FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Second Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology San Francisco State University June 21-26, 2001 (Please save this announcement and share it with your colleagues) In response to growing interest since our first Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology at the University of Victoria, British Columbia in 1997, Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI), with co-sponsorship of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), will hold the Second Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology next summer in San Francisco, California. The Second Symposium will be a forum for established researchers and students in the natural and social sciences (including oceanography, marine biology, fisheries science and anthropology) and for science-minded managers and others interested in the science of protecting, restoring and sustainably using biodiversity in the world’s estuaries, coastal waters, enclosed seas and open oceans. It will feature: 1) invited papers, contributed papers and poster sessions 2) skills workshops 3) a participatory forum on funding for research and training, as well as other policy issues 4) special accommodations for reporters to encourage coverage of emerging issues 5) a popcorn and video night to showcase research-related footage by participants 6) displays by publishers and other vendors 7) sign language and foreign language interpreters upon request, and 8) field trips that take advantage of the Bay Area’s outstanding natural, scientific and cultural resources. To ensure the quality of the Second Symposium, a Scientific Advisory Committee (for its membership, see www.mcbi.org) is helping to shape the meeting’s the structure and content We could not be holding this event without the generosity of the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Davi d and Lucile Packard Foundation. We invite other foundations, individuals, companies, academic ins titutions, NGOs and government agencies to join them as funders of this landmark event. In mid-August, MCBI and SCB will be posting a detailed announcement with information on registration, field trips, housing, meal plans, etc. Scientific conference coordinator Julie Morrison will be handling all Second Symposium logistics. For more information, please contact Julie at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or at her toll-free phone number: 1-877-712-3777. Please note: Unlike the first Symposium on Marine Conservation Biology, the Second Symposium will not be at SCB's annual meeting, to be held July 30 -August 4, 2001 at University of Hawaii in Hilo. SCB's 2001 annual meeting will contain select marine themes. MCBI is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to advancing the science of marine conservation biology and promoting cooperation essential to protecting and restoring the Earth's biological integrity. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, MCBI also has a public policy office in Washington DC. See http://www.mcbi.org ________________________________________________________________________ Jocelyn Garovoy, Program Assistant Marine Conservation Biology Institute 15806 NE 47th Court, Redmond WA 98052-5208 ph: 1-425-883-8914; fax: 1-425-883-3017; e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MCBI is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to advancing the science of marine conservation biology and promoting cooperation essential to protecting and restoring the Earth's biological integrity. To learn more, please visit our web site at http://www.mcbi.org ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
