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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Funding

The J. Larry Landers Student Research Award is a Gopher Tortoise Council competitive grant program for undergraduate and graduate students. Proposals may address research concerning gopher tortoise biology or any other relevant aspect of conservation and management of upland habitat. The amount of the award varies, but has averaged US$1000 over the past few years. Proposal should not exceed four pages and should include a description of the project, a concise budget, and a brief resume of the student. Proposals should be submitted by 31 August to Bob Herrington, Georgia Southwestern State University, Department of Biology, Americus, GA 31709, USA, bherring@canes.gsw.edu.

Networking

The European Network for Biodiversity Information (ENBI) is the European Union's contribution to the implementation and development of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) initiative (for more information on this initiative, see www.gbif.org).

ENBI's role is to provide a mechanism for communication within the European biodiversity community about ideas, technical issues, and challenges regarding both biodiversity in general and natural history collections, biological databases, and GBIF in particular. ENBI also promotes and organizes specific events such as electronic conferences and workshops. The network's first electronic conference, Open Access for Biodiversity Information, was held in September 2003. A second conference, Data Validation and Questions in the GBIF Network, was held in March 2004. Summary transcripts and information about future events are available at www.enbi.info.

Publications

Twenty years after its first publication, Genetics and conservation: a reference manual for managing wild animal and plant populations (C.M. Schonewald, S.M. Chambers, B. MacBryde, and W.L. Thomas, editors) still stimulates research and information translation for conservation applications. The volume also contributes historical perspective regarding progress in the field of conservation genetics.

This book has been brought back into print (ISBN 1-930665-86-5, US$64.95) by The Blackburn Press, a relatively new publishing company founded with the mission of keeping in print and available for purchase at reasonable prices book titles that larger publishers have lost interest in and have declared to be "out of print."

Blackburn specializes in scientific and technical books that are classics in their field. The press is especially interested in reprinting niche textbooks with modest adoptions. Its editors are eager to hear from authors and readers about out-of-print books that have value and should be returned to print. Please contact Frances Reed, freed@blackburnpress.com. For more information see www.BlackburnPress.com. All of Blackburn's books also are available at Amazon.com.

Manuscripts Sought

Journal of Zoology, the flagship journal of the Zoological Society of London, is established as a comprehensive journal covering the latest research and developments in zoology. It publishes original research and reviews in zoology and provides information on trends and advances in this expanding subject. The Editors of the journal welcome original papers on any aspect of zoology. Instructions for contributors and a complimentary sample issue are available at http://journals.
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Meetings

The Society for Ecological Restoration's 16th annual conference will be held 23-27 August 2004 in Victoria, British Columbia. More than 1000 delegates are expected to attend. The conference will feature Web Exhibition, a showcase of restoration projects from around the world, and exhibits highlighting local restoration projects by small non-profit organizations. The early registration deadline is 1 June. More information on ways to participate, field trips, and special events is available from Tanis Douglas, P.O. Box 8305, Society for Ecological Restoration, Victoria, BC V8W 3R9, Canada, (250) 382-3886, info@serbc.info, www.ser.org.

The second biennial conference of The International Biogeography Society (TIBS), Conservation Biogeography, will be held 5-9 January 2005 at the U.S. National Conservation Training Center, West Virginia. TIBS was founded in 2000 to foster communication and collaboration among biogeographers, to transmit their contributions to other scientists and the lay public, and to promote biogeographic training and education. The meeting will highlight five symposia on biogeography of parasites and infectious diseases, exotic species, extinctions, Homo sapiens, and global change. For updates and details see www.biogeography.org or contact Michael Douglas, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1474, USA, (970) 491-7265, Michael.douglas@colostate.edu.

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