ICCB 2013 Program - Society for Conservation Biology

• Workshop: Social Science for the Next Generation of Conservation Scholars and Practitioners
Room 307
Organizer(s): Daniel Miller, University of Michigan; Tara Teel, Colorado State University
Monday
• Workshop: Introduction to a Biocultural Approach in Conservation Practice: Conceptual and Practical Tools
for Linking Biological & Cultural Diversity
Room 308
Organizer(s): Georgina Cullman, Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, American Museum of Natural History;
Eleanor Sterling, Center for Biodiversity & Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Early afternoon awards ceremony and plenary session: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom I&II
Monday, July 22, 14:00 to 15:30
Awards Ceremony: Early Career Conservationist aWards
The Early Career Conservationist Award is for achievement by professionals early in their careers (no more than 10 years
since leaving school). Two recipients will receive the 2013 award.
Lucas Joppa leads the Conservation Science research unit at Microsoft Research Cambridge in UK, and is Scientific
Advisor to UNEP-WCMC and the Global Environmental Facility. He was given the award for actively contributing
science and technology to expanding and improving the Red List as well as co-founding “Technology for Nature,” a
visionary initiative with the mission of technological advancement at the service of conservation research and enforcement.
James Watson leads the Climate Change Program for the Wildlife Conservation Society and co-chairs the IUCN SSC
Climate Change Taskforce. He was given the award for his work that has crisscrossed academic and non-government
institutions making an impact on conservation issues at local, regional, and global levels.
Plenary Session
Conservation biology’s deep roots
Lee M. Talbot, Professor of environmental science international affairs at George Mason University
This plenary talk provides an overview of the evolution of what became conservation biology from its earliest historical
roots in 300 BC India through local, national and international actions and organizations, national laws and international
agreements. It will look at the challenges of the present, emphasizing the critical need to combine action with research.
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Afternoon Refreshments Break
15:30 to 16:00
Exhibit Hall A
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