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
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Arrival
5:00 pm
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Arrive/overnight in Washington DC.
Opening Reception at UGA Conference Center (HOST: SREL) |
October 3, 2016 (all talks include a 5-minute question/answer period)
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6:30 am - 3:15 pm
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Breakfast and Research Talks
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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 |
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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 |
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3:45 pm 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 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)
Dinner at Conference Center (HOST: AERC) |
October 4, 2016
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6:00 am - 8:00 am
8:30 am
9:00 am - 3:30 pm 5:15 pm - 6:15 pm 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm |
Breakfast at Hotel
Orientation to Workshop Activities
Breakout Sessions and Discussions
Pre Dinner Social at Conference Center (HOST: IUR)
Dinner at Conference Center (HOST: IUR) |
October 5, 2016
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6:00 am - 8:00 am
8:30 am
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
4:00 pm
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Breakfast at Hotel
Drafting of Recommendations for Integration of Ecosystem Research into Radioecology
Cookout Lunch at SREL Conference Facility (HOST: SREL)
Back to Hotel or Tour of SREL and SRS (if badged to do so)
Tour Returns to Conference Center |
October 6, 2016 - AERC Congressional Briefing: The Role of Radioecology in National Security
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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 |