Society for Conservation Biology 16th Annual Meeting July 14-July 19 2002 co-hosted by DICE and the British Ecological Society Catering and Retail Outlets on Campus

Conference Material Welcome page Registration Form (now closed) Meeting Sponsors Travelling from London to Canterbury Programme and Events Daily Timetable of Events (including rooms and abstracts) Field Trips (including details and booking form) Symposia Details(including timetable and abstracts) Plenary Speakers (including abstracts) Workshop Details Open Lectures and Events SCB Meetings Award winners Cathedral Concert (including details of programme) Information for Presenters and Session Chairs Guidelines for Spoken Presentations Guidelines for Poster Presentations Guidelines for Session Chairs Campus Information for Attendees Support Services Banking Facilities Campus Nature Trail (including information about guided walks) Local Activities University Links DICE (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology) Anthropology Department UKC Hospitality Maps and travel directions Important reminders 15th July 2002: Deadline for booking Friday Field Trips 9th July 2002: Deadline for booking Sunday Field Trips 30th June 2002: Deadline for all registration 24th June 2002: Deadline for PowerPoint submission

Welcome Reception on 14th July At the welcome reception "Bucks-Fizz" and a selection of cocktail canapés, will be served from 19.00 to 20.00 hrs in the Marquee and on the surrounding grounds. During the Meeting from Monday 15th to Thursday 18th July Breakfast will be served to all those staying in campus Bed and Breakfast accommodation. (See locations below). Those delegates staying off campus or in self-catering accommodation on campus should make their own arrangements for breakfast. Lunch, and Tea /Coffee and biscuits during refreshment breaks, will be served to all registered delegates on campus during the meeting days, irrespective of where they are lodging. UKC will be providing all delegates with a souvenir mug, which delegates may keep and use at the refreshment breaks. If delegates do not wish to use their souvenir mug during the programmed breaks, alternative cups and holders will be available. Receptions have been sponsored at the Poster Sessions on Monday 15th July and Wednesday 17th July. Fauna and Flora International and Blackwell Science are thanked for their support of these events. Dinner is not included in the registration fee, nor is it programmed into a meals package, in order to allow delegates free to choose whether and when they eat on or off campus. Breakfast All delegates resident in college Bed and Breakfast accommodation will be served Breakfast daily from 0730 to 0845 hours. Your location for breakfast will depend on the college in which you are staying, as follows: Residential College Breakfast Location Darwin College Darwin Dining Hall Rutherford College Keynes College Rutherford Dining Hall Rutherford Dining Hall Eliot College Becket Court Eliot Dining Hall Eliot Dining Hall Delegates staying in self-catering chalets houses are free to make their own breakfast arrangements. Conference Lunches Lunch will be served to all registered delegates at 1215 prompt, in one of the three college dining halls. The dining hall to which you have been allocated will be denoted by the coloured circle on your delegate badge. Please wear your delegate badge at all times. Coloured Circle on Badge Allocated Dining Hall Red Green Blue Eliot Dining Hall Rutherford Dining Hall Darwin Dining Hall Please note for those delegates requiring an early lunch, to allow attendance at meetings and workshops scheduled during the lunch break, the dining halls will open at 1200 mid-day. Conference Refreshments There will be two specific morning and afternoon refreshment breaks: Morning Coffee and Tea will be served each morning immediately after the plenary session, from 0945 to 1015hrs, in the Main Sports Hall. Afternoon Tea and Coffee will be served each afternoon from 1500 to 1530hrs in the Keynes Atrium Foyer & SCB Marquee Tea and Coffee will be also available on a complimentary basis from the SCB Marquee from 1015 to 1200hrs and from 1400 to 1600hrs daily, in addition to the 'set' refreshment breaks Wine, Beer and Soft Drinks will also be available for purchase in the SCB Marquee from 1700 to 2000hrs on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Poster Receptions on Monday 15th and Wednesday 17th July 2002 Receptions will be sponsored in the SCB Marquee for all delegates at the two poster receptions from 1745 to 1930 hrs, on Monday 15th and Wednesday 17th July. These receptions are hosted by the courtesy, respectively, of Fauna and Flora International, the publishers of Oryx, and Blackwell Science, publishers of both the Society of Conservation Biology and the British Ecological Society's journals. In order to encourage circulation around the posters, both receptions will include finger buffets and a complimentary glass of wine or beer, after which, further wine, beer/lager and soft drinks may be purchased on a cash basis. SCB Drinks Receptions on Monday 15th and Wednesday 17th July 2002 The Society for Conservation Biology will host drinks receptions from around 2030 in the Grimond Foyer, for all those who have attended the International Section Meetings on Monday 15th July and for all those attending the SCB Business Meeting on Wednesday 17th July. A cash bar providing wine, beer and soft drinks will be available for those wishing to continue socialising with SCB Officers and members. Gala BBQ on Thursday 18th July 2002 The Gala BBQ will take place outside the SCB Marquee on the lawns between Eliot and Rutherford Colleges from 1930 on Thursday evening. Food will only be provided on production of your BBQ ticket, which includes 2 complimentary drink vouchers that can be exchanged for beer, wine or soft drinks. . Further beer, wine and soft drinks can be purchased from the bar on the night. Those who have pre-purchased BBQ Ticket/s will find them in their delegate welcome pack. **Those wishing to purchase BBQ tickets upon arrival can do so at the Registration Desk, on Sunday, 14th and Monday, 15th July or by visiting the UKCH Conference Office in Tanglewood (near Keynes College)**. In the event of inclement weather the BBQ will be moved to Rutherford Dining Hall.