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<DIV>This session should be quite interesting. Alan Burdick authored a
controversial article featured on the cover of the May 2005 issue of Discover
magazine, "The Truth About Invasive Species." Suffice it to say that the article
aimed to debunk the threat posed by invasives.</DIV>
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<DIV>The meeting is free and no reservations are required; RSVP requested.
Apologies for crossposting.<BR><BR>Out of Eden: An Odyssey of Ecological
Invasion<BR>Wednesday, October 19 2005, 12noon-2pm</DIV>
<DIV>Location: Wilson Center, Ronald Reagan Bldg, Federal Triangle, Washington,
DC<BR>Alan Burdick, Writer, Discover magazine; Gary Man, USDA Forest
Service<BR>Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator; Michael Lusk, National
Invasive<BR>Species Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service<BR><BR>RSVP
at:
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<BR>Directions to the Woodrow Wilson Center in the Ronald Reagan Building</DIV>
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<DIV>The Wilson Center is part of the Smithsonian Institution. Cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV> Steve Young</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>