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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">1,000 coastal and estuarine habitat restoration experts
are expected to attend the 2<SUP>nd</SUP> National Conference on Coastal and
Estuarine Habitat Restoration, September 12-15 in Seattle, Wash.</FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Advance registration is closed, but <B>you can register
on site</B> for $369 or $99 for one day. The Conference takes place at the
Washington State Convention & Trade Center on the 6<SUP>th</SUP> Floor. For
more information, visit </FONT><A
href="http://www.estuaries.org/2ndnationalconference.php"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.estuaries.org/2ndnationalconference.php</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Plenary Addresses by:<o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Denis Hayes, Bullitt Foundation and
coordinator of the first Earth Day</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman, Northwest
Indian Fisheries Commission</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher,
Jr., US Navy (Ret.), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA
Administrator</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">James L. Connaughton, Chair, Council
on Environmental Quality</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Scott A. Angelle, Secretary,
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>More than 40 concurrent sessions</B> featuring the
latest advances and best practices in all aspects and all habitat types of
coastal and estuarine restoration.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>18 Field Sessions</B> highlighting the challenges and
successes of restoring Puget Sound to health.</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>Nearly 100 exhibitors in the Restoration Expo</B>
provide a first-hand look at the products, services and programs available for
restoration efforts. Exhibitors including leading companies, agencies,
non-profit organizations, academic and research institutions, tribes and others
who will be showcasing their wares. </FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>Where are we now?</B> A panel of national experts will
discuss the status of the restoration movement – where we’ve been, where we are
now and where we are heading. Participants include:</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Curt Spalding, Executive Director,
Save the Bay – Narragansett Bay</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mark Davis, Executive Director,
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Terry Williams, Tulalip Tribes and
the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Sally Yozell, Vice President,
Battelle Memorial Institute</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Lynne Zeitlin Hale, Director, Marine
Initiative, The Nature Conservancy</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B>Celebrate with the Restoration Community</B> onboard
the Royal Argosy during the Restoration Celebration! event. This 3-hour dinner
cruise in Puget Sound promises to be one of the best parties of the year. It is
the cruise with the views! To purchase tickets, visit </FONT><A
href="http://www.x-cd.com/estuaries/index.cfm"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.x-cd.com/estuaries/index.cfm</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> or the Conference registration desk on the
6<SUP>th</SUP> floor of the Convention Center.</FONT></P>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dynamic Closing Plenary panel of national experts <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">discuss how to reach our
goal of restoring one million acres of habitat by 2010. <SPAN
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style="mso-prop-change: Unknown 20040830T1422">Participants include:<SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Margaret Davidson, Director, NOAA
Coastal Services Center</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Michael J. Donahue, President/CEO,
Great Lakes Commission</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol">·<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">David Lewis, Executive Director, Save
San Francisco Bay Association</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Steve Mathies, Manager, Ecosystem
Restoration, CH2M Hill </FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Todd Miller, Executive Director,
North Carolina Coastal Federation</FONT></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Denise Reed, Professor, University of
New Orleans, Department of Geology and Geophysics</FONT></P>
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style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman">Michael Weinstein, President, New
Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium</FONT></P>
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