[meetyeti] Fwd: Biodiversity Asia 2012, 7-10 August 2012- registration deadline extended upto June 1 2012

From: veena PG <veena.pg@xxxxxxxxx>

Subject: Biodiversity Asia 2012, 7-10 August 2012- registration deadline extended upto June 1 2012

Date: May 15, 2012 10:23:53 PM GMT+05:30

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Hi,

Could you please put this up on the YETI email list.

Thank you!

FYI

We have decided to extend the last date for registrations June 1, 2012. Please do forward this to people who may be interested in attending the conference.

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With regards
Veena
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Conference Secretary
Biodiversity Asia 2012- 2nd regional conference of SCB - Asia
7-10, August 2012, Bangalore
Registrations Open!!
Go to: www.biodiversityasia2012.org

 

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Biodiversity Asia 2012: Science, Policy and Governance The 2nd Asia Regional Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology - Asia Section 7-10 August 2012, Bangalore, India Registrations and Abstract submissions now open!
Biodiversity Asia 2012 is an international conference that aims to highlight the urgency of biodiversity conservation in Asia and showcase the advances made in research and conservation of Asia’s rich biodiversity. It is being organised ahead of the 11th Conference of the Parties (CoP) of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in India in October 2012 and will bring together researchers, policy makers, students, teachers, practitioners, NGOs and others working towards the conservation of Asia's biodiversity. The conference focuses on four broad thematic areas: Conservation governance, Conservation biology, Conservation management, and Biodiversity and People. Thirteen symposia have already been confirmed. The conference is being co-organized by several institutions with inputs from a distinguished international advisory committee.   Download Poster
Secretariat: ATREE, Royal Enclave, Sriramapura Jakkur Post, Benagluru-560 064 Karnataka. India. Telephone: +91-80-23635555 Extn (214) Fax : +91-80-23530070 Contact: scbasiasecretariat@xxxxxxxxx Venue: JN Tata Auditorium Indian Institute of Science Campus Bengaluru, Karnataka India
International advisory committee Dr. Kamaljit S Bawa (President, ATREE, India and Distinguished professor of biology UMASS, Boston, USA) - (Co-chair) Dr. Eleanor Sterling (Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, American Museum of Natural History,USA) - (Co-chair) Dr. Simon Nemetzov (President, SCB-Asia Chapter, Israel) Dr. Sukumar R (Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, India) Dr. Damayanthi Buchori (IPB, Bogor, Indonesia) Dr. Lian Pin Koh (ETH, Zurich) Tentative list of Speakers (This list is a tentative list - We are making every effort to bring in key speakers from India and other countries in Asia) 1. Dr. David Orr, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA will give the inaugural lecture (confirmed) 2. Dr. Rodrigo Medellin, President-elect SCB, Professor of Ecology, University of Mexico (confirmed) 3. Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, American Museum of Natural History,USA (confirmed) 4. Dr. Herbert Prins, Wageningen University, The Netherlands (confirmed) 5. Dr. James Igoe, Dartmouth University, USA (confirmed) 6. Dr.Lian Pin Koh, ETH, Zurich (confirmed) Local organizing committee Dr. Ajith Kumar, Wildlife Conservation Society-India Dr. Anindya Sinha, National Institute of Advanced Studies Dr. Aravind Madhyastha, N. A, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Kartik Shanker, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc and Dakshin Foundation Dr. Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Ravi Chellam, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology Dr. Suhel Quader, National Centre for Biological Sciences Dr. Uma Ramakrishnan, National Centre for Biological Sciences Dr. Gladwin Joseph (Conference Co-Chair), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Ankila Hiremath (Conference Co-Chair), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Ms. Veena PG (Conference secretary), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Science programme committee Dr. Harini Nagendra (Committee chair), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Abi Tamim Vanak, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Dr. Asmita Kabra, Ambedkar University, Delhi Dr. Damayanti Buchori, Bogor Agricultural University
List of confirmed symposia Conservation, Development and People in the Himalayas- Late Dr. Prahlad Yonzon Memorial Symposium – Sarala Khaling, Regional Director, ATREE, Eastern Himalaya, Darjeeling Landscape heterogeneity and biodiversity patterns across Asian countries-Yamakita Takehisa, The University of Tokyo Cultural Values and Conservation - Christie Lam , Osaka University & University of Adelaide Biodiversity in changing climate – evolution, adaptation and conservation-Uma Shankar North-Eastern Hill University, India Road ecology in Asia: State of the science and future directions to achieve a sustainable transportation system - Rodney van der Ree, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology Ecological networks from species to landscapes - Ferenc Jordán, The Microsoft Research – University of Trento COSBI, Italy Developing Adaptive Management for Mitigating Human-Elephant Conflict Across Asia- Peter Leimgruber, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Required science and management for conservation in the Central Asian Mountains- Koustubh Sharma, Snow Leopard Trust and Nature Conservation Foundation Conservation in a cultivated landscape- Janice Ser Huay Lee and Lian Pin Koh, ETH, Zurich Fresh water ecosystems - Anuradha Bhat, IISER, India Human-crocodile conflict – Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, India Plant invasives - Ramesh Kannan, ATREE, Rhodes University, South Africa Conservation and Livelihoods: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Conflict and Coexistence - Asmita Kabra & Ghazala Shahabuddin, Ambedkar University, India Biodiversity informatics in Asia: Connecting people to conservation information - Cynthia Parr, Encyclopedia of Life, USA
List of confirmed pre-conference workshops Introduction to open-source GIS & remote sensing for conservation- Melissa Songer, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Consolidating the criteria for identifying sites of significance for biodiversity conservation- Annabelle Cuttelod, IUCN Species Programme, Cambridge. Understanding the impact of the illegal animal trade in Asia on wildlife conservation- Dr. Simon C. Nemtzov, President, SCB Asia, Israel Nature and Parks Authority Road ecology in Asia: State of the science and future directions to achieve a sustainable transportation system - Dr Rodney van der Ree, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology Species distribution modelling and GIS Workshop - Alice Hughes, Songkla University, Thailand The Zonation v3.1 conservation prioritization framework and software – hands on - Enrico Di Minin, University of Helsinki
Co-organizers:   Sponsors and Partners:     National Biodiversity Authority Sir Dorabji TATA Trust and the allied Trusts Rohini Nilekani   We look forward to the active support and partnership of more organisations and individuals. Partner with us!
Go to www.biodiversityasia2012.org to register