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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
Salinity Exchange Conference
The salinity conversation will be re-invigorated and hotly debated when the Murray Catchment Management Authority hosts the “Salinity Exchange Conference” in Albury, NSW.
The conference, sponsored by the Murray Catchment Management Authority, the Murray Darling Basin Authority, Norske Skog and the Australian Government, will put the spotlight back on salinity and look at what has been learnt over the past 10 years and how to apply this knowledge to farming and natural resource management.
Over two days, eminent scientists, farmers and government agencies will exchange views on effective ways to reduce the impact of salinity, to give those in the field some practical ways to attack this problem.
Leading the speakers will be Dr. John Williams, Commissioner of the Natural Resources Commission of NSW. He will be joined by speakers from the Department of Environment & Climate Change, scientists from CSIRO, the Murray Darling Fresh Water Research Centre, the Bureau of Rural Sciences, Murray Irrigation Limited and landholders, to discuss salinity in both dryland and irrigation areas.
The Salinity Exchange Conference, to be held 19 & 20 February 2009 is expected to draw over 200 people from the scientific community, farmers and public land managers.
The conference program, speaker information, accommodation discounts, registration forms and other conference information is available on the Murray CMA website www.murray.cma.nsw.gov.au. Please contact Emily Brewer at the Murray CMA on 02 6051 2211 for further information.
National Volunteers Week
The theme for National Volunteer Week is “Volunteers change our world”. Events will be held around Australia.
International Cities, Town Centres & Communities Society Conference
The theme of the conference is: "Creating A Gold Medal Community".
International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy
The IPS17 - 2008 Committee invites papers and presentations addressing the following areas:
- Photoinduced electron and energy transfer;
- Solar hydrogen;
- Biomimetic systems;
- Molecular and nanostructured solar cells;
- Photocatalysis and environmental chemistry;
- Photosynthesis and hydrogenase;
- Photoelectrochemistry and new materials.
Australian Citrus Industry Conference 2008
This year's conference will focus on the theme 'Working in Partnership for Production, Profit and Power.
2nd National EMS Forum
The theme of the forum, “Changing our Thinking: Adapting with EMS”, reflects the need to embed the concept of environmental management into mainstream business practices across Australia.
Australian Entomological Society’s 39th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference
The themes for the conference are Insect Conservation and Insects as Environmental Indicators but we also welcome contributions on any other aspect of the study of insects and their relatives.
41st Annual AIFST Convention 2008 (Australian Institute of Food Science Technology)
The Convention theme “Our Food Our Future” will have a focus each day:
- Monday - Keynote address and student presentations
- Tuesday - ‘Law and Order’
- Wednesday - ‘Business Development’
- Thursday - ’Back to the future’
Also on offer will be workshops, advertorials, AIFST Awards and the FoodPro Exhibition.
