The NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT invites you to
participate in the 9th National Conference on Science, Policy and
the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World December
8-10, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center in Washington, DC.
Registration will open the week of August 25th. Register early to
take advantage of the early bird registration rate.
The program has many diverse sessions that will greatly expand your
knowledge of current scientific and conservation efforts and how to
effectively tackle the challenges posed to biodiversity in our
rapidly changing world. Topics include:
* Biomass, Biofuels, and Biodiversity
* Scaling Biodiversity
* Conservation Relient Species
* The Future of Biodiversity in Africa
* The Global Loss of Amphibians
* Ecosystem Services
* Stategies and Tactics for Mobilizing Public Will for
Biodiversity Conservation
* Conservation Leadership in a Rapidly Changing World
* Ocean Biodiversity
* How Health Depends on Nature
* and many others!
GET INVOLVED- There are still many ways to get involved in the conference:
* Create an
<http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity/cms.cfm?id=2401>Exhibition
* Join us as a
<http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity/cms.cfm?id=2289>Sponsor
* Become a
<http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity/cms.cfm?id=2290>Collaborating
Organization
* Submit a Poster for the
<http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity/cms.cfm?id=2292>Poste
r Session- Abstracts due Monday, September 15, 2008
* Organize a
<http://ncseonline.org/Conference/Biodiversity/cms.cfm?id=2284>Workshop-
Proposals due Friday, August 22, 2008
Visit the <http://ncseonline.org/conference/biodiversity/>website
for information. Questions?: Email
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call
202.530.5810
