Resilience 2014

Building on the highly successful first two conferences in Stockholm and Phoenix, the Resilience 2014 conference will take place in Montpellier, France, May 4-8, 2014 (http://www.resilience2014.org).

The focus of the conference is Resilience and Development: mobilizing for transformation.  The most influential scholars in the field of social-ecological systems (SES) research will present cutting-edge findings on resilience, adaptation, transformation and development of SES, and representatives of major development agencies, NGOs and the business sector will present their own perspectives on such research to address development issues.  With the aim to explore and reinforce the multiple links between resilience thinking and development issues, Resilience 2014 will create an arena for exchange and discussions, articulating different concepts and practices used in these fields. Several associated events, such as training courses and workshops, will be organized alongside the main conference.

The submission of abstracts is now open (deadline, August 16, 2013).  Prepare and submit your abstracts and propose sessions at www.Resilience2014.org

Put the conference dates on your agenda today!

We look forward to reading your contributions and welcoming you in Montpellier!

Please forward this call to your networks.

The Resilience 2014 Organizing Committee

Maryland Water Monitoring Council 18th Annual Conference

The Maryland Water Monitoring Council will hold its 18th Annual Conference at the Maritime Institute, North Linthicum, Maryland, on Thursday, December 6, 2012.  Please click HERE for information on registration, vendor space, directions and more.  Early bird registration ends November 16.

Are you interested in giving a talk or presenting a poster? The deadline for the First Call for Papers is September 30.  Speaking of posters, this year we are extending a special invitation to high school and undergraduate students to present posters on their water-related research.  An award of $50 will be presented to the best student poster! Click HERE for the Scoring Criteria for Student Posters.  For more information on this student poster session, contact Dr. Sonja Schmitz (sschmitz@ccbcmd.edu).

If your agency or non-profit organization would like to exhibit at the Conference at no extra charge, contact Dan Boward by email at dboward@dnr.state.md.us  by November 1 with your request.  A limited number of tables is available.

Dan Boward

Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources

Monitoring and Non-tidal Assessment Div.

580 Taylor Ave.; C-2, Annapolis, MD  21401

410.260.8605 (tel.)

410.260.8620 (fax)

dboward@dnr.state.md.us

WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT - Future Scenarios of Landscape Change

The Harvard Forest and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute are pleased to host the workshop:

Future Scenarios of Landscape Change: Tools and Tactics

When:           Friday, August 17, 2012

Where:          Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA AND via online webinar for out-of-region participants.

Description:  1-day workshop on emerging scenario tools and tactics for understanding landscape vulnerability and resilience to global change with a focus on stakeholder engagement, quantitative landscape modeling, and scenario visualization.

Registration: 

http://harvardforest2.fas.harvard.edu/asp/hf/php/guest_register.php?bid=2129

To register for the workshop conference by JULY 15.

If you plan to attend online, please include the note "via webinar" in that box for travel plans. Once you have filled out the form, please press "submit."

Funding support provided by a grant to the Harvard Forest via NSF DEB-1057617, Landscape Vulnerability and Resilience to Global Change.

DRAFT AGENDA

Future Scenarios of Landscape Change: Tools and Tactics

9:00 am Welcome and Background on LTER Scenarios Activity

  David Foster, Harvard Forest

9:15 am New England Forest Landscape Scenarios Project - Overview

  Jonathan Thompson, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute – CONFIRMED

9:30 am Tools and Tactics: Stakeholder Engagement

•       Approaches and Lessons from Maine Sustainable Solutions Initiative Alternative Futures Project Spencer Meyer, Robert Lilieholm, University of Maine - CONFIRMED http://crsf.umaine.edu/files/2012/05/AltFutures_Handout_5.7.12_web.pdf

•       Stakeholder Considerations and Options for the New England Forest Scenarios Project    Joe Maccarron, REOS Partners - CONFIRMED http://reospartners.com/

•       Discussion – 30 min.

11:00 am Tools and Tactics: Quantitative Landscape Modeling

•       Advances in Landscape Modeling from Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning

Representative from University of Alaska Fairbanks - INVITED www.snap.uaf.edu/

•       Opportunities for Expanding the Land Use Module for LANDIS-II

Sarah Beukema, ESSA Technologies – CONFIRMED http://essa.com/

•       Discussion – 30 min.

