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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'">From:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"> Dewayne Johnson
[mailto:dewayne.johnson@swcs.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 15, 2009
4:13 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Dewayne Johnson<BR><B>Subject:</B> SWCS 2010 Annual
Conference - Ecosystem Services: Applications for Conservation Science, Policy,
and Practice<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">2010 SWCS
International Annual Conference <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText style="TEXT-ALIGN: right" align=right><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Abstract deadline
in two days: Thursday, December 17, 2009<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Each year SWCS
identifies topics or a theme for special attention at the annual conference. The
emphasis will apply to ALL of the general topic areas for the conference and we
encourage you to tailor your presentation to include the conference theme. This
year the overarching theme of the conference is <B>Ecosystem Services:
Applications for Conservation Science, Policy, and
Practice.<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">All conservation
professionals are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral and poster
presentations as well as symposia descriptions for the 2010 Soil and Water
Conservation Society Annual Conference to be held July 18-21 in St. Louis,
Missouri.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Abstracts must be
received by December 17, 2009. More information and complete instructions for
submission at: <A title=http://www.swcs.org/10ac href="http://www.swcs.org/10ac">www.swcs.org/10ac</A> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><I><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Special Emphasis
for 2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></I></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Ecosystem services,
simply put, are the benefits that society receives from soil, water, air,
organisms, and the processes that govern their interactions. Nourishing food and
clean water in sufficient quantities are two examples of human needs that would
not be met without ecosystem services such as soil formation, nutrient cycling,
and regulating the earth's climate. Other services include meeting the
recreational, aesthetic, and cultural amenities that are essential for human
well being.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">The concept of
ecosystem services is not new, but is gaining momentum as we seek to prioritize,
measure, and communicate the value of conservation impacts in agricultural and
urban settings. Abstracts for oral presentations, posters, and symposia should
address the role of ecosystem services concepts in the technical, outreach and
education, and public policy aspects of conservation.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Dewayne Johnson
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'">Soil and Water
Conservation Society<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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