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The National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE) invites you to the 9th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment to help in developing and advancing science-based solutions to the biodiversity crisis.
The conference theme, Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, is an opportunity for dialogue with leading scientists, policy makers, government, civil society, industry leaders, educators, and other solutions-oriented innovators to develop a new biodiversity conservation strategy. The three-day conference will be held December 8-10, 2008, centered at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Visit the NCSE conference website for additional details.
An invasive species conference will be co-sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Associate Dean for Research, the Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council, the Tracy Farmer Center for the Environment, and the UK College of Agriculture Invasive Species Working Group.
The Invasive Species Conference will be held Friday, December 12 and Saturday, December 13 in Lexington, Kentucky. The purpose of the conference is to demonstrate a sense of urgency regarding the threats posed by the most significant invasive species in Kentucky and to propose and share possible solutions. This conference will help to create linkages within and across organizations to capitalize on funding, research, and applied opportunities.
Please visit the conference website for additional information, or contact Laura Lhotka at laura.lhotka@uky.edu or (859) 257-8718.
The AGU Fall Meeting provides an opportunity for researchers, teachers, students, and consultants to present and review the latest issues affecting the Earth, the planets, and their environments in space.
The Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union will be held December 15-19, 2008, in San Francisco, CA. The meeting will cover topics in all areas of Earth and space sciences, and is expected to draw a crowd of over 15,000 geophysicists from around the world. Much more information is available on the AGU Fall Meeting website.
The Program Committee is pleased to announce the 20th annual USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species.
The USDA Interagency Research Forum on Invasive Species will be held January 13-16, 2009, at the Loews Annapolis Hotel in Annapolis, MD. General topics for the forum include: Invasive Plants and Their Impacts, Gypsy Moth Research, Risk Assessment for Invasive Species, Exotic Wood Boring Insects, Biological Control, Alien Forest Pathogens, and International Forest Insects and Disease Reports. Visit the meeting website for more information.
