Society for Conservation Biology
2008 Annual Conference
Call for Papers
Those of you interested in species and ecosystem conservation are invited to participate in the 2008 annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). SCB is a 12,000-member international professional organization (see www.conbio.org for more information). You last heard from me about this meeting in September when I invited you to prepare proposals for symposia, workshops, and other large-format sessions. The purpose of this e-mail is to invite you to submit an abstract for either an oral or poster presentation at the meeting, which is being held in Chattanooga , Tennessee , on July 13-17, 2008. The meeting theme is “From the Mountains to the Sea” and will examine three extended themes:
- Land Conservation and Terrestrial Diversity
- Freshwater Ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Conservation
Contributions from all fields of conservation research and practice are welcome, including natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
We encourage the social scientists among you to consider this invitation, in the hopes of widening SCB’s network of social scientists who are doing work in applied conservation. SCB’s Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is a global community of conservation professionals interested in the application of social science to the conservation of biological diversity. With nearly 700 members in 65 countries, SSWG is home to social scientists (anthropologists, economists, historians, human geographers, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, and many others), ethicists, natural scientists, and conservation practitioners (governmental, nongovernmental, business sectors). The SSWG has been asked by the meeting's organizers to promote social science contributions to the meeting agenda and to promote collaborations between social and natural scientists interested in conservation issues that transcend location- or case-specific application.
Annual SCB Meeting
Those of you interested in species and ecosystem conservation to consider participating in the 2008 annual meeting the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB). For those of you interested in attending and participating in a meeting of the SCB, I want to reach out to you in the hopes of widening our network of social scientists, philosophers, and others who are doing applied work within this realm. SCB is an 8,000-member international professional organization. Its Social Science Working Group (SSWG) is a global community of conservation professionals interested in the application of social science to the conservation of biological diversity. With nearly 600 members in 60 countries, SSWG is home to social scientists (anthropologists, economists, historians, human geographers, political scientists, psychologists, sociologists, and many others), ethicists, natural scientists, and conservation practitioners (governmental, nongovernmental, business sectors).
The meeting to which I would like to invite you is the 2008 SCB annual meeting, which is being held in Chattanooga , Tennessee , USA , on July 13-17, 2008. Among the meeting's themes are "Land Conservation and Terrestrial Diversity," "Freshwater Ecosystems," and "Coastal and Marine Conservation." The SSWG has been asked by the meeting's organizers to promote social science contributions to the meeting agenda and to promote collaborations between social and natural scientists interested in conservation issues that transcend location- or case-specific application.
There are two deadlines for submitting proposals to participate in the meeting:
- Proposals for large-format sessions (symposia, workshops, discussion groups, and short courses) may now be submitted and are due no later than October 24th.
- Abstracts for individual papers may be submitted between October 31st and January 16th.
Details for the large-format sessions can be found at the conference site.
If you are interested in participating in the meeting and have additional questions, please contact Rich Wallace, Vice President of SSWG.
