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Fwd by: "j.mallet@ucl.ac.uk" <j.mallet@ucl.ac.uk><br>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:24 +0000<br>
Subject: ZSL SYMPOSIUM: The Foundations of Biodiversity: saving the
world's non-vertebrates</blockquote><br><br>
Dear All,<br><br>
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:<br>
Foundations of Biodiversity: saving the world's non-vertebrates symposium
- Thursday 25 and Friday 26 February 2010, ZSL Meeting Rooms<br><br>
While species coverage of vertebrates in the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species has increased in number each year, coverage of non-vertebrate
groups (the majority of the world’s biodiversity) has been very poor.
This is in contrast to the role non-vertebrates play in the functioning
of our ecosystems, providing the foundations for the existence of more
charismatic megafauna and humans. The importance of non-vertebrate
biodiversity and a first preliminary overview of the conservation status
of selected non-vertebrate taxa will be given. Promoting fungi,
invertebrate, plant and ecosystem conservation without the need to focus
on charismatic megafauna requires us to build more capacity in the field
and raise the profile of non-vertebrate biodiversity.<br><br>
This symposium has been organised by Jonathan Baillie (ZSL), Michael
Samways (Stellenbosch University), Monika Böhm (ZSL) and Ben Collen
(ZSL). Full information including a programme for this 2-day event is
available here:<br>
<a href="http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/symposium-foundations-of-biodiversity,359,EV.html" eudora="autourl">
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/symposium-foundations-of-biodiversity,359,EV.html<br>
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<a href="http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/<br><br>
</a>Call for Posters The organisers invite interested parties to submit
abstracts for posters with research relating to the symposium topic.
Abstracts of no more than 250 words can be emailed or posted (please see
www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/symposium-foundations-of-biodiversity,359,EV.html
for the form as a word document) to Joy Hayward (details below) by 28
January 2010 for consideration by the coordinators. Accepted poster
presenters will be notified by 1 February 2010.<br><br>
All tickets for attendance must be purchased in advance; please complete
and return all registration forms to Joy Hayward (details below) along
with payment.<br><br>
Please help spread the word: circulate information on this event to your
colleagues, contacts, lab members and anyone you think might be
interested.<br><br>
Hope this is of interest to you and please feel free to get in touch with
me if you have any queries on any of ZSL's Science and Conservation
events.<br><br>
With thanks & kind regards,<br>
Joy <br><br>
Full information on symposium programme, including registration form and
prices can be found here.<br><br>
Joy Hayward <br>
Scientific Meetings Co-ordinator, ZSL, London NW1 4RY, UK.<br>
Tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411.<br>
E-mail: joy.hayward@zsl.org. Web:
<a href="http://www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings" eudora="autourl">
www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings</a> <br><br>
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James Mallet<br>
UCL<br>
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www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/jim<br><br>
</a>Helen Putnam Fellow 2009-2010<br>
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study<br>
Harvard University<br>
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8 Garden Street<br>
CAMBRIDGE Mass. 02138<br>
USA<br><br>
tel: +1-617-496-2780<br>
fax: +1-616-495-8136<br><br>
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http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/fellows_2010jmallet.aspx<br><br>
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