[TN-Bird] missed IBWO presentation at UT, Ijams

I just saw this notice on the Univ of Tennessee website
last night and so missed the events entirely.  Did anyone
go to any of the events?  Was this known about and I was
just out of the loop?  (entirely likely :-)

Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN

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Phillip Hoose
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
Fighting to Save Species on the Verge of Extinction

Author and conservation planner Phillip Hoose has won awards for his book 
on the ivory-billed woodpecker, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird.

He will cap his visit to the University of Tennessee with a talk to the 
community.

Tuesday, September 19, 7 p.m.
University Club
Corner of Neyland Drive and
Kingston Pike  Ample free parking

Reception after the program.
Free and open to the public (no registration required).
Sponsored by the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of the 
University of Tennessees College of Arts and Sciences.

Other appearances during Hoose's visit include:

Sunday, September 17, 2:00 p.m.
Ijams Nature Center  Visitor Center
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird
Target audience: Children and young readers.  This will be a multi-media 
presentation featuring the new Ijams exhibit on lost species and will 
include music.
Contact Paul James  pjames@xxxxxxxxx, 577-4717

Monday, September 18, 11:00 a.m.
Hesler Bldg. 427
Informal discussion - Phillip Hoose has been a conservation planner 
involved in national and international projects for 30 years.  He will 
discuss how to construct effective large-scale cooperative conservation 
projects.  For example, what might have happened in Louisiana with the 
ivory-billed woodpecker if there had been a major land trust in the 1930s? 
How did the Cuban effort to conserve the woodpecker differ from that in 
the United States?
Target audience: Graduate and undergraduate students interested in careers 
related to conservation, including students taking conservation courses 
Fall Term 2006.
Contact Dan Simberloff  dsimberloff@xxxxxxx, 974-0849

Monday, September 18, 7:00 p.m.
University Center Shiloh Room
Bringing Science to Life with Stories for Young Readers
Target audience: Teachers, public librarians, school media specialists, 
parents, and youth. Credit will be given to graduates and undergraduates 
taking children's literature courses Fall Term 2006.
Contact Jinx Watson  jinxwats@xxxxxxx, 974-8612

Tuesday, September 19, 3:40 p.m.
Communications Bldg. 420
Heroes, Thugs, and Last-Minute Rescues: The Power of Narrative in Science 
Writing
Target audience: Graduate students (including those enrolled in the 
environmental writing course) and other aspiring nature and science 
writers.
Limited attendance; interested parties should contact Prof. Mark Littmann 
littmann@xxxxxxx, 974-8156


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