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Meetings 2010
FEB 19-21
2nd International Berlin Bat Meeting: Bat Biology and Infectious Diseases. Berlin, Germany. For further information check the web page at www.izw-berlin.de.
FEB 24-26
9th International Meeting on Vegetation Databases. Hamburg, Germany. Details from: http://www.botanik.uni-greifswald.de/workshop2010.html?&L=1.
FEB 25-26
Foundations of Biodiversity: saving the world's non-vertebrates. ZSL London Zoo. Further information from: www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings.
MAR 1-3
Therapeutic Applications of Computational Biology and Chemistry: TACBAC 2010 1st - 3rd March 2010. Cambridge, UK. Details from https://registration.hinxton.wellcome.ac.uk/.
MAR 23-25
11th Student Conference on Conservation Science. University of Cambridge, UK. Details from: www.sccs-cam.org.
MAR 24
Ecosystem Services, IEEM Spring Conference 2010. London, UK. Further details from: www.ieem.net/conferences.asp.
MAR 26-28
The 2010 Target and Beyond for Lepidoptra. Reading University, UK. Further details from: http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/text/2751/symposium.html.
APR 7-9
Phenology: plant ecology and diversity. Hosted by the Botanical Society of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland. Details available at: http://www.botsocscot.org.uk/.
APR 18-20
Cooperation - an interdisciplinary dialogue. Budapest, Hungary. Student travel bursaries available. More information form http://incore2010.elte.hu.
APR 28-29
Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how? ZSL London Zoo. Further information from: www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings.
APR 29-2 May 2
19th Workshop of the European Vegetation Survey (EVS). Pecs, Hungary. Details from their website: http://www.obki.hu/evs/.
MAY 4-6
Environmental Toxicology 2010. Cyprus, organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Check their website for further details: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/environmental-toxicology-2010.html.
MAY 12
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment. University of Leeds. Further details at http://www.wateratleeds.org/water-confluences.php.
MAY 28-31
7th European Dry Grassland Meeting. Smolenice, Slovakia. Website: http://www.edgg.org/edgg_meeting.html.
JUN 7 - 9
Mountain Hay Meadows - hot spots of biodiversity and traditional culture. Pogány-havas (Pagan Snow Cap) Region, Transylvania. Further details from website.
JUN 13-18
5th International Symposium - Workshop on Fruigivores and Seed Dispersal: Mechanisms and Consequences of a Key Interaction for Biodiversity. Le Corum, Montpellier, France. Details from: http://www.fsd2010.org.
Workshop: Individual-based Modelling of Microbial Interactions & Processes Using iDynoMiCS, The University of Birmingham, UK. View workshop flyer
JUN 20-24
Seed Ecology 3, The Third International Society for Seeds and the Environment. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Further details from: http://www.seedecology3.org.
JUN 23-24
Water Quality 2010. Weetwood Hall, Leeds, UK. More Information at http://www.wateratleeds.org/water-quality-2010.php.
Jun 28 - 29
GM Crops: From Basic Research to Application. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK. Further details from: http://www.aab.org.uk/contentok.php?id=110&basket=wwsshowconfdets.
JUN 30th -3rd
SEB at Prague (Society for Experimental Biology Annual Main Meeting). Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic. Website: http://www.sebiology.org/meetings/ or contact Talja Dempster at : t.dempster@sebiology.org.
JUL 3-7
International Congress for Conservation Biology. "Conservation for a changing Planet". Edmonton, Canada. Details from their website.
JUL 14-15
The 6th International Hole Nesting Birds Conference. Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, UK. Details from: http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk/egi/newsevents/2010conferences.html.
AUG 9-13
7th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies (ISOECOL VII) .University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK, USA .More details at http://www.uaf.edu/water/ISOECOL7/Welcome.html
AUG 9-13
Northern Primeval Forests, Ecology Conservation and Management. Sundsvall, Sweden. Further details from: http://www.prifor2010.org/.
Aug 18-20
EcoHealth 2010: The third biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH). London, UK. Details at http://www.ecohealth2010.org/.
SEP 1-3
Compassionate Conservation: Animal Welfare in Conservation Practice. An International Synposium, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford, UK. Details from: www.compassionateconservation.org.
SEP 6-10
Annual Meeting of of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GFOE). Vienna, Austria. Further details from: http://www.gfoe.org/.
SEP 6 - 9
The Conservation and Management of Rivers: 20 years on. University of York, UK. Details from: http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4902
SEP 14
Introduction to Systematic Review. University of Reading, UK. Further details from: http://www.cebc.bangor.ac.uk/.
