association of ecosystem research centers
AERC Annual Symposium McPherson Square Room, Crowne Plaza, 1111 14th Street, NW Washington, DC November 4, 1999 Biocomplexity and Ecosystem Research: Necessities for the 21st Century
8:15 AM	Coffee and continental breakfast
8:45	Introductory remarks Ross Virginia/Amy Ward
9:00	Opening Address: “NSF and Environmental Research: Themes and Challenges for the 21st Century” Dr. Mary Clutter, Assistant Director for Biological Sciences, NSF
9:45	“Biocomplexity: Whole Ecosystem Experiments” Dr. William Schlesinger, Professor, Duke University
10:30	Break
10:45	“Human Systems, Ecosystems and Biocomplexity” Dr. Robert Costanza, Professor and Director, University of Maryland Institute for Ecological Economics
11:30 11:45	Discussion  Lunch
1:15 PM	“Urban Ecosystems” Dr. Nancy Grimm, PI, Central Arizona-Phoenix LTER Program and Professor, Arizona State University
2:00	“Linking Fundamental Ecosystem Research To Ecosystem  Restoration, Management and Policy”  Dr. Nick Aumen, Vice President, Sierra Club
2:45 3:00	Break “From Biodiversity to Biocomplexity” Dr. Alan Covich, President-Elect, American Institute of Biological Sciences and Professor, Colorado State University
3:45	“Ecosystem Research Dynamics” Dr. Penny Firth, Program Director, Ecosystem Studies, NSF
4:30 6:00	Discussion Reception