[PCA] CONFERENCE: Reintroduction Symposium Oct 21-22 (St. Louis, MO)

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Center for Plant Conservation Presents
International Symposium

Evaluating Reintroductions As a Plant Conservation Strategy: Two
Decades of Evidence

October 21-22, 2009

Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel
7730 Bonhomme Avenue
Saint Louis, Missouri

The Center for Plant Conservation is pleased to announce its fourth
symposium entitled, "Evaluating Reintroductions As a Plant Conservation
Strategy: Two Decades of Evidence." In commemoration of 25 years of
plant conservation experience, the Center for Plant Conservation is
hosting its fourth symposium on plant conservation science at the
Missouri Botanical Garden October 21-22, 2009. We will comprehensively
review the past and current state of knowledge about plant
reintroductions and their role in improving endangered species
conservation and these proceedings will be published as an edited
volume. Reintroductions are not only helping the practice of plant
conservation, but are also contributing to restoration ecology theory.
Understanding the conditions for successful reintroductions is becoming
critical in the face of climate change.

The symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. Peter Raven. Invited
oral presentations noted plant conservation professionals: Dr. Matthew
Albrecht, Missouri Botanic Garden, St. Louis, MO; Dr. Tim Bell,
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL; Dr. Marlin Bowles, Morton
Arboretum, Lisle, IL; Dr. Sarah Dalrymple, University of Aberdeen,
Aberdeen, UK; Dr. Edward O. Guerrant, Jr., Berry Botanic Garden,
Portland, OR; Dr. Kristin E. Haskins, The Arboretum at Flagstaff,
Flagstaff, AZ; Dr. Kayri Havens, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL;
Kapua Kawelo, Environmental Division, U.S. Army, Oahu, HI; Brian Keel,
Orchid Conservationist, Shushan, NY; Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Center for
Plant Conservation, St. Louis, MO; Dr. Tiffany Knight, Washington
University, St. Louis, MO; Crystal Krause, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, AZ; Dr. Joyce Maschinski, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden,
Miami, FL; Dr. Leonie Monks, Western Australia Dept Environment and
Conservation, Australia; Dr. Jenny Neale, Denver Botanic Garden, Denver,
CO; Dr. Valerie Pence, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's Center for
Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife (CREW); Dr. Sarah
Reichard, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Dr. Wei-Bang Sun,
Kunming Botanic Gardens of KIB, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yunnan,
China; Dr. Pati Vitt, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL; Samuel J.
Wright, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami, FL.

For a detailed meeting agenda and registration form, see the posting at
www.centerforplantconservation.org/reintroduction/Symposium/HomePage.htm
or contact Maureen Fischer at Maureen.Fischer at mobot.org

The nonprofit Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) was founded in 1984 as
a national, nonprofit network of community-based institutions (botanic
gardens, arboreta, museums) providing professional, hands-on assistance
to prevent extinction and achieve recovery for imperiled plants native
to the United States. The 36 participating institutions secure seed and
living collections off site for conservation, conduct scientific
research, work with land managers to restore rare species populations in
the wild and engender public support for conservation through
educational outreach.

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