SEP 15-17
The End of Tradition. Aspects of Commons and Cultural Severance in the Landscape. Sheffield Hallam University. Details from: http://www.ukeconet.co.uk/index.php/events/50-conferences/100-tradition-conf.
SEP 16
Meres and Moses Forum. University of Liverpool, UK. For further details e-mail:Tom Barker.
SEP 28-29
'Investing in Peatlands - The Climate Challenge'. Durham, UK. Further details from: http://iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/comference2010.
OCT 2
ISBE Satellite - Symposium 'Impact of Symbiosis on Behaviour', following the 13th International Behavioural Ecology Conference in Perth, Western Australia from 26 September - 1 October 2010. Further details from:http://www.isbeperth2010.com
OCT 15
'Seas for Life - Our oceans, their biodiversity and their future.' Free public lecture series by Birkbeck, University of London and the Ecology and Conservation Studies Society on six consecutive Friday evenings. Birkbeck, London, WC1. Full details from: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/environment/news/lectures.
OCT 25-26
Climate Change and Impact Assessment - IAIA special symposium. Aalborg, Denmark. Details from: http://iaia.org/iaia-climate-symposium-denmark/.
NOV 2-3
'Past Carbon Isotopicpic Events and Future Ecologies: Palaeoanalogue CIEs and current biosphere & ecological change as guides to the 22nd century and beyond', 2-3 November 2010, The Geological Society, Burlington House. BES Members are entitled to reduced rates. View full details
NOV 2-4
Biodiversity Beyond 2010: Missed Targets , New Opportunities. IEEM Annual Conference, Dublin, Ireland. Further details: http://www.ieem.net/2010autumnconference.asp.
NOV 15-16
Climate Change and Impact Assessment - IAIA special symposium. Washington, D.C., USA. Details from https://www.iaia.org/iaia-climate-symposium-dc/
NOV 16-18
Beyond 2010: Strategies for understanding and responding to long-term trends in UK Biodiversity. The Natural History Museum, London, UK. Conference website: http://www.grieta.org.ar/biolief/.
NOV 18
River Corridors in the Urban Environment - Developing a vision for the future. Sheffield, UK. Details from: http://www.ursula.ac.uk/.
DEC 7-8
What makes an alien invasive? Risk & policy responses. George Hotel, Edinburgh. Website: http://www.aab.org.uk/contentok.php?id=102&basket=wwsshowconfdets.
DEC 15-16
Water & Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Plants and Crops. Olde Barn Hotel, Grantham, Lincs, UK. Details from: http://www.aab.org.uk/contentok.php?id=96&basket=wwsshowconfdets.
Meetings 2011
JAN 6-11
The International Biogeography Society 5th International Conference(IBS). Crete. Details from: http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/2011/index.html.
JAN 7-11
5th Biennial Conference of the International Biogeography Society. Crete, Greece. Details from: http://www.biogeography.org/html/Meetings/2011/index.html.
FEB 1- MAR 5
Field Techniques for Surveying Vegetation. University of Oxford CPD Centre. For further details contact the course administrator on 01865 286953 or e-mail climate@conted.ox.ac.uk or go to the website at http://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/ftsv01.
APR 20-23
28th International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology - Human Responsibility and Environmental Change - Planning Process and Policy. Las Vegas, USA. Details from: http://www.societyforhumanecology.org/.
APR 27-28
Vegetation Management. Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK. For further details from: http://www.aab.org.uk/.
May 30-2 June
7th ECEM - Ecological hierarchy from the genes to the biosphere. Riva del Garda, Italy. For further details please e-mail: ECEM2011@cosbi.eu.
JUN 20-24
Summer school in bioinformatics. EMBL-EBI, Hinxton, Nr Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK. Further details from website.
JUL 23-30
18th International Botanical Congress. Melbourne, Australia. Details from website: http://www.ibc2011.com/.
AUG 21-25
4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration - The 20th Annual Meeting of the Society of Ecological Restoration. Merida, Mexico. Details: http://www.ser2011.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/SER2011-First-Announcement.pdf.
NOV 21-24
BIOLIEF 2011 - 2nd World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning. Mar del Plata, Argentina. Details from: http://www.grieta.org.ar/biolief/.
DEC 20-24
Community Base National Brown Bear Conservation Action Plan Workshop. Pokhara, Nepal. Further details from: http://www.brtf.org.np/information/news/45.
Training Workshops & Other Events
The Institute for Ecology and Environmental Management runs a wide variety of workshops for professional development. For further information and availability see their website or email them.
The Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling runs a variety of workshops on a regular basis. For further information and availability see their website.
The CPD Centre in the University of Oxford Continuing Education Department will be running Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses in Environmental Conservation. For further information please click here.
