Hi Rich,
As you probably know by now, the International Marine Conservation Conference will take place in DC in May of 2009. I'm on the Marine Board of SCB, which is organizing the conference, and most likely am going to be the incoming president of the board. I'm writing to you for a couple of reasons: 1. Given our intersecting interests, I'd like to explore the possibility of putting together a panel on marine policy issues; 2. I'd like to pick your brain about outlets for publicizing the event (and securing co-sponsorships) that are more oriented to the policy communities; I think we have ample folks on the board with science contacts. Thanks, and happy end of the semester! wil From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wallace, Richard Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 7:16 AM To: GEP-Ed Subject: Conservation Letters - call for social science papers! FYI. Cheers, Rich _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mascia, Michael Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SSWG] Conservation Letters - call for social science papers! Dear colleagues, Are you conducting cutting-edge social science research with significant implications for conservation policy and practice? Interested in communicating with your peers, researchers in other disciplines, and conservation practitioners? Eager to get your research findings into the mainstream scientific literature more quickly? If so, please submit a manuscript to Conservation Letters! Forthcoming in early 2008, Conservation Letters is a scientific journal publishing empirical and theoretical research with significant implications for the conservation of biological diversity. 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