[Pollinator] Workshop Announcement: Pollination & Land Rehabilitation (September 29 & 30th in Columbus, OH)

Tue May 8 08:15:24 PDT 2012

Please forward to anyone who may be interested. 

Cheers, 
Peter 

Pollination & Land Rehabilitation Workshop 

September 29 & 30th 
Columbus, OH 

Red Roof Inn - Buckeye Meeting Room 
(1/2 block from the Columbus Convention Centre) 
111 East Nationwide Blvd 
Columbus, OH 

The Canadian Pollination Initiative (NSERC-CANPOLIN) is organizing a 2-day workshop on Pollination and Land Rehabiliation. The workshop will bring together pollination biologists, restoration ecologists, and others interested in land rehabilitation, and will provide a valuable opportunity to assess the current state of knowledge and identify research priorities and collaborative projects. The workshop will take place immediately prior to the 2012 EcoSummit on September 29 and 30, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. 

Workshop Agenda 

Day 1 (Sat,Sept 29) 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 

( a) Assessment of the current state of knowledge 

Presentations by workshop participants on recent projects and developments in the field 

(b) Determination of Research Priorities 

Group discussion to identify key knowledge gaps 

Day 2 (Sun, Sept 30) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 

( c) Breakout Groups 

Based on outcome of (B) above, the workshop will divide into 3-4 breakout groups to identify potential parallel and collaborative projects in key areas and potential sources of funding. 

(d) Breakout Groups report and final wrap-up discussion 

Space is limited! To reserve a place in the workshop, please email sbates at uoguelph.ca . 

Sarah Bates, PhD 
Network Manager, NSERC-CANPOLIN 
School of Environmental Sciences - Bovey 
University of Guelph, 50 Stone Rd East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 
tel: (519)824-4120 X58022 fax: (519)837-0442 
www.uoguelph.ca/canpolin 

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