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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2018 Symposium open for bookings</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Celebrate with us in our 50<sup>th</sup> year!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am delighted to announce that our Eighth International Symposium is to be held at Southampton University, from the 6<sup>th</sup> to 8<sup>th</sup> April 2018 on the theme: <b>The ecology and conservation of butterflies and moths</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We are inviting offers of papers or posters on relevant topics. The Symposium will include the latest science on the ecology of butterflies and moths, and how to conserve them and their habitats in a changing world. The programme provides opportunities for Butterfly Conservation members to present talks or posters on practical conservation work and contributions will be welcomed. The Symposium will end with a forward look of future challenges, including the impact of climate change. Details will be posted and updated on the BC website as they develop.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Guest speakers include Dr Martin Warren, recently retired Chief Executive of Butterfly Conservation (UK) whose talk will celebrate the 50 year history of Butterfly Conservation and Dr Scott Hoffman Black, Executive Director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (USA) and Chair of the IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group who will discuss the status of common and widespread species in the USA. Other keynote speakers include Professor Jane Hill (York University, UK), and Richard Fox (Butterfly Conservation, UK).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The proceedings will be published as a special issue of the Journal of Insect Conservation. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Registration and abstract submission (deadline 4<sup>th</sup> December) is available on-line, at <a href="http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/symposium"><span style="color:blue">www.butterfly-conservation.org/symposium</span></a> Booking is now open at a special early bird discount of 15% until the 31<sup>st</sup> December 2017. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please forward this announcement to any interested colleagues.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I look forward to meeting you all again in Southampton</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">With kind regards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Nigel Bourn </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span></p><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="1556" style="width:1167.0pt;border-collapse:collapse"><tr style="height:7.1pt"><td width="1037" colspan="5" style="width:778.0pt;border:none;border-top:dotted windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.1pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#45a264"> </span></b></p></td></tr><tr><td width="108" rowspan="5" style="width:81.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#45a264"><img border="0" width="141" height="134" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2FADF.0C1AA710" alt="cid:image007.jpg@01D2FA28.3D4518A0"></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p></td><td width="929" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:697.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#45a264">Dr Nigel Bourn </span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Director of Conservation Science and Policy </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="929" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:697.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Email: </span></b><a href="mailto:nbourn@butterfly-conservation.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">nbourn@butterfly-conservation.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <b>Direct line: </b>01929 406016 <b>Mobile: </b>00000 000000</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="929" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:697.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5QP <b>Tel: </b>01929 400209</span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="929" colspan="4" valign="top" style="width:697.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Company limited by guarantee, registered in England (2206468). 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