Dear all, The *Student Conference on Conservation Science (SCCS) – Bengaluru* brings together young researchers in the science and practice of biodiversity conservation. The conference facilitates interaction, encourages exchange of research ideas and methods, sharing of knowledge and experience related to conserving wildlife and helps build contacts and capacity. As a sister conference to SCCS-Cambridge, SCCS-Bengaluru focuses on attracting student participants, primarily from countries in South and South-east Asia and Africa. The 2015 conference will be held at the JN Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, from *8th to 11th September 2015*.
SCCS-Bengaluru is a four-day conference, where you can look forward to a host of *long and short workshops* (which are research focussed and equip students with skills required for conservation), *six plenary talks* by invited speakers, and close to *20 student talks* and *80 student poster presentations*. We also have an extended *'Who's Who in Conservation' *session for students to learn about the work done by a diversity of academic institutions and conservation organisations, and to discover work and research opportunities they offer. *Early Bird registrations are now open on our website <http://sccs-bng.org/>!* Abstract submissions will open next week for those who want to present either a talk or a poster. Students need to register and pay the conference fee before being able to submit an abstract. You can follow us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/sccsbangalore> and Twitter <https://twitter.com/sccsbng> for more updates. For further information don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Warm regards, Devathi Parashuram Conference Administrator