12:30 pm LUNCH

1:30 pm Tools and Tactics: Visualization of Scenario Output - To Be Determined

3:00 pm Discussion: Implications and Next Steps for LTER Network Scenario Working Group

•       Follow-up on ideas and recommendations from last workshop for advancing scenarios as a network activity

•       Preparing for ASM in September

•       Ideas for new or joint proposals

4:00 pm Adjourn

EcoSummit 2012 - Ecological Sustainability-Restoring the Planet’s Ecosystem Services

 

From the website:  www.ecosummit2012.org 

EcoSummit 2012 will bring together the world's most respected minds in ecological science to discuss restoring the planet's ecosystems. Come hear Nobel Prize laureate Elinor Ostrom, Pulitzer Prize winners E.O. Wilson and Jared Diamond, Kyoto Prize winner Simon Levin, Stockholm Water Prize laureates Sven Jørgensen and William Mitsch, and many others in the first conference ever linking the Ecological Society of America (ESA), The International Association for Ecology (INTECOL) and the Society for Ecological Restoration International (SER).

Over 1950 abstracts from 100 countries have been received by EcoSummit 2012 for presentations in 67 symposia, dozens of general sessions, and hundreds of poster presentations. More than a dozen professional workshops and forums with 200 additional participants will also be included in the Program.

The symposia, general sessions, posters, and workshops cover a wide variety of ecological topics, over the entire week of the conference in parallel sessionsincluding:

• ecological restoration and ecological engineering
• estimating ecosystem services
• global change issues including climate change effects and the future of food security
• lake, wetland, river, forest and agro-ecosystem management
• corporate involvement in the environment
• sustainable economics and business practices 

Ecosystems such as streams, rivers, inland and coastal wetlands, grasslands, and forests provide numerous services that fundamentally support human health and well-being. This international conference will explore innovative science-based strategies that are socially and culturally acceptable to create, manage, and restore these ecosystems, ensuring that society has access to all these ecosystem services. Our aim is to provide a high-profile platform for dialogue among researchers, planners and decision-makers to develop a better understanding of the complex nature of ecological systems and the means to protect and enhance their services.

Topics

Sustainability and Resilience Ecosystem Creation and Restoration/Ecological Engineering Global Change Ecosystem Services Ecological Indicators Biodiversity and Biological Conservation Climate Change Ecological Complexity Ecotoxicology

Ecological Economics Ecological Modelling Biological Invasions Ecosystem Health Environmental Policy Ecological Knowledge Coastal Problems Caused by Upland Pollution Sources Watershed/River Catchment Management Ecohydrology

Conference on Public Participation in Scientific Research, August 4-5, 2012

What: Conference on Public Participation in Scientific Research (citizen science, volunteer monitoring, community-based research, crowd science)

When: August 4th and 5th, 2012

Where: Portland, Oregon

With the rapid growth and innovation of public participation in scientific research (PPSR), there is a need for sharing insights across projects and fields of study. This landmark event will convene science researchers, project leaders, educators, technology specialists, evaluators, and others from across many disciplines (including astronomy, molecular biology, human and environmental health, and ecology) to discuss advancing the field of PPSR.

The PPSR Conference is being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA), a venue that has long been supportive of citizen science and that welcomes insights from diverse fields. PPSR Conference attendees may be interested in staying in Portland to attend - or even give a talk or poster at - the ESA conference that runs August 6th -10th. ESA's call for abstracts is now open, with a February 23rd deadline (please note that this call is for ESA only, NOT for the PPSR Conference): http://www.esa.org/portland/contributed.php

More details about the PPSR Conference are available at CitizenScience.org/conference/2012, including the agenda, information on a forthcoming call for posters, and a poll for an early headcount.

Conference Co-Organizers:

Meg Domroese, research consultant, SERC Institute
Heidi Ballard, University of California – Davis
Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Tony DeFalco, Consultant, Equity and Sustainability
Abraham Miller-Rushing, National Park Service
Sarah Newman, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Jennifer Shirk, CitizenScience.org, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Jake Weltzin, U.S. Geological Survey, USA National Phenology Network
Alison Young, California Academy of Sciences

SER Mid-Atlantic & New England Chapters Annual Conference: Restoration on the Edge

Save the Date! 

On March 23rd and 24th of 2012,

The 7th Annual SER Mid-Atlantic Conference will be held at Brooklyn College in New York City.

This year, we are joining forces with our friends and colleagues in the SER New England chapter. 

CLICK HERE

for announcement.

Check details posted here and REGISTER NOW!  Fees Increase after March 9.