Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Participant Agenda

Saturday, October 24

8:15	Registration
9:00	Call to order	Tim Schweizer, IDNR
	Welcome	Marc Miller, Director IDNR
	Congress Background and Process Followed	Deborah Stone, Deputy Director IDNR
	Public Access Committee Report and Discussion	John Buhnerkempe, Chief Division of Wildlife, IDNR
	Youth Recruitment and Retention Committee Report and Discussion	Richard Mark, Chair Natural Resources Advisory Board
	Conservation Funding Committee Report and Discussion	Claudia Emken, Vice Chair Natural Resources Advisory Board Deborah Stone, Deputy Director IDNR
	Survey Results Review	Susan Parks, Parks Consulting Group
12:15	Lunch and Networking
	Breakout discussions · Public Access · Youth Recruitment and Retention · Conservation Funding	See Breakout Room Assignments
	Breakout Discussion Summaries
5:00	Close
6:00	Reception

Sunday, October 25

8:30	Coffee
9:00	Call to Order	Tim Schweizer, IDNR
	Review Results of Breakout Sessions Develop List of Priorities
	Review Next Steps	Deborah Stone, Deputy Director IDNR
12:00	Close	Marc Miller, Director IDNR