<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">This year's theme is "Planet at the crossroads," and a</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"> series of criteria will be used to
select the proposals that will make it to the final Congress programme, including: </span></div><div>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The relevance of the proposal to the <a href="http://iucnworldconservationcongress.org/sites/default/files/content/documents/congress_theme_final.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,23,94)">Congress Theme</span></a> and
to the <a href="https://portals.iucn.org/union/sites/union/files/doc/iucn_programme_2017-2020_draft_04_06_15_for_consultation_0.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,23,94)">draft IUCN Programme 2017-2020</span></a>;</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The relevance of the proposal to the overall <a href="http://iucnworldconservationcongress.org/sites/default/files/content/documents/congress_objectives_final_for_publication.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,23,94)">Congress objectives</span></a>;</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Its contribution to one or more of the overall Forum targets: to
showcase that conservation works, to promote interaction and participation, to
catalyze new actions and transformative initiatives (higher ranking if the
latter);</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Contribution to international conservation debates (SDG; CBD;
UNFCCC, etc.);</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The different perspectives and positions on the topic addressed
during the session; or</span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">The broad scope of stakeholders (including from a gender and an
intergenerational perspective) associated with the topic. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">See email below for submissions process.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">MORE ABOUT THE CONGRESS:</span></p><div>Considered the world’s largest conservation event, this meeting brings together leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and indigenous and grass-roots organizations to discuss and decide on solutions to the world’s most pressing environment and development challenges. </div><div><br></div><div>The IUCN World Conservation Congress has been held every 2-4 years since 1948 and this is the first one to be hosted by the United States! "The United States boasts 85 IUCN Member Organizations, eight of which are in Hawaii. The country is also home to over 2,200 IUCN Commission members. This will be the first time the World Conservation Congress will be hosted by the USA, coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the United States National Park Service."</div><div><br></div></div>The above info was excerpted from: <div>>IUCN New Release, 21 May 2014: <a href="http://www.iucn.org/?14840/Hawaii-to-host-the-next-IUCN-World-Conservation-Congress">http://www.iucn.org/?14840/Hawaii-to-host-the-next-IUCN-World-Conservation-Congress</a><br></div><div>>IUCN World Conservation Congress "Call for Contributions" website: <a href="http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/call-contributions/content/call-contributions">http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/call-contributions/content/call-contributions</a></div><div>>IUCN World Conservation "Congress History" website: <a href="http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/content/congress-history">http://www.iucnworldconservationcongress.org/content/congress-history</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">IUCN Congress 2016</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:congress@iucn-email.org">congress@iucn-email.org</a>></span><br>Date: 2015-06-09 12:12 GMT-04:00<br>Subject: Call for Contributions – IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum Hawaiʻi 2016</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px">The next IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place in <font style="line-height:16.8666667938232px;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Hawaiʻi</font>, USA, from 1 to 10 September 2016. </p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:12px"><font style="font-size:16px">This Call for Contributions invites you to propose events for the Forum (the part of the Congress open to the wider public, 2 to 5 September). The Call will remain open until</font> <b style="font-size:16px">15 October 2015</b><font style="font-size:16px"> and you will have until that date to identify partners and jointly develop your proposal.</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:12px"><font style="font-size:16px">Events at the Forum are varied and include Workshops, training and capacity-building sessions at the Conservation Campus, Posters and Knowledge Café sessions.</font> <font style="font-size:16px">It is a great platform to meet and discuss with like-minded people. So if you would like to engage and inspire others, this is your opportunity to do so!</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><font style="font-family:calibri"><b style="font-size:16px">New for 2016</b><font style="font-size:16px">:</font> <font style="font-size:16px">Submit your proposal and follow its progress on the new <a href="http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUQ-1/c.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Congress Portal</a></font></font><font style="font-family:calibri"><font style="font-size:16px">.</font> <font style="font-size:16px">Similarly, take a look and see what has already been submitted using this simplified process.</font> <font style="font-size:16px">Please</font> <b style="font-size:16px">read our guidelines carefully</b><font style="font-size:16px"> before submitting your proposal in order to maximise the chance of it being selected.</font></font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><font style="font-family:calibri;font-size:16px">The <a href="http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUQ-1/c.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Congress Portal</a></font><font style="font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"> is currently only available in English. French and Spanish versions will follow shortly.</font></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><font style="font-family:calibri;font-size:16px">Visit the <a href="http://iucn-email.org/2GI3-8Z8A-40EN56-3XYUR-1/c.aspx" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">Congress Website</a></font><font style="font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"> for the latest updates and information about the Congress and please don’t hesitate to contact us at <a href="mailto:congressforum@iucn.org?subject=Call%20for%20Contributions" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">congressforum@iucn.org</a></font><font style="font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"> if you have any queries.</font></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px">Best,</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"> </p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"><b>The IUCN Congress Forum Team</b></p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"><b><br></b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><b>About IUCN</b></p><p style="margin:0px;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">IUCN, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. Its work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use<font style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">,</font> and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.</p><p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt;font-family:calibri;font-size:16px"><br></p><div><table width="100%" style="table-layout:auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" bgcolor="#ffffff" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><table width="600" style="table-layout:auto" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody>
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