May 7th (Thursday) and 8th (Friday) 2009
The Illinois Prescribed Fire Council Presents:
A Symposium on Fire; its History and Future Role in Shaping Ecosystems

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Stephen J. Pyne, Professor, Human Dimensions Faculty, School of Life Sciences Arizona State University
Author of: Fire in America; Fire: A Brief History; Year of the Fires
At: The Field Museum -Chicago, Illinois
Initial Sponsors: The Field Museum & The Nature Conservancy

Come join your friends and colleagues at the Field Museum.
Thursday--Field trips in the morning and an evening reception; followed by a Keynote presentation by Dr. Pyne which is open to the public.
Friday—Morning Plenary by Dr. Pyne, followed by speakers on the following topics; IL. Prescribed Fire Law, smoke management, University of IL. Fire Institute, fire ecology, Annual Meeting of the Fire Council and general admission to the Field Museum.

Contact Fran Harty at fharty@tnc.org or Bill Kleiman at bkleiman@tnc.org