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2008 CONFERENCE

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CONFERENCE AGENDA:

Tuesday, February 26
8:15-10:00 Breakfast / Registration
8:30-10:00 COSA Directors Meeting - Conference Room
10:00-10:10 Welcome
10:10-10:35 Lions, Tiger and Bears, Oh My!
10:35-10:50 A National Perspective
10:50-11:45 Colorado Conservation Easement Tax Credit: Recent Events
11:45-12:35 Message and Media Training
12:35-1:35 Lunch
1:35-2:05 When Oil and Gas Development Intersect with Conservation Values
2:05-2:35 Status of the CO Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Investigation, Erin Toll
2:35-2:50 Break
2:50 – 4:50

IRS Audits: Past, Present, and Future

Andy Merritt, State Director for Senator Wayne Allard

Renny Fagan, State Director for Senator Ken Salazar

5:00 – 7:00 *Opening Night Reception
Wednesday, February 27
8:00–9:00 Breakfast/Registration
8:15-8:45 CO Division of Wildlife Discussion Session: Prepare for the Next RFP from the Colorado Wildlife Habitat Protection Program

8:45-9:00

 Welcome
9:00-9:45 Conservation Easement Appraisals in an Age of Audits
9:45-10:30

Federal Policy Update

10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:30 Easement Permanence

11:30-1:00

 *Formal Lunch with Legislators
1:00-2:00 Eminent Domain and Conservation Easements
2:00-2:45 Keynote Address: Governor Bill Ritter
2:45 – 3:30 Land Trust Accreditation and Local Government Best Practices: Update and Q & A.

* Members of the Colorado General Assembly will be invited to speak and answer questions as part of this scheduled program.

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