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2016 Annual Meeting 

​Association Of Ecosystem Research Centers & IUR Joint Annual Meeting
October 3-5, 2016
Aiken, SC

AERC Congressional Briefing
October 6, 2016 
Washington, DC​


Schedule of Events
October 2, 2016

​Arrival

​5:00 pm
Arrive/overnight in Washington DC. 

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​Opening Reception at UGA Conference Center (HOST: SREL)
October 3, 2016 (all talks include a 5-minute question/answer period)

​6:30 am - 3:15 pm
Breakfast and Research Talks
6:00 am - 7:30 am
Breakfast at Hotel
8:15 am
Olin E. Rhodes, Jr. & François Bréchignac – Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 am
François Bréchignac - More Ecology into Radioecology! Overview of the 2015 Consensus Symposium Recommendations
9:00 am
Tom Hinton - On the Evolution of Radioecology And Why We Lost Ecology Along the Way
9:30 am
Ken Ishida – Overview of Radioecology Studies at Fukushima
10:00 am
Claire Bradshaw – Challenges of Integrating Ecosystem Science into Radioecology
10:30 am
Break
Larry Barnthouse – Challenges of Ecological Risk Assessment for Chemicals
11:05 am
Larry Kapustka – Challenges of Incorporating Ecosystem Level Endpoints into Radiation Protection Programs
11:25 am
Ulrik Kautsky – Implementing Ecosystems Models into Radioecology
11:45 am
Lunch (HOST: SREL)
1:00 pm
Carmel Mothersill – Challenges to Scaling up from the Lab to the Mesocosm and Beyond in Radioecology
1:20 pm
Bernard Clement – Coupling Microcosm Experiments to Modelling in Order to Understand Ecological Impacts of Stressors
1:40 pm
Theresa Matthews – Strategies for Integrating Ecosystem Science into Ecotoxicology
2:00 pm
Mike Wood – Recent Ecological Impact Studies in Chernobyl
2:20 pm
Break
2:35 pm
Bill McShae – Measuring Ecosystem Indicators to Support Ecological Risk Assessment
2:55 pm
Mike Newman – The Challenges of Statistical Inference for Ecological Risk Assessments
3:15 pm
Evgeny Pryakhin –Indirect Ecology Effects in Radioactively-Contaminated Freshwater Ecosystems

​3:45 pm



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​5:30 pm - 6:30 pm



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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm



​Annual AERC Meeting
 at AIBS Offices 
1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC


Pre Dinner Social at Conference Center (HOST: AERC)

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Dinner at Conference Center (HOST: AERC)
October 4, 2016

6:00 am - 8:00 am
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8:30 am



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​9:00 am - 3:30 pm

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5:15 pm - 6:15 pm

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6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Breakfast at Hotel

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Orientation to Workshop Activities​

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Breakout Sessions and Discussions
9:00 am
Breakout Groups (Discussion of Prepared Question 1)
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Breakout Presentations – (Group Findings Question 1)
11:15 am
Breakout Groups – (Discussion of Prepared Question 2)
12:15 pm
Breakout Presentations – (Group Findings Question 2) (HOST: SREL)
1:30 pm
Breakout Groups – (Discussion of Prepared Question 3)
2:30 pm
Breakout Presentations – (Group Findings Question 3)
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Group Discussion – Brainstorm/Rank Priorities for Disciplinary Integration

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Pre Dinner Social at Conference Center (HOST: IUR)


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Dinner at Conference Center (HOST: IUR)
October 5, 2016

6:00 am - 8:00 am

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8:30 am

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12:00 pm


1:30 pm

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4:00 pm
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Breakfast at Hotel

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Drafting of Recommendations for Integration of Ecosystem Research into Radioecology

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Cookout Lunch at SREL Conference Facility (HOST: SREL)

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Back to Hotel or Tour of SREL and SRS (if badged to do so)

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Tour Returns to Conference Center
October 6, 2016 - AERC Congressional Briefing: The Role of Radioecology in National Security

6:00 am - 8:00 am

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​Congressional Briefing: The Role of Radioecology in National Security and questions from congressional members and staffers. 

Briefing Speakers:

Dr. Thomas G. Hinton, Professor, Institute of Environmental Radioactivity Fukushima University, Japan
​Title title: The Hidden Roles of Radioecology in National Security: Why Radioecology Matters


Dr. François Bréchignac, Former President of the International Union of Radioecology; Deputy Scientific Director at the Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (France)
Talk title: Radioecology and our Future: Radioecology’s Contribution to Preserving Ecosystem Health

Dr. Olin E. Rhodes, Jr., Director of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Professor, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
Talk title: Radioecology in Practice: Examples from the Savannah River Site
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