The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at the Earth Institute at Columbia University is very pleased to host the 2004 Society for Conservation Biology Annual Meeting, bringing together conservation biology scientists, practitioners and students from around the world. CERC is a consortium of Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, The New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust.

This year’s meeting theme is "Conservation in an Urbanizing World." For the first time in history, more of the world's population lives in urban rather than non-urban settings. The urbanization process poses significant conservation challenges, changing patterns of consumption, trade and ecosystem use. Ecosystem health near urban areas is integral to human welfare, and urban conservation issues involve marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems all over the world.

The SCB 2004 Annual Meeting will consider the theme of "Conservation in an Urbanizing World" and other emerging topics through plenary sessions, symposia, workshops, organized discussions, contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. Field trips to key restoration and conservation sites in and near New York City have been organized to highlight the possibilities that exist. Please see each menu item to the left for information and we look forward to seeing you in New York.

Important News:

Online Registration Extended to July 27th. Registration for meals is closed, but tickets may be available onsite.

"Presentations can be uploaded until end of day, July 28.  If this is impossible, please bring CD or memory stick to meeting and upload there. Note, the limit is 10MB"


Check out the SCB Members Meeting on Sunday August 1st!
http://www.conbio.org/2004/MembersMeeting/

Field trips and Excursions

No refunds on Registration Items after July 15th, 2004