New Zealand Ecological Society, 2010 Annual Conference, 22–25 November 2010
(Student day 21 November)
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
We invite proposals for conference symposia. Symposia can include 2–16 talks (20 minutes each). If you would like to organise a symposium, please send your topic, list of potential speakers (unconfirmed) and likely total number of speakers, by 15 June, to:
Deb Wilson, Landcare Research,
wilsond@landcareresearch.co.nzConference theme: Biodiversity: 2010 and beyond 2010 is the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. This meeting will address this broad theme in a suite of symposia that include, so far:
Ecology and conservation of indigenous grasslands
Molecular diversity of New Zealand biota
Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Ecological statistics
Cultural perspectives on biodiversity research and management.
We are delighted to announce five inspiring plenary and keynote speakers: Professors Kevin Gaston (University of Sheffield), Alan Knapp (Colorado State University), Chris Simon (University of Connecticut and Victoria University of Wellington), and Katharine Dickinson (University of Otago), and Dr Mike Joy (Massey University). Others are presently being invited.
Field trips to the new Orokonui Ecosanctuary, the Otago Peninsula, the Grand and Otago Skink management areas at Macraes Flat, and the Waihola–Waipori wetlands complex will show delegates the unusual ecological diversity of the Dunedin region.
Important dates:
Call for symposia closes: 15 June 2010
Abstracts due: 1 September 2010
Registration opens: June 2010
Early bird registration closes: 22 September 2010
More details will appear soon at
http://www.nzes.org.nz/
