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2007 ANNUAL MEETING

• Press Registration
• SYMPOSIA
• WORKSHOPS
• ORGANIZED DISCUSSIONS
• SHORT COURSES

1-5 JULY, PORT ELIZABETH, SOUTH AFRICA
INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION AND PROGRAM

The 21st annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology will be held 1-5 June 2007 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The early, discounted registration deadline is 16 March. Regular rates apply until 18 May. Please register online at www.conbio.org/2007/register.

Press Registration

Journalists are eligible for registration waivers, but must be members of SCB to receive a waiver. To become a member of SCB, please visit www.conbio.org. SCB's 2007 annual meeting is an opportunity to improve local, regional, and global communication between the media and conservation professionals.

SYMPOSIA

The Local Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the following symposia, workshops, organized discussions, and short courses will be presented at the 2007 annual meeting.

Appropriate intervention levels for management of large African ecosystems. Organized by Alan Kijazi (Tanzania National Parks), Julius Keyyu (Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute), and Grant Hopcraft (Frankfurt Zoological Society, Tanzania)

Conservation and human rights: exploring key promises, challenges and questions. Organized by Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (IUCN), Ashish Kothari (IUCN), and Jessica Campese (TGER Member, Fulbright Fellow, Switzerland)

Coping with impacts of AIDS on conservation in Africa. Organized by Judy Oglethorpe (World Wildlife Fund)

Declining populations of large mammals in African protected areas: establishing the causes. Organized by Norman Owen-Smith (University of Witwatersrand) and Joseph Ogutu (International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya)

Developing marine protected area networks: biological, socio-economic and technical challenges in the 21st century. Organized by Amanda Lombard and George Branch (University of Cape Town, South Africa)

Developing the vision for the global Island Programme: conservation challenges and solutions in the western Indian Ocean islands. Organized by Kirsty Swinnerton (Mauritian Wildlife Foundation), Richard Lewis (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Madagascar), and David Roberts (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)

Economic growth, biodiversity conservation, and the Society for Conservation Biology. Organized by Max Christian (University of Maryland) McArd Joseph Mlotha (Forestry Department, Malaw), and William Rees (University of British Columbia)

Ecosystem consequences of fishing. Organized by Anne Salomon, Carol Blanchette, and Steve Gaines (Marine Science Institute, University of California)

Examining the link between biodiversity and human health. Organized by Joe Roman (University of Vermont)

Food webs: the ultimate scientific challenge to conservation biology. Organized by Andy Dobson (Princeton University) and Mercedes Pascual (University of Michigan)

Freshwater conservation assessment, planning, governance and management: case studies, emerging issues, and key lessons from around the world. Organized by Jeanne Nel (CSIR, South Africa), Ken Vance-Borland (Oregon State University), Bob Pressey (University of Queensland), and Dirk Roux (CSIR)

Human dimensions of conserving marine ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean region. Organized by Delphine Malleret-King (Africa Wildlife Foundation), Innocent Wanyonyi (SocMon Western Indian Ocean Region), Christy Loper (Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management), and Joshua Cinner (James Cook University, Australia)

Making conservation actions more effective: linking key concepts of adaptive management and systematic conservation planning in an evidence-based framework. Organized by Andrew Pullin (University of Birmingham), Brian van Wilgen (CSIR, South Africa), William Sutherland (University of Cambridge), Nick Salafsky (Conservation Measures Partnership), and Tosha Comendant (The Nature Conservancy)

Mapping the economic value of nature: incorporating ecosystem services into conservation planning. Organized by Taylor Ricketts (World Wildlife Fund) and Richard Cowling (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

Reintroduction of top-order predators-using science to improve conservation management. Organized by Matt Hayward (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)

Sharing rights and responsibilities in new approaches to protected area governance. Organized by Joanna Durbin (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Madagascar), Joelisoa Ratsirarson (Université d'Antananarivo), and Grazia Borrini-Feyerabend (IUCN)

