[ECOLOG-L] Australia now hot spot for deforestation. Again.
Hey everyone, Australia is now one of the global hot spots for deforestation. To raise awareness about Australia’s increasing rates of land clearing we have organised an online, social media flash (a scheduled message shared across many social media platforms) to call for change. I hope you will lend your voice to call for stronger environmental laws around land clearing. All you need to do to help us get the message out is visit our Thunderclap website <https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/43852-protect-australian-habitats?locale=en> and choose how you want to show your support: Twitter, Facebook and/or Tumbler. Click the link and either use our message, or make it your own. The rest is easy – at the scheduled time a message of support will be shared automatically. In addition to signing up yourself, we need as many people participating as possible. Please share the website with others, so they can show their support for the issue as well. Link: https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/43852-protect-australian-habitats?locale=en Best wishes, Stephanie Avery-Gomm Ready-made tweet: Do you care about deforestation in Australia? Join the social media flash mob here: http://thndr.me/TmNLZL <https://t.co/e1k8vx9GL5> #ProtectHabitat *Stephanie Avery-Gomm* *ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions* *Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences.* *The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia* P: +61 4 1577 3483 | Skype: saverygomm | Twitter: @saverygo -- *Stephanie Avery-Gomm* *ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions* *Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences.* *The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia* P: +61 4 1577 3483 | Skype: saverygomm | Twitter: @saverygo
[ECOLOG-L] 2nd World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSCT2) April 13-15th | Abstract submissions deadline 21 March 2016
Dear ECOLOG-L'ers, *Do you study seabirds? **Are you on Twitter? * *Here’s your chance to tell world about your seabird research. *Twitter can be a great place to communicate your research to a broader audience. The first World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSTC1 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WSTC1=typd>) featured 42 presenters from all 7 continents, 206 more people engaged in the conversation, reaching 2200 tweets and a total audience of 330,305 people. Each presenter distilled their research into 6 tweets, which were presented during a 15 minute window. Last year this generated 206 conversations - people asking questions and getting answers in real time. If you want to see the presentations from the 1st World Seabird Twitter Conference *click here*. <https://storify.com/Seabirders/wstc1> *It was such a success, we're holding the 2nd World Seabird Twitter Conference (#WSTC2 <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23WSTC2=typd>) on April 13-15th. * The abstract deadline is 21 March 2016. *To submit an abstract, click here <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jXFnA07ZjGShsxOIHSFdUPqnQOuIYvsT2C30rGuKlpA/viewform?c=0=1>. *Guidelines and FAQ available here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/13dkfhhcfJaZoUdtRqAGP5u-KnxaYwIiQDuw_fwdNj4k/edit>. Registration is free – just look up the hashtag #WSCT2 on April 13-15 on Twitter to follow the conversation. This year *we are inviting seabird organizations to submit an abstract as well.* If selected your organization would have an opportunity to tell the twittersphere about your organization. This could be a chance to tell the broader community about your mission, achievements, publications or conferences - it's up to you! Who knows - by participating you may even attract new members. Sincerely, The 2nd World Seabird Twitter Conference Organizing Committee Stephanie Avery-Gomm @saverygo <https://twitter.com/@saverygo> <https://twitter.com/@saverygo> Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur <https://twitter.com/sjurdur?lang=en> Stephanie Borrelle @PetrelStation <https://twitter.com/PetrelStation> Danielle Fife @Danielle_T_Fife <https://twitter.com/Danielle_T_Fife> Katherine Keogan @KatharineKeogan <https://twitter.com/@KatharineKeogan> Alex Bond @thelabandfield <https://twitter.com/@thelabandfield> Max Czapanskiy @mfczap <https://twitter.com/@mfczap> Helen Wade @Helen_Wade_ <https://twitter.com/@Helen_Wade_> P.S. We would also greatly appreciate if you could help us spread the word about this conference. *Stephanie Avery-Gomm, M.Sc. | Ph.D. Candidate* *ARC Centre for Excellence in Environmental Decisions* *Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Biological Sciences.* *The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia* P: +61 4 1577 3483 | Skype: saverygomm | Twitter: @saverygo
