Dear Colleagues, Early registration for the SER's 6th World Conference on Ecological Restoration <http://www.ser2015.org/> closes on June 30, 2015. Register now for the best available rates to attend the meeting. SER members receive additional savings of as much as $120. Visit the Registration page for a list of rates and a link to the online form: http://www.ser2015.org/registration
June 30th is also the deadline for presenter registration. If you are presenting a poster or talk during the conference, you must register by this date or your presentation will be cancelled from the scientific program. *Call for Student Volunteers* The SER2015 Organizing Committee is now accepting applications for a limited number of student volunteer positions in exchange for a full or partial waiver of conference registration fees (depending on the hours committed). More information is available by visiting: http://www.ser2015.org/volunteer-programme *Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities* SER2015 is a unique opportunity to increase your visibility within the field of restoration and promote your products, services, and activities to a diverse international audience. We are offering several different sponsorship packages, as well as exhibition-only rates for companies, organizations, and institutions that would like to purchase exhibit space. Visit the conference website to learn more: http://www.ser2015.org/sponsorship-and-exhibition *About the Conference* SER2015 connects researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and industry professionals from around the world, and provides the premier opportunity to develop relationships and share research findings, best practices, and new ideas with others working in the field of ecological restoration. The conference theme is Towards Resilient Ecosystems: Restoring the Urban, the Rural and the Wild. Within the context of this theme, the program will explore not only the scientific and technical aspects of restoration, but also its economic, social, and cultural dimensions. Conference partners include: Marketing Manchester, the Manchester Metropolitan University, Landlife, the National Wildflower Centre, the Institution of Environmental Sciences, the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management, and the European Chapter of SER. *Highlights* The four-day program agenda <http://www.ser2015.org/outline-programme> will feature more than 100 concurrent sessions on a wide range of topics related to restoration, including numerous symposia and workshops <http://www.ser2015.org/symposia-and-workshops>. Plenary speakers <http://www.ser2015.org/plenary-speakers> will include: - Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias - Executive Secretary of the UNEP Convention on Biological Diversity - Germaine Greer - Author and Emeritus Professor at the University of Warwick - Olivier Hamerlynck - Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team; IUCN Commission on - Ecosystem Management - John Rodwell - Professor of Plant Ecology, Lancaster University; Consultant for the European Commission's Red List of European Habitats Project -Jane Smart - Global Director, IUCN Biodiversity Conservation Group; Director, IUCN Global Species Programme - Alan Watson Featherstone - Founder & Executive Director, Trees for Life In addition to the scientific sessions, attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in pre-conference training courses <http://www.ser2015.org/pre-conference-training-courses>, local field trips <http://www.ser2015.org/field-trips>, and a Make a Difference Day <http://www.ser2015.org/make-a-difference-day> volunteer event on Sunday, August 23rd. The social program includes the Society's Gala Awards Dinner <http://www.ser2015.org/gala-awards-dinner> where we will honor the winners of this year's SER Awards. For more information about the conference, please visit www.ser2015.org or email us at [email protected]. Sincerely, *SER2015 Organizing Committee* -- *Hannah Boone *I *Program Assistant* Society for Ecological Restoration 1017 O St. NW, Washington DC 20001-4229 *1-202-299-9518*
