It is our great pleasure to announce the "The 8th International Deer Biology Congress and International Wildlife Management Symposium " (8th IDBC & IWMS) to be held in Harbin, China, on July 27-31, 2014, which is sponsored by the Northeast Forestry University,China, the Scientific Steering Committee of the International Deer Biology Congress and the Southern Illinois University, USA. The main organizer is Northeast Forestry University in Harbin, China.
The IDBC will highlight cutting-edge advances in all major disciplines of deer biology, deer conservation & management, deer productions & ethics and so on. This 5-day event will feature recent research in the form of lectures and posters. A number of important researchers have been invited to give plenary lectures at the conference. The IWMS is mainly organized by Northeast Forestry University, China and Southern Illinois University, USA. Objective of the IWMS is to bring together an international group of wildlife researchers and managers for presentations of research results and discussions dealing with the management and conservation of wild species.It focuses on wildlife management topics and will also have several important plenary speakers. The IDBC and IWMS will be held simultaneously in close proximity on the university grounds making it easy to attend presentations of both venues. We encourage our colleagues from all over the world to contribute to a successful meeting. Please feel welcome to be involved whether you work in wildlife research and management or with other species that interact with them. We expect participation in this event from colleagues from all parts of the world. Trip of a lifetime, come to Harbin, China for a joint meeting of the 8th International Deer Biology Congress and International Wildlife Management Symposium (http://8th-idbc-iwms.yolasite.com). Rachael Urbanek, Ph.D., Associate Wildlife Biologist ® Assistant Professor of Wildlife Science Arkansas Tech University Department of Biological Sciences 1701 N. Boulder Ave. Russellville, Arkansas 72801
