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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Job Announcements The Nature Conservancy seeks a Director for its Western Regional Conservation Science Department in Boulder, Colorado. The Director provides scientific leadership and oversight for TNC's work in the western United States, ensuring that the department identifies critical scientific needs and develops the technical support needed to implement and evaluate ecoregional and site based conservation projects. Requirements include a graduate degree in natural resource sciences and at least seven years experience in a natural resource management position; considerable supervisory experience; and a willingness to travel extensively. Successful fundraising and grant writing experience is preferred. For more information contact Mark Shaffer, Heritage Network Operations, The Nature Conservancy, 1815 North Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia 22209.
Research OpportunityThe Nyanza Project is a new summer research training program for undergraduates, sponsored by the International Decade of East African Lakes (IDEAL) and funded by the National Science Foundation and the Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project. The six-week program, which will take place at Kigoma, Tanzania, is open to sophomore-senior level undergraduates of any nationality attending a college or university in the United States and to students from the countries surrounding Lake Tanganyika (Tanzania, Burundi, Zambia, and Zaire) who are interested in research careers in any aspect of aquatic sciences. Students who are members of under-represented minority groups are particularly encouraged to apply. Accepted students will have their airfare, room and board, and research expenses paid by the project and will be given a stipend. Applications for the 1998 program (1 June - 10 July) will be accepted until 1 January 1998. For further information, students in the United States should contact The Nyanza Project, Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, Telephone (520) 626-7312, FAX (520) 621-2672, email nyanza@geo.arizona.edu WWW http://www.geo.arizona.edu/nyanza . African students should contact Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity Project, P.O. Box 90, Kigoma, Tanzania, Telephone 255-695-2992, FAX 255-695-2993, email ltbp@twiga.com WWW http://www.nri.org/Lake_Tanganyika . Call for AssistanceCODEFF, a nongovernmental environmental organization in Valdivia, Chile, is attempting to purchase a tract of coastal land at the entrance to the Curinanco Peninsula that harbors one of the last healthy populations of the endangered marine otter. The parcel is a narrow area of roughly 50 hectares that follows the coast for approximately 5 km. The area also serves as a refuge for more than 58 bird species, one or two species of foxes, possibly an endangered species of wild spotted cat, and, each spring, more than 1000 sea lions. CODEFF must collect US$19,000 to buy this parcel. To contribute or for further information contact Gonzalo Medina, IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Coordinator, email MEDINAG@tui.lincoln.ac.nz
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New PublicationsConservation Ecology, an electronic, peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Ecological Society of America, will publish its first issue in summer 1997. There is no charge for subscription. The journal will cover a range of topics including the ecological bases for (1) the conservation of ecosystems, landscapes, species, populations, and genetic diversity, (2) the restoration of ecosystems and habitats, and (3) the management of resources. In addition to papers by such authors as Simon Levin, Steven Carpenter, Don Ludwig, and Carl Folke, the inaugural issue will include a series on the subject of science, policy, and advocacy. Conservation Ecology seeks to tighten the link between research and policy development. To that end, the journal is dedicated to rapid publication of research results in the widely accessible medium of the Internet. The journal solicits comments on published articles and will link those accepted directly to the article in question. Conservation Ecology also will conduct on-line public forums, or conferences, on key topics. Manuscripts will be accepted for consideration by Conservation Ecology as of 15 June 1997. For more information regarding subscriptions and article submissions visit http://www.consecol.org . IUCN announces the publication of Volume 3 in their series Centres of plant diversity: a guide and strategy for their conservation. The complete three-volume work contains accounts of 234 major sites for conservation of plant diversity worldwide. The sites were selected partly on the basis of floristic studies, with particular reference to the detailed knowledge of numerous collaborating botanists. Volume 3, The Americas, largely was prepared under the coordination of the Department of Botany at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. It provides regional overviews for North America north of Mexico (with detailed accounts of six sites), Mexico and Central America (20 sites), the Caribbean (three sites), and South America (46 sites). The Data Sheet (chapter) on each site summarizes geography, vegetation, flora, useful plants, social and environmental values, threats, conservation and references, an economic assessment where possible, and nearly always has a detailed original map. Volumes 1 ($US45 plus postage), 2 ($67.50), and 3 (67.50) may be ordered in the U.S. and Canada from Island Press, Box 7, 24850 East Lane, Covelo, California 95428, Telephone (800) 828-1302, FAX (707) 983-6414, email ipwest@igc.apc.org . Orders from other countries may be placed through IUCN Publication Services Unit, 219c Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, England, Telephone (44) 1223 277894, FAX (44) 1223 277175, email iucn-psu@wcmc.org
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Grants The James S. McDonnell Foundation plans to award 10 grants of US$1 million each to young scientists whose "research shows great scholarly promise for the 21st century." Applicants must be younger than 40 or must have received their Ph.D. within the last 12 years. Grants will be given in five areas of study: astrophysics and cosmology, human genetics, global and complex systems, human cognition, and the history and philosophy of science. Applications are available from the McDonnell Centennial Fellowship Program, 1034 South Brentwood Blvd., Suite 1850, St. Louis, Missouri 63117, Telephone (314) 721-1532, WWW http://www.jsmf.org.
