2005 Annual Conference

This year's conference was held Tuesday, December 6 - Friday, December 9, 2005 at the Holiday Inn Sunspree, Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Dan Janzen. He is on the DLIA Science Advisory Panel and has been a supporter of the ATBI and DLIA since the first gathering in 1997.

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Keith Langdon and Becky Nichols of Great Smoky Mountains National Park make a presentation to ATBI Alliance attendees on Tuesday.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.
Chuck Parker of the USGS makes a presentation on the ATBI Database.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.
DLIA's Chuck Cooper details database quality issues.

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DLIA volunteers Carol Cranford, Wanda DeWaard, and Charlie Muse check-in conference attendees.

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DLIA Administrative Officer Jeanie Hilten, officially opens the conference on Wednesday morning.

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson speaks about the importance of the ATBI.

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DLIA Board Chairman Peter White speaks to the conference.

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Conference attendees listen as one of the DLIA grant program recipients presents their findings.

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Victoria Bayless and Chris Carlton accept their award as Education Biodiversity Scientists of the Year from Susan Sachs.

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Peter White (center) presents keynote speaker Dan Janzen with a high resolution image of a Red Maple flower, as Dr. Janzen's wife Winnie Hallwachs looks on.

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Martin Microscopes displays an HD camcorder on HD screens in the exhibits room.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.
Paul Davison focuses a microscope on a micro-aquarium for DLIA Board member Patricia Cox.

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Attendees view the "Mysteries of the Night" moth poster created by a Pi Beta Phi student.

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Conference attendees and presenters gather for a group photo.

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DLIA Vice-Chairman Dave Wagner, concludes the presentations.

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The National Park Service's Paul Super bids on an item at the silent auction.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.

"The Woodpickers" provide entertainment during the silent auction on Thursday night.

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The ATBI Alliance break-out group meets.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.
The science break-out group meets.

Photo by Jeanie Hilten.