WelcomeWelcome to the January 2010 issue of the ICCB 2010 newsletter, the newsletter of the 2010 Society for Conservation Biology global conservation congress. The 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2010) takes place July 3-7, 2010 in beautiful Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and is hosted by the University of Alberta.
Plans are well underway for the Society for Conservation Biology’s annual international congress. Below are some highlights of information available on the Congress website at
www.conbio.org/2010.
Call for abstracts is openSubmission deadline extended to 15 February 2010
The call for abstracts for the ICCB 2010 is now open. The deadline has been extended to 15 February, 2010 with selections expected by March 29, 2010. For more complete information, go to
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/abstracts.cfm.
RegistrationWatch the Congress website at
www.conbio.org/2010 - registration opens February 15, 2010. Be sure to take advantage of the earlybird rates which end on April 6, 2010! SCB members save on registration fees, so be sure to renew your membership. If you’d like to become an SCB member go to
www.conbio.org/join today to reap the benefits of reduced registration fees and have access to information from the world’s largest organization for conservation biologists.
Scientific ProgramTo view the ICCB 2010 scientific program, including accepted symposia, workshops and short courses, go to
www.conbio.org/2010 and click on the Program and Special Events tab. Please check regularly for updates. Abstracts are currently being collected for oral, speed and poster presentations, with a newly-extended deadline of February 15.
Fieldtrips and ExcursionsIn addition to the scientific program, you’ll have a chance to experience Edmonton and Alberta during the numerous planned field trips and excursions. These trips range from general-interest commercial trips to customized trips which have been designed specially for conservation biologists.
Plan to bring your family with you. There is a lot to see and do in Edmonton. You can also explore the rest of Alberta or even Canada while you’re here! Below is a sampling of some of the fieldtrips planned. For more complete fieldtrip information and suggestions for excursions, go to
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/fieldtrip.cfm.
Thursday, July 8:
• Royal Alberta Museum (family-friendly) - experience a 45-minute behind-the-scenes tour of the curatorial programs and view the museum’s galleries including Wild Alberta and Natural Selections
• Multi-stop birding trip - see and hear several neotropical migrants that stop in Edmonton in July, as well as several species of breeding waterfowl
• Elk Island National Park - park biologists will explain the unique management challenges they face, and a guided hike will showcase the diverse habitat and rich birdlife of the area
Thursday and Friday, July 8-9:
• Oil sands exploration - see Alberta’s oil sands first-hand and learn about the process by which bitumen containing sand becomes the fuel in your own gas tank and how that process affects local and global ecosystems
• Royal Tyrrell Museum and Dinosaur Provincial Park - visit the world-famous Royal Tyrrell Museum, the only museum in Canada devoted entirely to palaeontology, and nearby Dinosaur Provincial Park, a World Heritage Site, which provides a spectacular example of "The Badlands" and remains a site of active excavations
Thursday to Saturday, July 8-10:
• Mountain parks – Jasper, Banff, Icefield Parkway - learn about caribou management in Jasper, see water falls, exhibits and glaciers on the Parkway, hear about the world-famous highway mitigation in Banff and enjoy spectacular scenery throughout the trip (
www.pc.gc.ca/progs/np-pn/index_e.asp).
Additional activities which occur during the Congress range from organized early morning birding walks to a canoe float trip or an excursion on the Edmonton Queen sternwheeler. Directly south of the host venue, the Shaw Conference Centre, you have access to the longest stretch of urban parkland in North America, which is 22 times larger than New York’s Central Park and eight times larger than Vancouver’s Stanley Park. You can spend many hours walking or hiking on the well-kept trails, enjoying some of Edmonton’s maximum 17 hours of daily daylight at that time of year. For more Edmonton visitor information go to
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/visitor/hostcity.cfm.
Social ActivitiesThe Congress schedule also allows free time for you and your family to see some of the sights of Edmonton and enjoy the numerous restaurants, pubs, shopping and other amenities that is easily accessible from the Shaw Conference Centre. You won’t want to miss the final official event of the Congress – a picnic in historic Fort Edmonton on Wednesday, July 7. While there you can take in some history and enjoy a barbecued meal and entertainment to include a musical band made up of Alberta-based conservation biologists! More information is available at the Program and Special Events tab on the Congress website:
www.conbio.org/2010.
SponsorshipWith an expected attendance of over 1,800 people, sponsorship plays a key role in ensuring that the Congress is a success. If you would like to be a sponsor, or you can recommend some organizations that would like to sponsor at the world’s largest international congress for conservation biology, please contact Catherine Shier at
2010sponsors@conbio.org ExhibitorsThe exhibit booth allocations are filling up fast. To view available booth locations, go to
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/FloorPlan.cfm. An on-line registration form is available at
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/register/sponsor.cfm for sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers. Please note that you have the option to pay in either Canadian or American funds on this form.
Help us spread the wordPlease help us spread the word out about ICCB 2010. Help us spread the word by:
• Forwarding this e-newsletter to your colleagues and encouraging them to sign up
• Going to our website (
www.conbio.org/2010 ) and downloading posters and pamphlets that can be displayed at key locations at your place of work
• If your corporate policy allows it, please consider putting information about the ICCB 2010 in your email auto-signature e.g.
Plan to attend the 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology: Conservation for a Changing Planet (ICCB 2010)
July 3-7. 2010 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
For more information:
www.conbio.org/2010• You can also help by donating, exhibiting, and/or sponsoring your staff to attend
For a full list go to:
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/Spread_the_word.cfm.
Reserve your accommodationRemember to book your accommodation and receive the preferred accommodation rates available only to ICCB delegates. Accommodation information can be viewed at
http://www.conbio.org/activities/meetings/2010/visitor/accommodation.cfm.
Looking forward to seeing you in Edmonton this July!
For more congress information go to
www.conbio.org/2010.
Please continue to promote the Congress to your colleagues and friends. Thank you for your help!
Contact Us For general questions about the SCB 2010 Annual Meeting, contact our conference management coordinator:
Barb Robinson, CMP
SCB 2010 Conference Management Coordinator
University of Alberta, Edmonton
Phone: (780) 492-2996
2010@conbio.orgTo discuss sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Catherine Shier
SCB 2010 Sponsorship Committee Chair
2010sponsors@conbio.org Download a prospectus and find more information about sponsorship >>
Exhibitors, please contact:
Mark Edwards
SCB 2010 Exhibitor Committee Chair
2010exhibitors@conbio.org Download a prospectus and find more information about exhibit space >>
