Symposia & Workshops
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA & WORKSHOPS & TRAINING SESSIONS PROPOSALS
HAS BEEN CLOSED!!!
The Congress theme, “conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice” reflects the fact that delivering effective conservation requires a range of actors. Conservation still suffers from these different actors being poorly coordinated and there is work to do to ensure a concerted effort. Conservation science needs to cover a broader range of disciplines than just biology to be relevant to practice and needs feedback from application on successes, problems faced and research needs. In addition, conservation biologists often remain poor at communicating the importance of their science to policy and practice; mechanisms for better communication exist but need to be agreed upon and invested in.
Symposia
There will be opportunities for 2-hour, 4-hour and 6-hour (all-day) symposia. Presentations will be in multiples of 20 minutes so that the timing of symposia is co-ordinated with the contributed paper sessions. Symposia will either be related to the meeting theme or address newly emerging topics or significant syntheses of relevance to Europe. All symposium organisers and speakers must be registered participants.
Biodiversity monitoring at european scaleOrganisers: Piotr Nowicki & Klaus Henle
Climate change, a challenge for conservation
Organisers: Mar Cabeza & Heini Kujala
Communicating scientific uncertainty across the science-policy interface
Organisers: Andrew Pullin & Gavin Stewart
Concepts, methods and software for conservation prioritization
Organisers: Atte Moilanen & Anni Arponen
Conservation genetics of ex situ and reintroduction projects
Organisers: Axel Hochkirch & Kathrin A. Witzenberger
Conservation in temperate woodlands: non-intervention strategies versus restoring traditional management Organisers: Tomáš Vrška & Martin Konvička
Disturbance of wildlife through recreation: from research to implementation
Organisers: Raphaël Arlettaz & Susi Eiermann-Jenni & Veronika Braunisch
Economics for biodiversity conservation
Organisers: Martin Dieterich
Ex situ plant conservation
Organisers: Michael Burkart
Exotic species in nature reserves
Organisers: W. L. M. Tamis
From sit and watch to anticipate and manage
– building an adaptive climate change-proof conservation strategy
Organisers: Pierre L. Ibisch & Stefan Kreft & Peter Hobson
Nature conservation on farmland: linking ecology with social sciences
Organisers: G. R. de Snoo & H. Staats & C. J. M. Musters
Paths to Integration: Exploring the interface between social science and conservation biology
Organisers: Sandra Bell
Practicing adaptive management across Europe
Organisers: Ilke Tilders & Gernant Magnin
Promoting grassland insect conservation and diversity
Organisers: Nick Littlewood & Alan Stewart
Scavengers in a modern world: from top-predators’ subsidies to carrion dumps
Organisers: Nuria Selva & José Antonio Donázar
Set-aside: conservation value in a changing agricultural landscape
Organisers: András Báldi & Anikó Kovács & Tony Morris
The natural range of variability as a guide for sustainable forest management in boreal forests
Organisers: Bengt Gunnar Jonsson
Workshops
Workshops facilitate presentation and application of new concepts, perhaps allowing audience participation and/or round-table discussion for exploration of new or controversial issues. Proposals for workshops should be as brief as possible and include the following: (1) a one-page synopsis composed of a title, goal or purpose and justification, (2) organisational structure including format, duration, expected number of participants and preferred date and time, and (3) complete contact information for the organisers. Dates and times will be structured so that they have minimal conflict with paper sessions (evenings and lunchtimes are preferred). All workshops organisers must be registered for the meeting.
Training Sessions
Training sessions will provide opportunities for registered delegates to receive expert tuition on a key topic in conservation. Proposals for training sessions should be as brief as possible and include the following: (1) a one-page synopsis composed of a title, goal or purpose and justification, (2) organisational structure including format, duration, expected number of participants and preferred date and time, and (3) complete contact information for the organisers. Training sessions will be timetabled as pre-congress events and may last up to one full day. All training session organisers must be registered for the meeting.
The ECCB does not provide financial support for Symposia, Workshops or Training sessions but is willing to help with applications for funding where possible. In cases where financial assistance will be required, proposers should make it clear how they expect to obtain the necessary funding (e.g. training session fees).
Proposal submission
All symposium and workshop proposals should be submitted by 1st September 2008 to the Congress Secretariat by email at conference@eccb2009.org. Please put either ‘symposium proposal’ or ‘workshop proposal’ in the subject line of the email as appropriate.
Proposers will be notified of the Programme Committee's decision as soon as possible so that they can acquire any necessary funding. Selection of symposia and workshops for inclusion at this meeting will be announced by 1st December 2008.
For general information, expressions of interest or congress registration, please contact the Congress Secretariat at conference@eccb2009.org