If you think you might want to pull together a themed session, the due date is two weeks from today:

Themed Sessions:
Themed sessions may consist of four to six individual 15-minute talks addressing a particular taxon, geographic region or issue in carnivore conservation. Alternatively, a themed session may take the form of a roundtable or panel discussion among the panelists. Organizers of themed sessions should submit proposals no later than March 13, 2009. Session proposal submissions must contain:

The conference will be held November 15-18, 2009 in Denver, Colorado. This will be our seventh carnivore conservation conference, and promises to build on our track record of bringing together academics, activists, and wildlife professionals to discuss a wide array of issues involved in carnivore conservation. The 2009 conference headquarters is the Grand Hyatt Denver.

For more information, including session and individual talk forms, visit:

http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/wildlife_conservation/imperiled_species/wolves/conferences_and_seminars/carnivore_conference/call_for_papers.php

I’ve also attached the agenda from the last 2006 conference to give you an idea of the types of sessions/talks there were.

You can contact me, Aimee Delach (adelach@defenders.org), and/or Nina Fascione (nfascione@defenders.org) if you have any questions.
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Jim Curland
Marine Program Associate

 P.O. Box 959 Moss Landing, CA 95039
 Tel: 831-726-9010     |    Fax: 831-726-9020
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