2001 TEXAS COUNCIL SWCS
MEETING PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY, 13 June 2001

• Registration, 7 to 9 am, 12:30 to 5:30 pm, Foyer. Host: Leroy Mikeska.
  
• Golf Tournament, 7:30 am to 12:30, Diamondback Golf Club. Host: John Tate
  
• Farm and Ranch Technical Tour, 8:00 am to 11:30 am, meet in hotel foyer. 2 CEUs (1 pest management, 1 crop management), 1 CEU in Range Management
  
  Hosts: Ken Cash and Ricky Linex
  8:00 - 8:30 - Travel to Ranching Operation (meet at hotel lobby just before 8:00 am)
  8:30 - 9:00 - Overview of Operation - Larry Guy, Owner
  9:00 - 11:00 - Geographic Information Systems and Global Position Systems - Tools for Resource Conservation Planning and Application
  Chance Walker USDA-NRCS, Albany Resource Team
  
• GIS/GPS Technical Workshop, 1:00 to 4:00 pm
  3.75 CEUs (0.75 water management, 1 pest management, 2 crop management) , 3 CEUs in Range Management.
  Moderator:
  Presentations will include:
  NRCS Software
  
  Mr. Chance Walker and Mr. Larry Allen, USDA-NRCS, Members: Customer Service Toolkit Implementation Team
  
  Interfacing with Aerial Applicators
  
  Mr. Larry Mills, M & M Air Service, Roach Branch, Beaumont, Texas
  
  3:00 pm - Break, Exhibit Area in Atriums. Sponsored by ...
  3:15 pm - Soil Data Viewer
  
  Mr. Ricky Linex, USDA-NRCS Abilene Resource Team
  
  Ecological Site Description and Vegetative Inventories
  
  Mr. Charles Anderson, USDA-NRCS Range Specialist, San Angelo, Texas
  Mr. Larry Allen, USDA-NRCS Soil Conservationist, Seco Creek Water Quality Demonstration Project, Hondo, Texas
  
  Technological Advances Using Handheld PC's and Other High Tech Gadgets
  
  Ms. Jennifer Montano, MapInfo, Austin, Texas
  
  

  8:00 pm - Ice Cream Social. Sponsored by Blue Bell Creamery, Brenham, Texas, Atrium area near the Hospitality Room.
  

• Exhibit Setup, 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Host: Erwin Pavlik.
  

THURSDAY, 14 June 2001, 6 CEUs (3.75 water management, 2.25 crop management), 4 CEUs in Range Management

• Registration, 7:00 am to 12:00 noon, Foyer. Host: Leroy Mikeska.
  
• Spouse Activities, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Host: Linda Cole
  
  
• Exhibits, in the Atriums, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Host: Erwin Pavlik
  
• Opening Ceremony
  8:30 am - Moderator, Steve Evett, President of the Texas Council, SWCS
  --------- Flag Presentation and Pledge of Allegiance
  --------- Meditation, Mike Black, Program Manager, USDA-NRCS, Corpus Christi.
  --------- Welcome, Mayor Grady Barr, City of Abilene.
  
• Morning Technical Program, Main Ballroom
  Moderator: Elisha Kuehn
  8:45 am - Drought - A Regional Perspective
  
  Humberto Hernandez, NRCS Regional Conservationist, Ft. Worth, Texas.
  
  9:20 am - A Texas Drought Update
  
  Tom Millwee, Governor's Office for Drought Preparedness
  
  10:05 am - Break, sponsored by Lubbock Convention and Visitors Bureau: Exhibit Area in Atriums
  10:25 am - Drought: A Way of Life - Planning for the Future
  
  Wayne T. Hamilton, Center Director, Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management
  Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  
  11:10 am - A Legislative Update - Land and Water Issues
  
  Julie Shackelford, Texas Regional Director, American Farmland Trust, San Marcos, Texas
  
• Luncheon in Atrium. Moderator: Steve Evett
  12:00 am - Dr. Dale Rollins, Wildlife Biologist, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, San Angelo, Texas
  
• Afternoon: Drought Alternatives: Farm and Ranch Income from Non-traditional Sources, Main Ballroom
  Moderator: Rudy Esquivel
  1:30 pm - Diversifying Rangelands
  
  Larry D. Butler, Director, Grazing Lands Technical Institute, USDA-NRCS,Fort Worth, Texas
  
  2:15 pm - Nature Based Eco-Tourism
  
  Linda Campbell, Ecotourism Specialist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas
  
  3:00 pm - Break, sponsored by Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce: Exhibit Area in Atriums
  
  Door Prize Drawing
  

• Concurrent Sessions, Main Ballroom
  Moderator: ...
  3:15 pm - Diversity from a Cowman's Point of View
  
  Mike McMurray, Texas Departement of Agriculture, Austin, Texas
  
  4:00 pm - Artificial Wetlands and CRP
  
  Rory Burroughs, Land Manager, Krooked River Ranch, Haskell, Texas

  or Concurrent Session - Growing the Society. Moderator: Joe LaBarbera
  

  3:15 - Personal Development Matters
  

  Billy G. Berny, Abilene, Texas
  

  4:45 pm - Closing, Announcements and Door Prize.
  7:00 - 9:30 pm - Casino Night with Fiesta Time Buffet meal in the Atrium.
  

FRIDAY, 15 June 2001

• Chapter Development Program, Main Ballroom
  8:15 am - Larry Wright, SWCS Southwestern Region Board Member
  8:30 am - Joe LaBarbera, SWCS Chapter Development Committee, Southwestern Region Representative
  

• Awards Ceremony and Business Meeting, Main Ballroom
  9:00 am - Awards Ceremony. Moderator: Larry Allen, President-elect
  9:45 am - Break, sponsored by Holiday Inn Fort Worth: Exhibit Area in Atriums
  
  Door Prize Drawing, Judy Tolk
  
  10:15 am - Business Meeting, Steve Evett, President, presiding.
  
  • Review of Minutes
    
  • Financial Report
    
  • Bids for 2003 Meeting
    
  • Committee Reports
    
  • Closing Remarks
    
  • Grand Door Prize, Judy Tolk
    
  11:30 am - Adjourn
  

Annual Meeting Committee

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