[TABD] Zool. Soc of London: Biodiversity, Saving Non-vertebrates

[James Mallet]

>From: "ZSL - Science & Conservation Events" 
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>Fwd by: "j.mallet at ucl.ac.uk" <j.mallet at ucl.ac.uk>
>Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:24 +0000
>Subject: ZSL SYMPOSIUM: The Foundations of 
>Biodiversity: saving the world's non-vertebrates


Dear All,

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN:
Foundations of Biodiversity: saving the world's 
non-vertebrates symposium - Thursday 25 and 
Friday 26 February 2010, ZSL Meeting Rooms

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.

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:
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/symposium-foundations-of-biodiversity,359,EV.html
http://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/whats-on/

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.

All tickets for attendance must be purchased in 
advance; please complete and return all 
registration forms to Joy Hayward (details below) along with payment.

Please help spread the word: circulate 
information on this event to your colleagues, 
contacts, lab members and anyone you think might be interested.

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.

With thanks & kind regards,
Joy

Full information on symposium programme, 
including registration form and prices can be found here.

Joy Hayward
Scientific Meetings Co-ordinator, ZSL, London NW1 4RY, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411.
E-mail: joy.hayward at zsl.org. Web: www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings


________________________________

James Mallet
UCL
www.ucl.ac.uk/taxome/jim

Helen Putnam Fellow 2009-2010
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Harvard University
Byerly Hall
8 Garden Street
CAMBRIDGE Mass. 02138
USA

tel: +1-617-496-2780
fax: +1-616-495-8136

http://www.radcliffe.edu/fellowships/fellows_2010jmallet.aspx


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