Mills College Carnegie Hall

Saturday December 6 – Chapter Council
Location: Mills College, Oakland. Carnegie Hall, Bender Room (2nd floor), #41 on campus map.
Start Topic Min.
8:00
1. Doors open: Breakfast snacks available (Local Chapters)
30
8:30
2. Call to Order
5
8:35
3. Introductions: hosts, lead volunteers, attendees
10
8:45
4. September Meeting Minutes (Jayne,Camp): available on state website by Nov. 21. cnps.org/cnps/admin/cc/index.php
10
8:55
5. Election 2009 (Britting)
5
9:00
6. CNPS Quarterly Status (Jorgenson, Jenkins)
25
9:25
7. Finance (Hartman)
15
9:40
8. Board of Directors Report (Hall, LeNeve)
15
9:55
9. Conservation Conference (Crawford)
10
10:05
10. CalFlora (West)
15
10:20
11. Announcements
15
10:45 12. Breakout Sessions
Fire Issues
(Kutcher)
Bender Room
Development Com. (Tracey, McCoy)
Bender Room
Open
Location to be determined
60
11:45
13. Adjourn for lunch on your own. Rothwell Center Café, #29 on campus maps is open for brunch from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
1:00
14. Room to be announced –- “Climate Change and the Future of California Flora" with Dr. David Ackerly, UC Berkeley. This lecture has a combined Mills and CNPS audience.
60
2:15 15. Breakout Sessions: Please reserve ahead with Brad Jenkins. (Membership?, Horticulture?, Legislation? Policy? Conservation topic? Leadership: creating mini plans? Extended discussion on Ackerly climate change issues?)
Open
Bender Room
Open
Bender Room
Open
Location to be determined
60
3:20
16. Solar Power and Rare Desert Plants (Jensen)
20

3:40
17. Vegetation Program: Manual of California Vegetation II (Evens, Keeler-Wolf) and Grassland Initiative (Buck)
20
4:00
18. Legislative Update (Goehring)
20
4:20
19. Open Forum: Chapter challenges, announcements, strategic directions
40
5:00
20. Action Item Review
10
5:10
21. Adjourn
Saturday December 6 – Annual Banquet
Location: Mills College, Oakland. Carnegie Hall, Bender Room (2nd floor), #41 on campus map.
Start Activity
5:30
Social Hour
6:30
Dinner (Teriyaki Marinated Chicken Breast – OR - Barley Risotto with Corn & Oven Roasted Vegetables) Reservation Required. Form to be posted on state website by Nov 21. (cnps.org/cnps/admin/cc/index.php)
7:30
Evening Program
1. Welcome, Announcements, Entertainment
2. "Farewell and Looking Forward" -- Amanda Jorgenson, CNPS Executive Director
3. “2008, Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s Endangered Species Big Year” -- Environmental Attorney Brent Plater, Big Year organizer.
9:15
Goodnight!