Greetings GEP-Ed folks,
I write to invite those of you interested in species and ecosystem conservation to consider participating in the 2008 annual meeting the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). I want to reach out to you in the hopes of widening our network of social scientists who are doing applied work within this realm. SCB is an 8,000-member international professional organization. Its Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is a global community of conservation professionals interested in the application of social science to the conservation of biological diversity. With nearly 600 members in 60 countries, SSWG is home to social scientists (anthropologists, economists, historians, human geographers, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, and many others), ethicists, natural scientists, and conservation practitioners (governmental, nongovernmental, business sectors). The meeting to which I would like to invite you is the 2008 SCB annual meeting, which is being held in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, on July 13-17, 2008. Among the meeting's themes are "Land Conservation and Terrestrial Diversity," "Freshwater Ecosystems," and "Coastal and Marine Conservation." The SSWG has been asked by the meeting's organizers to promote social science contributions to the meeting agenda and to promote collaborations between social and natural scientists interested in conservation issues that transcend location- or case-specific application. General information on the meeting is available here: http://www.utc.edu/Academic/ConferenceforSocietyofConservationBiologists / There are two deadlines for submitting proposals to participate in the meeting: - Proposals for large-format sessions (symposia, workshops, discussion groups, and short courses) may now be submitted and are due no later than October 24th. - Abstracts for individual papers may be submitted between October 31st and January 16th. Details for the large-format sessions can be found at the conference site: http://www.utc.edu/Academic/ConferenceforSocietyofConservationBiologists /call.html Details for individual abstracts have not yet been posted. I will send another e-mail when they are available, alerting you to the opportunity and details. If you are interested in participating in the meeting and have additional questions, please contact Rich Wallace, vice president of SSWG, at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you, and apologies for cross-postings! Cheers, Rich -- Richard L. Wallace, Chair Environmental Studies Program Ursinus College P.O. Box 1000 Collegeville, PA 19426 (610) 409-3730 (610) 409-3660 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://academic.ursinus.edu/env Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there's no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done. - Rudolf Flesch