Sharing the range: elephants, people and biological conservation in Africa. Organized by Rob Slotow (University of KwaZulul Natal), David Cumming (University of Cape Town), and Holly Dublin and Leo Niskanen (IUCN / SSC African Elephant Specialist Group)

The poverty / conservation equation. Organized by M. Sanjayan (The Nature Conservancy and University of Montana)

The significance of gender in conservation policy and project success. Organized by Tracy Dobson (Michigan State University), Anne Ferguson (Michigan State University), and Solange Bandiaky (Clark University)

WORKSHOPS

Communicating the science of marine reserves. Organized by Jane Lubchenco and Brooke Simler Smith (Oregon State University)

Conserving biodiversity in vineyard landscapes. Organized by Joshua Viers (University of California, Davis) and Pierre de Villiers (Cape Nature, South Africa)

Conservation hunting and community stability. Organized by A. Lee Foote (University of Alberta, Canada), Holly Dublin (IUCN), and Jon Hutton (Cambridge, England)

Global change challenges for biodiversity conservation in Africa: practical tools for planners and managers. Organized by Phoebe Barnard and Guy Midgley (Global Change Research Group, Cape Town)

Hotspots recovered: defining a new goal for sustainable biodiversity conservation. Organized by Amy Spriggs (Conservation International, South Africa)

Participating in a conference: some advice for newcomers. Organized by Malcolm Hunter, Jr. and Aram Calhoun (University of Maine) and David Lindenmayer (Australia National University)

Partnerships for innovation in land restoration. Organized by Gleb Raygorodetsky (The Christensen Fund) and Erika Zavaleta (University of California)

Rangewide conservation planning for cheetahs and African wild dogs: progress, participation and future plans. Organized by Rosie Woodroffe (University of California), Sarah Durant and Amy Dickman (Zoological Society of London), and Megan Parker (University of Montana)

Survey initiatives using camera traps and related technologies: seeking greater coordination and integration. Organized by Chris Carbone (Zoological Society of London), Matt Linkie (University of Kent), and Tim O'Brien (Wildlife Conservation Society)

ORGANIZED DISCUSSIONS

Co-management of protected areas-idealists', sceptics', and pragmatists' views. Organized by Christo Fabricius and James Gambiza (Rhodes University) and Hector Magome and Howard Hendricks (SANParks)

Effectiveness of economic compensation as a conservation tool for imperiled wildlife. Organized by J. Christopher Haney (Defenders of Wildlife)

Environmental history and conservation biology: building links to support biodiversity conservation. Organized by Catherine Christen (U.S. National Zoological Park Conservation and Research Center)

SHORT COURSES

Systematic conservation planning and the role of software: from data to implementation and management (26-29 June). Instructor: Bob Pressey (University of Queensland, Australia)

Practical remote sensing for conservation biologists (27-30 June). Instructors: Ned Horning and Kevin Koy (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History)

Undertaking systematic reviews to support evidence-based conservation (1 July). Instructors: Gavin Stewart and Andrew Pullin (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Development, application and challenges of systematic conservation planning software, Marxan and MarZone (1 July). Instructors: Hugh Possingham, Carissa Klein, and Matthew Watts (University of Queensland)

Building resilience into MPA networks: lessons learned and new tools (1 July). Instructors: Stephanie Wear and Rod Salm (The Nature Conservancy)

What do the social sciences have to offer? Multiple social science perspectives for conservation planning (1 July). Instructors: Tara Teel and Michael Manfredo (Colorado State University) and Michael Mascia (Social Science Working Group, SCB)

Teaching conservation beyond traditional pedagogical and discipline boundaries (1 July). Organized by Michelle Zjhra, Lissa Leege, and Mark Welford (Georgia Southern University), Nora Bynum and Eleanor Sterling (American Museum of Natural History), and Beth Kaplin (Antioch New England Graduate School)

Introductory course in GIS (6 - 10 July). Instructors: Prashant Hedao and Lata Iyer (Society for Conservation GIS)

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