2010 WAFWA Summer Meeting July 16 - 21, 2010 Hotel Captain Cook, Anchorage, Alaska

Schedule at a Glance (Schedule is tentative and subject to change) Thursday, July 15, 2010 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Sourdough Sporting Clays Fun Shoot (Preconference activity. Pre-registration required. Additional cost includes lunch) Sponsored by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Click here for more information. Grouse Ridge Shooting Range, Wasilla (Transportation provided) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm NCLI Workshop (Preconference activity.) Adventure 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Sponsored by North Pacific Seafoods, Roy’s Select Alaskan Catch, and Marine Conservation Alliance Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor Friday, July 16, 2010 7:00 am - 10:00 am Guest Hospitality Lounge open Library Tower 1, 10th Floor 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 9:00 am - 5:00pm (8:45 am departure) Directors Retreat: "Urban Fish and Wildlife: Challenges and Opportunities" (Lunch Included. State Agency Directors Only) Sponsored by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center (Transportation provided) 9:00 am - 5:00pm (9:00 am departure) Guest Activity: Prince William Sound Glacier Cruise Whittier (Transportation provided. Depart from Main Lobby - K Street Entrance) 9:00 am - 5:00pm (9:00 am departure) Commissioners Retreat: "Using New Technologies to Facilitate Public Participation" (Lunch included. Invitation only) Sponsored by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Whittier (Transportation provided. Depart from Main Lobby) 10:00 am – 5:00 pm WAFWA Area NFHAP FHPs Coordination Meeting (WNTI/WAFWA hosted) Adventure 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Law Enforcement Committee Quadrant 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm Commissioners and Directors Reception (Dinner provided. Invitation only) Sponsored by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Crow Creek Mine, Girdwood (Transportation will be provided from respective retreats to the mine. Transportation will also be provided to spouses/guests of invitees.) 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Sponsored by Westward Seafoods and Pacific Seafood Processors Association Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor Saturday, July 17, 2010 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by The Mule Deer Foundation Fore Deck/Discovery 7:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Hospitality Lounge open Library Tower 1, 10th Floor 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 7:00 am - 5:30 pm Law Enforcement Workshop aboard a vessel in Whittier Whittier (Transportation provided. Depart from Main Lobby - K Street Entrance) 8:00 am – 9:30 am North Pacific LCC Meeting Easter Island 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Plains and Prairie Pothole LCC Steering Committee Club Room 1 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Sage Grouse Executive Oversight Committee Voyager 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Commissioners Committee — Endeavor Wildlife Chiefs Meeting — Resolution Fisheries Chiefs Meeting — Club Room 2 Law Enforcement Chiefs Meeting — Quadrant 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break Fore Deck 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Department of the Interior Listening Session Adventure 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch Fore/Mid Deck 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Directors Lunch Sponsored by Ducks Unlimited Whale's Tail Restaurant 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Legal Committee Executive Session Voyager 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Directors Forum Adventure 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (2:00 pm departure) Guest Activity: Anchorage Trolley Tour Depart from Main Lobby 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm Black Footed Ferret Advisory Team Easter Island 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Exhibitor set-up Fore Deck/Discovery 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor 7:30 pm Ladies Night Depart from Main Lobby Sunday, July 18, 2010 7:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Hospitality Lounge open Library Tower 1, 10th Floor 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet Fore Deck/Discovery 7:00 am – 8:00 am Directors Breakfast Sponsored by the Archery Trade Association Whale's Tail Restaurant 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Exhibits open Fore Deck/Discovery 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Directors/Commissioners Joint Meeting Aft Deck 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Western Native Trout Initiative Steering Committee Voyager 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Resource Information & Education Committee Club Room 1 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wild Sheep Working Group Club Room 2 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch Sponsored by the National Wild Turkey Federation Fore/Mid Deck 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Directors Lunch Sponsored by Safari Club International Whale's Tail Restaurant 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Invasive Species Working Group — Quadrant Human Dimensions Committee — Voyager Climate Change Committee — Endeavor Habitat Committee — Adventure Human Wildlife Conflicts Committee — Club Room 1 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm (Bus loading 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm and return buses starting at 8:30 pm) Opening Reception Offsite Event Featuring Alaskan cuisine, Mobile Aquatic Classroom & Mobile Shooting Sports trailers, interactive archery demo, tours of Alaska Native "villages," and a performance by an Alaskan Native dance group (Included in the conference registration fee) Sponsored by Cabela’s and Alaska Scallop Association Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage (Transportation provided) 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Sponsored by Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association, Cordova District Fishermen United, United Fishermen of Alaska, and Southeast Alaska Seiners Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor Monday, July 19, 2010 6:30 am – 8:00 am Audit Committee Restaurant 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet Sponsored by USFWS Fore Deck/Discovery 7:00 am – 8:00 am Directors Breakfast Sponsored by Shell Voyager 7:00 am - 10:00 am Guest Hospitality Lounge open Library Tower 1, 10th Floor 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open Fore Deck/Discovery 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session Aft/Mid Deck 10:00 am – 11:00 am Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 10:30 am - 5:00 pm (10:30 am departure) Guest Activity: Pigeons & Pedicures Depart from Main Lobby 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch — On your own 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Commissioners Committee — Adventure Legal Committee — Quadrant State Federal Tribal Communications — Voyager Western Bird Conservation — Resolution Mule Deer Working Group — Club Room 1 Inland and Marine Fisheries — Club Room 2 Hunter, Angler, Shooting Sports & Wildlife Recreation Participation Committee - Endeavor 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm WAFWA Awards Reception Please join us for light hors d’oeuvres and cocktails as we honor this year’s award winners Sponsored by Pebble Partnership Discovery Ballroom 7:30 pm- 9:30 pm Conference Banquet Alaskan Surf & Turf Dinner; presentation by unique Alaskan scientist, artist, & musician: Ray Troll (Included in the conference registration fee) Sponsored by At-Sea Processors Association and Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers Discovery Ballroom 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Sponsored by Santa’s Smokehouse, Unisea, and Valdez Fisheries Development Association Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:30 am - 8:00 am Directors ESA/SARA Working Group Breakfast Endeavor 7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet Fore Deck/Discovery 7:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Hospitality Lounge open Library Tower 1, 10th Floor 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 7:30 am - 2:00 pm Exhibits Open Fore Deck/Discovery 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session Aft/Mid Deck 9:30 am - 7:00 pm (9:00 am departure) Guest Activity: Alaska Railroad Spencer Glacier Whistle Stop Depart from Main Lobby 9:30 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch — On your own 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Resolutions Committee Lobby Restaurant 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ADF&G Staff Workshop Voyager 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Executive Committee Resolution 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm State Federal Tribal Relations Club Room 2 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Committee Meetings: Wildlife Health Meeting — Endeavor Mule Deer Working Group — Club Room 1 Nongame & Endangered Species — Quadrant Private Lands Access & Conservation — Adventure 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Coffee Break Fore Deck/Discovery 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Nominating, Time & Place Committee Resolution 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite open Primo Prawns, Icicle Seafoods, and Trident Seafoods Quarterdeck, Tower 1 10th Floor Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Conference Registration & Business Office Tower 3 Lobby 7:00 am – 8:30 am Breakfast Buffet Fore Deck/Discovery 8:00 am - 5:00 pm WAFWA Business Meeting (refreshments available throughout the day) Mid and Aft Deck 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Invitation-Only Lunch Sponsored by Intermountain West Joint Venture Aft Deck 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch — On your own

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