WORKSHOPS- CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Workshop Locations

TOPICS

1. Introduction to the Wildlife Habitat Benefits Estimation Toolkit ; Timm Kroeger, Defenders of Wildlife (Location: Defenders of Wildlife, 1st Floor Conference Room)
   
   
2. Biodiversity and Health: a New Paradigm Linking Conservation Medicine, Ecosystem Sustainability, and Human Health ; Alonso Aguirre, Wildlife Trust (Location: Conservation International, Room 3)
   
   
3. How to Communicate with Congress about Biodiversity : Jason Patlis, World Wildlife Fund and John Fitzgerald, Society for Conservation Biology (Location: JW Marriott)
   
   
4. Catalyzing and Involving Rural Communities in Protecting their Natural Resources and Biodiversity , Robert H. Horwich, Community Conservation, Jon Lyon, Merrimack College  (Location:  Conservation International ,     Room 1)
   
   
5. Workshop 5 has been cancelled.
   
   
6.  Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessments:  Fundamental Tools for Understanding and Sustaining Biodiversity, Ecology and Environment Inc. and SUNY Buffalo, Richard V. Lee (Location:  World Wildlife Fund   )
   
   
7. Environmental Change, Conservation, and Conflict: Panel Discussion and Screening of "Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives":  Mande Holford, CUNY and Alexander O. Dehgan, U.S. State Department (Location:  Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars ,Auditorium)
   
   
8. Supporting Biodiversity through Green Building and Sustainable Urban Design: Dale Manty, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (Location: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, East Building, Room 1153)
   
   
9. Building Conservation and Ecological Leadership at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs):Nora Bynum, Project Director, Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners, and Michael J. Foster, Biodiversity specialist, Enhancing Diversity in Conservation Science (Location:  The Ecological Society of America , Conference Room  )
   
   
10. Biodiversity in the Nation's Forests: What the U.S. Draft "2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests" Reveals: Eric Noland, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (Location: Meridian Institute )
    
    
11. US Role in Management of Global Biodiversity Change: Maggie Goud Collins, DIVERSITAS   , National Academy of Sciences (Location:  Keck Center, National Research Council, Room 202 )
    
    
12. Communicating with the Media about Biodiversity: Jill Allread , Public Communications Inc.(Location: The H.John Heinz III Center, Conference Room)
    
    
13. LandScope America: Putting Natural Places and Biodiversity on the Map: Rob Riordan, Director of Marketing and Communications, NatureServe (Location:  National Geographic Society , 9th Floor)