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Conferences & Seminars 2008 Danforth Center Seminar Series St. Louis, MO All seminars are in the Southwestern Bell Auditorium at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. IUCN World Conservation Congress Barcelona, Spain 5-14 October, 2008 The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world’s largest and most important conservation event. Held every four years, the Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development. For details and registration: http://www.iucn.org/congress/2008/. Sixth Eastern Native Grass Symposium Eastern Native Grasslands – Managing an Ecosystem on the Edge Columbia, SC 7–10 October, 2008 This Symposium will bring together scientists, growers, ecologists, geneticists, seed producers, wildlife managers, public land managers, and native plant enthusiasts, all with interest in our wonderful native grasses. For details and registration, visit the website. 55th Annual Systematics Symposium Climate Change and Biodiversity in Africa and Madagascar Missouri Botanical Garden St. Louis, MO 17-18 October, 2008 For future information, check the website or contact P. Mick Richardson. Tel: (314) 577-5176; Fax: (314) 577-0820; E-mail: mick.richardson@mobot.org. Space limits registration to 400; please register early. No refunds will be granted after 24 September. Symposium: Student Research in Plant Biology and Conservation Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden Chicago, IL 1 November, 2008 The Chicago Botanic Garden is pleased to host the second annual Student Research in Plant Biology and Conservation Symposium, especially for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research. While the presenters are all students, faculty members and all those interested in plant biology are encouraged to register. This will be a day-long event providing students with an early opportunity to present their research to colleagues. It is a wonderful chance for students with related interests and concerns to learn about the research of others, make contacts, and present their own work in a collegial and low-stress environment. The event will close with our invited keynote speaker, Sir Peter Crane. For more information visit the website. Whitney and Anna Harris Conservation Forum 2008 The Galápagos Islands: Guarding an Ecological Treasure St. Louis, MO 5 November, 2008 If you would like to attend this event, please view the PDF file, complete the registration form and return by mail, by fax (314-516-6233) or email (osbornepl@umsl.edu). 2nd William L. Brown Symposium and 1st IUBS Symposium on Biology and Traditional Knowledge Ethnobotany: Integrating Biology and Traditional Knowledge Missouri Botanical Garden St. Louis, MO 7-8 November, 2008 Presented by the William L. Brown Center for Plant Genetic Resources and the International Union of Biological Sciences. For details visit the website. bioGENESIS Symposium Sao Paulo, Brazil 10 November, 2008 Contact: B. Walther XXXII Jornadas de Biología Fortaleciendo las Bases de las Ciencias Biológicas en el Ecuador Loja - Ecuador 20-22 November, 2008 If you would like to attend this event, please view the PDF file and visit the website [in Spanish]. World Biodiversity Congress Chiang Mai, Thailand 9-12 December, 2008 The First World Congress on Biodiversity will provide a forum for reorienting policies and programmes for any country in more productive and sustainable biodiversity utilization and conservation. The four day congress organized by Century Foundation, Bangalore, India will help to develop an agenda to ensure conservation of bioresources and ecosystem protection for sustainable development. For further information, read the PDF document. 2nd Pakistan Botanic Gardens Conference Botanic Garden: A vehicle to Strengthen Public/Private/NGO Partnership for Plant Conservation GC University Lahore, Pakistan 2-4 February, 2009 For details, read conference first circular and registration form. For further information, contact Zafar Siddiq, Sr. Curator. Missouri Natural Resources Conference Global Trends, Missouri Impacts: Adapting to Climate Change Tan-Tar-A Resort and Golf Club Lake of the Ozarks St. Louis, MO 4-6 February, 2009 This coming year’s conference will serve as an opportunity for resource professionals from throughout Missouri and surrounding states to come together and discuss the critical nature of climatic changes within the scope of natural resources and their management. Further instructions are available on the website. The Affiliated Meeting form must be used in order to receive the discounted conference rate and must be completed for all affiliated meetings at Tan-Tar-A during the week of the conference. The AV form is optional and dependant on your group's needs. There will be a minimum charge of $100.00 per meeting room setup. For multiple meetings, please submit the necessary form(s) for each meeting. Return completed form(s) NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 26, 2008 to: Kim Worth, USDA-NRCS-MLRA, 209 Ash Street, Gallatin, MO 64640-1185, phone: 660-663-3703 x7, Fax: 660-663-3697, e-mail: kim.worth@mo.usda.gov. Meeting rooms will be reserved and assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Due date for Paper and Poster submissions: October 21, 2008. II Congreso Nacional de Biodiversidad Blanes, Spain 10-13 Febrero, 2009 For more information, check the website (in Spanish). Island Evolution 150 Years After Darwin Museum Naturalis Leiden, the Netherlands 12-13 February, 2009 The meeting will bring together traditional students of island biotas, experimental/theoretical community ecologists, and evolutionary biologists, to explore the role of island-biological processes in a world in which the "island processes" of isolation and dispersal are being drastically altered. For more information, check the website 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress Pacific Countries and their Ocean Facing Local and Global Changes Tahiti, French Polynesia 2-6 March, 2009 Five sessions will be organized around the following sub-themes : Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Sustainable development Climate Change and Ocean Acidification Health Challenges in the Pacific: Infectious diseases, Non-communicable  diseases and Health workforce Culture and Politics : The Stakes of Modernity Governance and the Economy : Future Challenges for the Pacific For details, check the website. International Scientific Congress on Climate Change Copenhagen, Denmark 10-12 March, 2009 The Danish Government as host of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) to be held in Copenhagen at the end of 2009 supports this Congress organised by IARU as part of the run-up to the COP 15. The purpose of the conference is to try and capture some of the enormous research energy currently being devoted to the elucidation, mitigation and adaptation to climate change. Read PDF document. The 5th Southwest Rare Plant Conference Changing Landscapes in the South University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 16-20 March, 2009 This unparalleled event will be a merging of the 5th Southwest Rare Plant Conference and the Annual Utah Rare Plant Conference. Topics will range from rare plant issues in these regions, plant community and ecological restoration, climate change issues and others. Format will include posters, presentations and breakout sessions. Check the website for details. e-Biosphere 09 London, England 1-5 June, 2009 The goals of the conference will be to: Present and discuss the extraordinary progress made in Biodiversity Informatics over the past decade, Provide participants with demonstrations of current capabilities in this field, and Bring stakeholders together to create a roadmap for the next decade. Please join The Encyclopedia of Life, The Natural History Museum (London), and other co-sponsors* to celebrate the many successes of this rapidly expanding field and explore the challenges that lie ahead. The official conference website will provide you with up-to-date information as the conference approaches.  Contact: inquiries@e-biosphere09.si.edu 2009 APGA Annual Conference Hosted by the Missouri Botanical Garden St. Louis, Missouri 23-27 June, 2009 Download the Call for Sessions and Papers. 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry Agroforestry - The Future of Global Land Use Nairobi, Kenya 20-29 August, 2009 The 2nd World Congress on Agroforestry will assess opportunities to leverage scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide. The Congress will serve as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policy makers from around the world to: Share new research findings, lessons, experiences, and ideas that will help influence decisions that impact on livelihoods and the global environment Explore new opportunities and cement exiting partnerships in agroforestry research, education, training, and development Form new networks and communities of practice, and nurture old ones For the latest information, visit the website. 2nd European Congress of Conservation Biology Conservation Biology and Beyond: from Science to Practice Prague, Czech Republic 1-5 September, 2009 By studying the needs of biodiversity, deepening our dialogue with stakeholders and all citizens, and looking beyond the countdown 2010, the 2d European Congress of Conservation Biology welcomes biologists, practicioners, consultants, policy makers, social scientists, teachers and students to discuss, design and disseminate new guidelines, tools and strategies in an attempt to win the race to significantly reduce the loss of biodiversity. The workshop is organised by the Society for Conservation Biology - European Section. For more information, check the website. Diversitas OSC2 Biodiversity and Society: Understanding Connections, Adapting to Change Cape Town, South Africa 13-16 October, 2009 The DIVERSITAS OSC2 will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). This facility is ideally situated on the city’s foreshore, close to the Victoria & AlfredWaterfront. Rooms will be available at several hotels in close proximity to the Conference Centre. Registrants will be able to select hotels and arrange reservations online by visiting the Conference website. Read PDF document This page was revised 10/06/08. If you would like to see a conference added, please contact Myriam Fica.