Meetings and WorkshopsThe Silva Forest Foundation will offer two workshops in autumn 1997: Forest Diseases and Insects (8-12 September) and Ecologically Responsible Timber Management at the Stand Level for Professionals (15-19 September). Both workshops take place in the Salmo area of Southeastern British Columbia. For more information contact Susan, P.O. Box 9, Slocan Park, British Columbia, V0G 2E0, Canada, Telephone (250) 226-7222, FAX (250) 226-7446, email . Connections, the first conference of the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), will be held 2-5 October 1997 in the Waterton townsite of Waterton/Glacier International Peace Park, Alberta, Canada. Y2Y is a science-based conservation initiative which seeks to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of 1800 miles of North America's mountains. The meeting will be the first large-scale gathering of grassroots conservationists, scientists, government representatives, community leaders, park professionals, and other stakeholders interested or involved in the Y2Y initiative. For details contact Kathleen Wiebe, Y2Y Conference Secretariat, 105 Spray Drive, Harvie Heights, Alberta T1W 2W2, Canada, Telephone (403) 609-3099, FAX (403) 609-2509, email y2yconf@telusplanet.net . The 27th North American Symposium on Bat Research will be held 8-11 October 1997 in Tuscon, Arizona. For information contact Tom Griffiths, Department of Biology, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Indiana 61702-2900, Telephone (309) 556-3230, email tgriff@titan.iwu.edu . The symposium Plant population genetics: bridging the gap between research and stewardship will be held 30 October 1997 at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois. The symposium will provide an overview of current research in plant population genetics and explore the role of genetics in restoration projects and rare plant recovery. For further information contact Education Registrar, Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois 60022, Telephone (847) 835-8261. The 1997 annual meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation will be held 30 October-2 November 1997 in Savannah, Georgia. In addition to scientific papers and exhibits, the meeting will offer a special symposium, Status and biology of Kites. For more information contact Continuing Education and Public Services, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8124, Statesboro, Georgia 30460, Telephone (912) 681-5555, FAX (912) 681-0306, email shein@gsvms2.cc.GaSoU.edu . The 1997 Society for Ecological Restoration International Conference, Ecological restoration as a key element of regional conservation strategies, will be held 12-15 November 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Information is available at http://nabalu.flas.ufl.edu/ser/SERhome.html . SeaGrant Florida and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection will facilitate a workshop on restoration genetics, Constructing coastal plant communities in Florida: plant selection and genetic diversity concerns in restoration and mitigation, 4-5 December 1997 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The workshop will serve as a forum for discussing current approaches to plant selection, propagation, and translocation and their effects on plant population structure in constructed sites and nearby populations. The principles to be discussed will apply to habitats in regions other than Florida. For more information contact Beth Miller-Tipton, University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Building 639 Mowry Road, P.O. Box 110750, Gainesville, Florida 32611-0750, Telephone (352) 392-5930, FAX (352) 392-9734, email conf@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu WWW http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~conferweb/ . The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo will host the Third Congress on Conservation of Caribbean Biodiversity 14-17 January 1998. The congress will address conservation of Caribbean plants and animals, environmental impacts, conservation education, and conservation science and technology. Abstracts for papers and posters must be submitted by 30 October 1997. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words and submitted on a 3.5" computer disk in WordPerfect 5.1 or Microsoft Word 6.0. For details contact Felícita Heredia L., Lourdes Rojas, Beatríz Rola or Julia M. Mota, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biologia, Ciudad Universitaria, Santo Domingo, R.D., Telephone (809) 686-3346, FAX (809) 533-1106 or (809) 687-5766. The Canadian Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center will hold a symposium on swift fox 18-19 February 1998 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the fifth Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Workshop. For more information contact Lu Carbyn, Canadian Wildlife Service, Room 200, 4999-98 Ave., Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2X3, Canada, Telephone (403) 435-7359, email lu.carbyn@ec.gc.ca or Marsha Sovada, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 8711 37th St. SE, Jamestown, North Dakota 58401, Telephone (701) 253-5306 or 252-5363, email marsha_sovada@nbs.gov or WWW http://www.npsc.nbs.gov . The 13th annual meeting of the U.S. Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Applications of landscape ecology in natural resource management, will be held 17-21 March 1998 at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Fisheries, human dimensions, planning, range, soils, timber, water, wildlife and other resource subjects will be emphasized. The meeting will include papers, posters, plenary sessions, workshops, symposia, and field trips. Abstracts and symposium proposals that address landscape ecology issues relevant to natural resource managers and agencies are especially encouraged, but all aspects of landscape ecology are appropriate topics. The deadline for abstracts for contributed papers, posters, and symposium proposals is 31 October 1997. For information about abstract submission, local arrangements, and travel, see http://www.fw.msu.edu/iale98 or contact the meeting's local hosts, Jianguo Liu and William W. Taylor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 13 Natural Resources Bldg., Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, Telephone (517) 355-1810 FAX (517) 432-1699, email iale98@perm3.fw.msu.edu . The American Ornithologists; Union, Association of Field Ornithologists, Colonial Waterbird Society, Cooper Ornithological Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society will hold a joint annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri 6-12 April 1998. The Raptor Research Foundation is a co-sponsor and will hold a special session on dispersal patterns of raptors. The Neotropical Bird Club also is planning a special workshop on conservation of neotropical birds. For information on the scientific program contact Jeff Brawn, Illinois Natural History Survey, 607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61820, Telephone (217) 244-5937, email birdmeet@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu . Registration information will be mailed in early September. For information on local arrangements contact Bette Loiselle, Department of Biology, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 8001 Natural Bridge Rd., St. Louis, Missouri 63121, Telephone (314) 516-6224, email bird_stl@umsl.edu . Information also can be obtained at http://www.umsl.edu/~biology/icte/bird98 or via http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/ . The Fifth International Zoo Design Conference will be held 18-20 May 1998 at Paignton Zoo in Devon, United Kingdom. To register or for information on abstract submission contact Peter Stevens, Executive Director, Paignton Zoo, Totnes Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 7EU, United Kingdom, Telephone +44(0)1803 697500, FAX +44(0)1803 523457, email director@paigntonzoo.demon.co.uk
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