[Pollinator] Butterfly Conservation Symposium: Southampton University, 4-6th April 2014

[Scott Black]

ONLY THREE WEEKS  LEFT TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT

 

Butterfly Conservation's Seventh International Symposium will be held at
Southampton on the theme: The ecology and conservation of butterflies and
moths

 

We are inviting offers of papers or posters on relevant topics. On-line
registration and abstract submission, (deadline 6th December 2013) and
further information, can be found at

 

  <http://www.butterfly-conservation.org/symposium>
www.butterfly-conservation.org/symposium 

 

The Symposium will include the latest science of butterflies and moths and
how science can help to reverse the decline of butterflies and moths, and
their habitats. The programme also provides opportunities for Butterfly
Conservation members and others to present papers 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. 

 

Keynote speakers include Prof. Chris Thomas (York Univ, UK), Prof Christer
Wiklund (Stockholm Univ, Sweden), Dr Tom Brereton (Butterfly Conservation,
UK), Dr Bob Pyle (Naturalist and writer, USA), Scott Hoffman Black (Xerces
Society, IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group, USA) and Dr Thomas Merckx
(University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). The proceedings will be published
as a special issue of the Journal of Insect Conservation, deadline for paper
submission will be Friday 2nd May 2014). .

 

Please forward this announcement to any interested colleagues.

 

 

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Scott Hoffman Black

Executive Director

     The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Chair

     IUCN Butterfly Specialist Group

 

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