRACK VII)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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8:30 AM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Joint Session
5D
Risk Assessment and Decision Support (TRACK IV)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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J5D.1
Bridging the Gap—A Practitioner’s Approach to Mid-scale Air Quality Assessments for Land Management Planning
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J5D.12
A fire load index for comparative analysis
8:30 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
6F
Cultural Use of Fire (Track VI)
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6F.3
Fire and Southeastern Amerindian culture
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6F.5
Problems and Prospects of Restoring An Ethnographic Landscape in Redwood National and State Park
10:30 AM-6:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
3C
Changing Fire Regimes in Tropical Environments (Track III)
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1:30 PM
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3C.8
Causes and effects of wildfire in a West African tropical forest region
11:30 AM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
4F
Fire Education and Training (TRACK VI)
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12:00 PM
1:30 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Joint Session
8
Smoke Management and Air Quality
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
Joint Session
7G
Wildfire Burn Severity Mapping (Special Session) (TRACK VII)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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J7G.5
Assessment of burn severity in northern Arizona using Landsat ETM+ imagery and ground data
3:30 PM-4:30 PM: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
6A
Incentives for Mitigation and Firefighting
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Wednesday, 19 November 2003
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Wed 19 Nov
8:00 AM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Joint Session
9
Assessing and Predicting Climate Impacts on Landscapes
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between the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology;
and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress
)
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3A
Fire Management Programs (TRACK I)
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8:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
3B
Fire effects on Flora: PART 2 (TRACK II)
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8:00 AM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Joint Session
10D
Landfire (Special Session) (TRACK IV)
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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10:30 AM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
4B
Invasive Plants and Fire (TRACK II)
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4B.1
Comparison of fuels in invaded and uninvaded forest stands in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic U.S
1:30 PM-4:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Joint Session
11
Fire and Drought Indices
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between the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology;
and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress
)
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1:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
4A
Managing Fire in the Wildland/Urban Interface (TRACK I)
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4A.6
Fuel management through crushing and burning
4C
Fire History/Fire Regimes: PART 1 (TRACK III)
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1E
Fire Behavior Applications (TRACK V)
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1:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
1G
NASA's Application Program: Remote Sensing Input to Decision Support Systems for Fire Prediction and Management
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2:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
5B
Fire effects on wildlife (TRACK III)
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6:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 19 November 2003
Symposium and Congress Banquet
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Thursday, 20 November 2003
12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Thurs 20 Nov
8:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Joint Session
12
Fire Consortia for Advanced Modeling of Meteorology and Smoke
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between the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology;
and the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress
)
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8:00 AM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
5A
Wildland Fire Use (Special Session) (Track I)
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8:00 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
6B
Fire Effects on Insects and Disease (TRACK II)
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8:00 AM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
5C
FIRE HISTORY/FIRE REGIMES: Part 2 (Track III)
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8:00 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
3D
Fuels Planning: Science Synthesis and Integration (Track IV)
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8:00 AM-8:15 AM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
5F
Social and Economic Aspects of Fire Management: Part 2 (TRACK VI)
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9:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
7B
Fire Effects Monitoring (TRACK II)
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9:30 AM
10:30 AM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Panel Discussion
1
Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Lunch Break
1:30 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Open Discussion with Panel Discussion: Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships in Weather and Climate Services
3:30 PM-5:05 PM: Thursday, 20 November 2003
Plenary Session
2
Closing Plenary Session
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between the 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress;
and the 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology
)
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