A conference that may be of interest to some of you...At least one member
of MPWG will be presenting (Dr. C. Prakash Kala) and another will be
facilitating sessions and leading side events (Eric Burkhart). Wade Davis
will give a concluding address. I understand the proceedings will be
available on the web sometime this Fall. If anyone who attends this
Conference would like to send out a summary over our listserve, please let
me know.
The following is an excerpt from the webpage
(http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/IndigenousKnowledges/):
Linking global and local knowledge
systems to transform the academy will
be the overarching theme of this
conference. Sponsored by the
Interinstitutional Consortium for
Indigenous Knowledge (ICIK) and
partners, the conference will bring
together scholars, educators, and
practitioners from universities,
colleges, and other institutions and
organizations in the United States and
beyond.
The conference participants will
explore ways of knowing that have
developed over time in communities
around the world that enable people to
interact with each other and with
their natural environment. Through
this conference we hope to initiate
and promote participatory research
activities and practices through which
local communities can engage with
academics in studies that enhance the
involvement of citizens in informing
the decisions that affect their lives.
Scholars associated with ICIK and
other indigenous knowledge centers
worldwide are conscious that, in the
face of intense globalization, the
world's indigenous knowledge base is
as threatened as its plant and animal
species.
We believe that it is no less
important for the academy to be
involved in the preservation and
protection of traditional knowledge
and ways of knowing than it is for
that institution to concern itself
with the maintenance of biological
diversity. This conference will
highlight ICIK's ongoing efforts to
bring the community and the academy
into meaningful and productive
relationships through which the
knowledge systems of each partner are
valued.
For more information, contact
Ladislaus Semali by e-mail at
lms11 at psu.edu.
Space is still available...
You can register by phone, fax, mail, or on-line. The registration fee is
$200. There is space. Walk-ins will pay an additional $30 to
register the day of the conference. Full details on the web
(http://www.outreach.psu.edu/C&I/IndigenousKnowledges/).
For more information they can call 814-863-5100 or e-mail
ConferenceInfo1 at outreach.psu.edu.
Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
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