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Island Arks Symposium
Sustainable use of island ecosystems requires strong inter-disciplinary knowledge bases including terrestrial and marine ecology, coastal engineering, fire ecology, invasive species management, waste management, communication and marketing, and environmental economics.
The Island Arks Symposium aims to bring together practitioners in these disciplines to identify, discuss and resolve management challenges; identifying pathways for long-term conservation of island ecosystems including sustainable use.
Further information and registration is available on www.islandarks.com.au
actKM Annual conference 2008
The theme for actKM 08 is ‘Managing Knowledge for Competitive Advantage’ and actKM 08 is being designed to address the crucial issue of how we realise value from knowledge management activities.
actKM 08 will again be highly participative and interactive
11th International Wheat Genetics Symposium
The main themes of the conference will be: * Exploiting wheat genetic resources * Chromosome biotechnology * Genome dynamics * Coping with wheat in a changing environment - biotic stresses * Coping with wheat in a changing environment - abiotic stresses * Coping with wheat in a changing environment - quality issues * Coping with wheat in a changing environment - varying development * Breeding for a changing world * Integration from molecules to function.
Fifth International Congress of Nematology
The Fifth International Congress of Nematology (5ICN) will bring together researchers in the field of nematology to exchange information and ideas. Held every six years under the auspices of the International Federation of Nematology Societies, and in 2008 hosted by the Australasian Association of Nematologists, the Fifth International Congress of Nematology (5ICN) brings together all those interested in nematodes and their management. The aim of the conference is to foster collaboration, communication, awareness and research about nematodes through bringing all those concerned together to exchange information and ideas. Sessions may include: * nematodes associated with plants, insects and other invertebrates * systematics * molecular techniques * extension * quarantine * control options * biocontrol using nematodes * nematodes in terrestrial soils, freshwater habitats, marine and estuarine sediments * biogeography * ecological interactions.
World Habitat Day
The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of human settlements and the basic right to adequate shelter for all. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.
World Ocean Day
World Ocean Day was created in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Although not yet officially designated by the United Nations, World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea. The Ocean Project, working closely with the World Ocean Network each year, helps to coordinate events and activities with aquariums, zoos, museums, conservation organizations, universities, schools, businesses.
World Migratory Bird Day 2008
This two-day awareness raising campaign will take place globally for the third consecutive year from 10– 11 of May 2008. The theme for this year’s celebration is Migratory Birds - Ambassadors for Biodiversity. Both the theme and the timing of WMBD 2008 coincide with the forthcoming 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in Bonn, Germany this year. In this context the organisers hope to use WMBD to help spread the idea of migratory birds as messengers for the conservation of biodiversity worldwide. National authorities, NGOs, clubs and societies, universities, schools and individuals worldwide are encouraged to celebrate WMBD 2008 by organising awareness-raising programmes, festivals or other related events on the weekend of 10 -11 May 2008.
The International Day for Biological Diversity
This year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), “Biodiversity and Agriculture,” seeks to highlight the importance of sustainable agriculture not only to preserve biodiversity, but also to ensure that we will be able to feed the world, maintain agricultural livelihoods, and enhance human well being into the 21st century and beyond.
29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation
29th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation
17-19 February 2009
Brisbane, Australia
Creating – Community – Collaboration: The symposium will explore themes such as building communication and networking at local, regional, and global scales. It aims to create linkages between communities and to connect communities, policy-makers and managers at all levels with the latest information coming out of sea turtle research and conservation programs. This is the International Sea Turtle Society's annual symposium.
Brisbane 2009 will be the first time in its long history that this symposium has been held in the Australasia and Oceania region. As such, represents an important opportunity for those in this region to attend.
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VENUE: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
WEBSITE: http://www.turtlesbrisbane2009.org/
