As the incoming President of the Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology, I am particularly interested in increasing collaboration between the law and policy sectors and conservation biology professionals. The 2009 IMCC, which is likely to bring together thousands of members of the NGO, academic, and government sectors, would be an excellent vehicle to facilitate this. Thus, I'd like to encourage all of you to develop proposals for the conference. Information for the conference can be found below, and I'm available to answer any questions you might have. Thanks, and I hope to see many of you at the conference. wil
Dr. Wil Burns Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101 Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139 Mobile: 650.281.9126 Fax: 408.554.2745 [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSRN Author Page: <http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348> http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348 International Environmental Law Blog: <http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/> http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/ The Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology is pleased to announce the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) - Making Marine Science Matter. Dates: May 20-24, 2009 Location: George Mason University, Washington DC The IMCC will be an interdisciplinary meeting that will engage natural and social scientists, managers, policy-makers, and the public. The goal of the IMCC is to put conservation science into practice through public and media outreach and the development of science-based deliverables (e.g., policy briefs, blue ribbon position papers) that will be used to drive policy change and implementation. Major themes that will be addressed include: - Global climate change - The land-sea interface - Ecosystem-based management - Poverty and globalization This meeting will serve as the 2nd International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC2) and will maintain the scope and vision of IMPAC1 (held in Geelong, Australia in October 2005). 1st call for symposia, workshops, break-out sessions: 1 April; 1 June 2008: 1st call for contributed papers and posters A call for proposals will be sent out after March 1 with detailed instructions for abstract submittal and descriptions of requirements for Symposia, Workgroups, and contributed papers and poster. Please visit the conference website at www.conbio.org/imcc for more information. Sincerely, The IMCC Local Organizing Committee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
