Perth III: Mountains of Our Future
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Conference aims
1. To present, evaluate and synthesise progress in our
understanding of global change in mountain regions, and share
examples of innovative approaches, particularly in terms of progress
towards addressing the gaps in global research in mountain regions;
2. To refine and agree agendas for collaborative research and
action relating to global change and mountain regions, and to
significantly increase the use of applied research findings on the
ground in mountain regions;
3. To foster effective interdisciplinary and international
interactions between participants: researchers, practitioners, and
policy-makers. Read
more<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=972fe3e997&e=9bd87ddb3a>.
Abstracts
You can use our online system to submit an
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for all of the session themes until 27 February 2015.
Submissions are invited for oral presentations to:
* 35 research presentation session themes;
* 16 round table discussions.
Full list of
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Some abstracts submitted for oral presentation may eventually be
accepted as posters, depending on the evaluation of the session
organiser and the time available for oral presentations.
You may also submit a poster to any of the research
presentation/round table themes. If accepted, these will be grouped
accordingly on display at the conference.
Registration/Funding
The conference is being financially supported by: The Swiss Agency
for Development and
Cooperation<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=bce26157af&e=9bd87ddb3a>;
The Mountain Research
Initiative<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=ca2c8e7670&e=9bd87ddb3a>;
The Austrian Academy of
Sciences<http://uhi.us8.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=4db9092494&e=9bd87ddb3a>;
The Global Mountain Biodiversity
Assessment<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=4213493990&e=9bd87ddb3a>;
and Perth and Kinross
Council<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=ab660aa694&e=9bd87ddb3a>.
The conference organisers are identifying additional funding for the
conference. Consequently, registration fees have not yet been set;
this will be done no later than March 2015. If you may require
financial support to attend, please indicate this when you submit
your abstract.
More detailed information about the conference can be found
at:www.perthmountains2015.com<http://uhi.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a49643b0182c02aece63b746f&id=f4ad3a0880&e=9bd87ddb3a>
We look forward to welcoming you to Perth in 2015.
Professor Martin Price
Director, Centre for Mountain Studies
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development
Angela Paterson and Jayne Glass
Conference Secretariat
