The Conference will bring together government and non-government organizations, academia, tribal, and private sector leaders who are interested in natural systems and their relationship with the environment. The expected audience will include individuals with interest in resource management, restoration, conservation, and urban and non-urban development such as:

• Natural and social scientists

• Urban and regional planners

• Resource and ecosystem managers

• Conservationists

• Developers

• Policy makers

• Geographers

• Economists

• Other managers, researchers, and practitioners

Themes to be addressed during the conference include:

• Mapping and Spatial Relationships: Spatial Relationships / Analysis, Landscape Dynamics, Distribution of Benefits, Remote Sensing, Data Management / Coordination, and Scale / Units of Assessment

• Values and Measurement: Economic, Ecological, Cultural, and Indicators and Monitoring

• Drivers of Change: Urbanization / Population Growth, Climate Change, Natural Hazards, Invasive Species, Non Urban Land-Use, and Resource Management

• Decision Making: Tools and Models, Institutions, Communities and Stakeholders, and Barriers

Meeting Site & Hotel

Sheraton Wild Horse Pass

5594 West Wild Horse Pass Blvd

Chandler, AZ, USA 85226

PH: 602-225-0100

FAX: 602-225-0300

WEB: www.wildhorsepassresort.com

Located only 15 minutes from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass is convenient to travelers from all over the globe.

Block cut-off date:

November 12, 2010

Reduced ACES Rate:

$120 per night sgl/dbl

- plus 12% applicable taxes

- $30 nightly charge for third or fourth person sharing room.

To make your reservation at the reduced rate, please call 602-225-0100 and mention that you are an ACES 2010 participant.

For more information about the ACES 2010 Conference please visit our website. www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aces