Mitigation: Smoke and Mirrors or Biodiversity Enhancement?
18-20 November 2008
Booking a Place
Early booking is advisable - places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. REGISTERING FOR THE CONFERENCE CAN ONLY BE DONE ONLINE. To register for the conference please click here >>. Bookings must be received by 7 November 2008 or a late booking fee of £10 will be applied.
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Prices
(conference fees are exempt from VAT)
IEEM Members = £95 per day or £180 for both days. Conference dinner = £30.
Non IEEM members = £125 per day or £240 for both days. Conference dinner = £35.
IEEM Student members (limited number of places) = £35 per day or £70 for both days. Conference dinner = £30.
IEEM members in Abeyance/Deferred/Retired = £35 per day or £70 for both days. Conference dinner = £30.
Award ceremony. On the evening of Tuesday 18 November 2008, the IEEM Medal will be presented to Professor Charles Gimingham. A wine reception and finger buffet will be available from 19.00. The Award ceremony will start at 19.30. There is a £10 fee to attend this.
Background
Mitigation is defined as ‘any deliberate action taken to alleviate adverse effects, whether by controlling the sources of impacts or the exposure of ecological receptors to them’. The statistics record declining habitats and reduced species diversity. Are we fiddling while Rome burns? Is planning and conservation legislation and policy providing the impetus and enforcement required to deliver effective mitigation? Is mitigation of the quality needed to restore and enhance biodiversity? Or, does it only avoid, reduce, moderate, minimise or repair, thereby becoming a lost opportunity? Should we be delivering enhancements as a part of mitigation action? How is mitigation being evaluated? Can we meet the Countdown 2010 challenge to halt biodiversity loss?
Programme
Download a PDF version of the conference programme here >>
TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER | ||
| 19.30 | Award Ceremony and Presentation of the IEEM Medal to Professor Charles Gimingham (including Wine Reception and Buffet Dinner) | |
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SESSION 1: SETTING THE SCENE | ||
| 09.00 | Introduction | |
| 09.10 | Keynote Speaker: Strategic Overview David Tyldesley MIEEM (David Tyldesley Associates) | |
| 09.40 | Delivering Mitigation and Enhancement through EIA Richard Knightbridge CEnv MIEEM (Entec) and Hugh Watson CEnv MIEEM (Entec) | |
| 10.05 | Bridging the Gap between Ecologists and Planners Jonathan Mullard MIEEM | |
| 10.30 | Discussion | |
| 10.45 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.15 | Trunk Road Design and Mitigation, including Planning and Examples of Best Practice Andrew Mackenzie MIEEM (Transport for Scotland & MBEC) | |
| 11.40 | Addressing Uncertainty: Using Adaptive Management for Mitigation and Monitoring Joseph Ferris (Parsons Brinkerhoff) and Dorothy Gibb (AH Consultants) | |
| 12.05 | Habitat Creation: What’s the Point? Cameron Crook MIEEM (Cameron Crook Associates) | |
| 12.30 | Discussion | |
SESSION 2: EXCURSIONS | ||
| 13.00-13.30 | Depart for Excursions (With packed Lunch) Excursion to local sites showing examples of mitigation work, including Windfarms, Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park, Mitigation for Protected Species and others (TBC) | |
| 17.00 | Return from Excursions (Tea and Coffee) | |
| 17.30 | Main IEEM AGM | |
| 19.00 | Presidents Wine Reception | |
| 19.30 | Conference Dinner | |
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SESSION 3: PRACTICAL ASPECTS – PROJECTS AND CASE STUDIES | ||
| 09.00 | Introduction | |
| 09.05 | Environmental Mitigation Works Associated with the Development of Manchester Airport's Second Runway: 10 Years On Tim Walmsley CEnv MIEEM (Manchester Airport) | |
| 09.30 | Low Tech Mitigation for High Tech Travel: the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Revisited Mick Hall CEnv MIEEM (Arup) | |
| 09.55 | Cairngorm Monitoring Scheme: Successful Mitigation of Development in a Highly Sensitive Area Cathy Mordaunt CEnv MIEEM (Mountain Environment Services) | |
| 10.20 | Lateral Thinking: Mitigation on the A77 Widening Scheme Emma Roper MIEEM (Atkins) | |
| 10.45 | Discussion | |
| 11.00 | Coffee Break and split into parallel sessions | |
Protected Species Session (Part 1) | Development Session | |
| 11.30 | Millersneuk Wetland: Conserving and Enhancing a Water Vole Population through Mitigation Peter Cosgrove MIEEM (Envirocentre) | Mitigating for a Large Housing Development in an Ecologically Sub-Prime Landscape William Latimer CEnv MIEEM (Faber Maunsell) |
