National Partnership Conference

Location: 
Memphis, Tennessee
Event Date:
November 15, 2011 - November 18, 2011
Description:

The Fifth Partnership Conference focuses on building and cultivating collaborative relationships and approaches and developing strategies to meet the challenges facing our Nation. Recognizing that collaborative approaches are needed to accomplish these goals, this conference brings together colleagues from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Nature Conservancy, and The Conservation Fund, as well as other Federal, State and Non-Governmental Organizations, to advance the sustainable management of river, floodplain, and coastal resources.

This conference will provide an opportunity to build upon a decade of success and define the future of collaboration to meet the missions and goals of the partners.

The Partnership Conference brings together organizational leaders, planners, water managers, scientists, policy makers and engineers working to advance sustainable water resources practices that can be applied to the Partnership and beyond. A

ttendees benefit from a wealth of opportunities to exchange information on projects, programs and emerging work throughout the organization and mission areas, develop strategies for future collaboration and offer an engaging mix of speakers, workgroup sessions, a poster session, training on project scope and development and a technical field tour.

Contact: 
Beth Miller-Tipton
Phone: 352-392-5930
Focus: 
Natural Environment
Built Environment
Recreation
Social/Economic Health
Scale: 
National
Region: 
National
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