Ice Age Trail Alliance 2017 Annual Conference
Thursday, April 27
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Check-in and Coffee Hour
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Hike: Chippewa Moraine Segment (East,
4.9 miles)
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Corridor Clearing/Trail Development at Firth
Lake
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Box Lunch
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p. m.
Concurrent Sessions:
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The Trail Simplified: Ice Age Trail
Itineraries
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Book Discussion: Led by IATA staff,
Your Brain on Nature (book by
Friday night’s speaker)
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Nebraska’s River of Cranes: A story
of conservation
4:15 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Social Hour
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Raffle at 5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Buffet Dinner
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.
Trail Mix Concurrent Sessions:
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Next Gen Conversation
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Landscape Photography: Tips and
Tricks
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Hiker Highlights (2)
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Trail Mix Concurrent Sessions:
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Walk the Yellow Line
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Hiker Highlights (2)
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Ice Age Trail Alliance 2017 Annual Conference
Friday, April 28
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Check-in and Coffee Hour
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. – Noon
Hike: Harwood Lakes Segment (3.4
miles)
8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Board of Directors’ Quarterly Meeting
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
 Hikers’ Forum: Wisdom from the
Trail
 Small Steps. Big Impacts. – Tyke
Hikes
 Strategic Planning Introduction
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
 Father/Son Hiking Adventures
 What’s on Tap: Preview of 2017
Trailbuilding Season
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Social Hour
 Raffle at 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Buffet Dinner
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eva Selhub, in
her presentation titled, “Spirit
Medicine”, explains how to tap into
the power of nature to be healthier
and happier.
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Ice Age Trail Alliance 2017 Annual Conference
Saturday, April 29
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Check-in and Coffee Hour
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Hike: Chippewa River Segment (1.8
Miles)
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Chapter Leadership Summit
12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Annual Membership Meeting and
Elections
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Social Hour
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Board of Directors’ Annual Meeting
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Awards Banquet and Celebration
 Dinner: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
 National Park Service Awards:
6:30 – 7:15 p.m.
 Entertainment: 7:15 – 7:45 p.m.
 Mammoth Achievement
Awards: 7:45 – 8:45 p.m.
Sunday, April 30
6:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Coffee Hour
7:00 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.
Breakfast Buffet
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