| 11.55 | Great Crested Newt Mitigation: Are We Getting It Right? Dorian Latham CEnv MIEEM (Halcrow) and Brett Lewis MIEEM(Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent) | Mitigation on Pipeline Projects Brian Minshull CEnv MIEEM (BCM Environmental Services) |
| 12.20 | Reptile Mitigation: Conservation Or Just Killing Them Slowly? Jon Cranfield MIEEM (Herpetological Ltd) | Habitat Restoration at Novar Windfarm: Ten Years of Upland Monitoring at Scotland's First Large Windfarm Tom Dargie CEnv MIEEM (Boreas Ecology) |
| 12.45 | Discussion | Discussion |
| 13.00 | Lunch | |
Protected Species Session (Part 2) | Habitat Session | |
| 14.00 | Bat Mitigation: From Despair to Where? Conor Kelleher AIEEM (Chairman, Bat Conservation Ireland) | Mitigation of People Pressures on the Dorset Heaths SPA/SAC/Ramsar Sites Heather Tidball MIEEM (Dorset Urban Heaths Project) and Phil Sterling (Dorset Urban Heaths Partnership) |
| 14.25 | Thinking Like A Badger: Mitigation Design and Management Planning Kathryn Dennis (Halcrow) and Ann O’Leary AIEEM (Halcrow) | The Fall and Rise of Abberton Reservoir: Enhancing a Special Protection Area through Development Professor David Hill CEnv FIEEM (David Hill Ecology & Environment) and Miranda Davis MIEEM (Essex & Suffolk Water) |
| 14.50 | Mitigation for Butterflies Paul Kirkland MIEEM (Butterfly Conservation Scotland) and Sam Ellis (Butterfly Conservation Scotland) | Large Scale Mitigation: The Broadland Flood Alleviation Project Helen Markwell CEnv MIEEM (Halcrow) |
| 15.15 | Discussion | Discussion |
| 15.30 | Coffee Break | |
FINAL SESSION | ||
| 16.00 | Salvage Translocation: Designed Mitigation or Last Ditch Compensation? John Box CEnv FIEEM (Atkins) and Katrena Stanhope CEnv MIEEM (Atkins) | |
| 16.25 | The Challenge of Building an Evidence Base for Mitigation Professor Andrew Pullin (Centre for Evidence Based Conservation, University of Bangor) | |
| 17.00 | Conference ends | |
Special Dietary Requirements
When booking, please advise us if you have any special dietary requirements.
Confirmation of Bookings
Bookings will be confirmed by email.
Accommodation
Delegates are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements. This means that everyone can stay in the accommodation of their choice. All the functions of the conference will take place in the Quality Hotel, Glasgow. The IEEM agreed rates (B&B) at this hotel are £55.00 per single room and £70.00 (£35.00 each) for a twin room. An accommodation booking form for this hotel is available to download here >>. Please fill out this form and return it directly to the hotel (address and fax number is on the fom). For information about alternative accommodation in Glasgow, please contact VisitScotland (Scottish Tourist Board) on 0845 22 55 121, or visit their website http://www.visitscotland.com/shop/accommodation/book-glasgow.
Field Excursions
Delegates will have the opportunity to sign up for one of the excursions upon registration. Due to the time of year and the possibility of bad weather, it is advisable to bring warm clothes and waterproofs/wellies. The field trips will return to the hotel by 17.00 to enable IEEM members to attend the Annual General Meeting which starts at 17.30.
Poster Papers
Participants are invited to bring along poster displays of ecological project work. Such presentations must be related solely to project work and must not contain advertising or promotional material relating to a private or commercial concern, with the exception of the name and logo of the employer, client and/or other organisation concerned. Please contact Nick Jackson for availability.
Advertising Opportunities
Publicity information may be inserted into conference packs at a cost of £150.00 (excl. VAT) per leaflet (A5, A4 or A3 folded to A4).
There is also a limited number of places for companies to book exhibition space at the conference at a cost of £200.00 (excl. VAT). For further information and availability contact Nick Jackson.
Conference Programme
This programme is correct at time of printing, but may be subject to change without notice. The most up to date programme will be available on the IEEM website.
Cancellation
In the event of cancellation, a 50% refund will be made if advised before 7 November 2008; no refunds after 7 November 2008. All cancellations must be received in writing. Substitutions can be made at any time.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Attendance at this conference counts towards the CPD requirements for IEEM members.