Registration Open: Urban Forests & Political Ecologies Conference 2013
by sadia.butt＠utoronto.ca
Urban Forests & Political Ecologies: Celebrating Transdisciplinarity
Toronto, Canada - April 18-20th, 2013
Location: Hart House Great Hall, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario
Registration is now open!
The first of its kind, this international three-day conference will
cover a wide range of issues related to urban forests, trees and green
spaces from political ecology perspectives.
Conference Themes:
Historical Narratives
Urban Tree Cultures and Identities
Social Inclusion
From Government to Governance
Urban Ecology Pedagogies
Adaptation and Vulnerability
See attached conference poster for details.
For more information please visit: www.ufpe.ca
Hosted by:
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto
Humber Arboretum & Centre for Urban Ecology
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call dor papers -PAPM2013
by teresa.magro＠usp.br
Protected Areas and Place Making - Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil – April 21-26, 2013
Third Call for Papers
The objective of the conference is to bring together expertise to explore solutions and develop practices in regions where balance and maintenance are essential in conserving resilience and addressing recovery of landscapes. You are invited to submit abstracts for a paper in the following subjects: 1) Urban forestry, health and well-being; 2)Community values in conservation; 3) Conservation and Sustainable rural development in contested landscapes: international perspectives; 4) Private sector on nature conservation; 5) Nature-based recreation and tourism; 6) Human–wildlife conflict management; 7) Boosting connectivity: Trans-boundary parks and corridors; 9) Word Cup and tourism in Brazilian National Parks.
Abstracts should be sent by email to: papm2013(a)emporioproducoes.com.br with subject: abstract
Please carbon copy (cc:) to: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
February 16th, 2013 - Deadline for short papers (500 words)
February 26th, 2013 - Notification of abstract acceptance
March 30th, 2010 - Deadline for revised abstract for proceedings (3000 words- optional)
More information about the PAPM_2013, Protected Areas and Place Making is at : http://canjerana.esalq.usp.br/PAPM2013/doku.php?id=home Or send an e-mail: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
We look forward to seeing you in Foz do Iguaçu!
Teresa Cristina Magro and Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho (Co-chairs)
Third Call for Papers
The objective of the conference is to bring together expertise to explore solutions and develop practices in regions where balance and maintenance are essential in conserving resilience and addressing recovery of landscapes. You are invited to submit abstracts for a paper in the following subjects: 1) Urban forestry, health and well-being; 2)Community values in conservation; 3) Conservation and Sustainable rural development in contested landscapes: international perspectives; 4) Private sector on nature conservation; 5) Nature-based recreation and tourism; 6) Human–wildlife conflict management; 7) Boosting connectivity: Trans-boundary parks and corridors; 9) Word Cup and tourism in Brazilian National Parks.
Abstracts should be sent by email to: papm2013(a)emporioproducoes.com.br with subject: abstract
Please carbon copy (cc:) to: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
February 16th, 2013 - Deadline for short papers (500 words)
February 26th, 2013 - Notification of abstract acceptance
March 30th, 2010 - Deadline for revised abstract for proceedings (3000 words- optional)
More information about the PAPM_2013, Protected Areas and Place Making is at : http://canjerana.esalq.usp.br/PAPM2013/doku.php?id=home Or send an e-mail: lanp-conference(a)usp.br
We look forward to seeing you in Foz do Iguaçu!
Teresa Cristina Magro and Demóstenes Ferreira da Silva Filho (Co-chairs)
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Prof. Teresa Cristina Magro
Protected Areas Mangement
Forestry Science Department
ESALQ
University of São Paulo
Av. Pádua Dias, 11
CEP 13418-900 - Piracicaba, SP
Brasil
Tel: 0055 19 21058650
Fax: 0055 19 21058600
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Fone:+0055 19 2105 8650
Fax: +0055 19 2105 8601
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Accepting applications for Student Conference Scholarships
by Brigitte Burger
Student Conference Scholarships
The IUFRO Conference on Forests for People
and
2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference
Student Conference Scholarships
Motivated and accomplished students enrolled full-time in an outdoor recreation management, planning, or closely-related degree program are encouraged to apply.
Up to at eight student scholarships will be awarded for the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference. At least half of the scholarships awarded will be to qualified students from within the surrounding region. A scholarship valued at $785 will be awarded to cover lodging, conference registration, and one-year student membership to SORP. Included in this total is a $250 check to be used for travel expenses. All scholarship recipients are expected to attend the full four-day conference.
The deadline for student conference scholarship applications is February 15, 2013.
For more information: http://www.recpro.org/student-conference-scholarships
Sponsor a Student to Attend Conference
Please consider being a student scholarship sponsor! Visit www.recpro.org <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/home> and click on the <https://recpro.memberclicks.net/assets/2012_Conference/sorp_sponsorship_bro…> "SORP Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities" on the left side of the homepage. Any contribution amount is appreciated. Your donation will help cultivate a young mind preparing to enter the outdoor recreation profession. They are the future!
Don’t forget - SORP is a 501(c)(3) organization, making your contribution tax-deductible.
About the National Outdoor Recreation Conference
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals is proud to be sponsoring the 2013 National Outdoor Recreation Conference with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). The theme of the conference is “A Bridge to Prosperity” that will highlight and showcase best practices
and case studies on how the outdoor recreation profession (planning, management, research and policy) is a bridge, connector and catalyst for prosperity through: Tourism, jobs, health and wellness, personal enjoyment and recreation; Education, environmental values, environmental stewardship; and Rural economic development and sustainable communities.
More information about the conference is posted at: http://www.recpro.org/2013-sorp-ffp-conference
About the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
The Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (SORP) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization formed in 1983. It is the Nation’s premier professional association supporting outdoor recreation professionals in planning, research, management, policy and administration. It is dedicated to the proposition that the welfare of citizens and visitors, communities, environment, and economy will be enhanced through opportunities for the public to experience and enjoy the outdoors.
For the past 30 years, the Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals (formerly the National Association of Recreation Resource Planners) has sponsored an annual conference for the outdoor recreation profession. Most recently, the conference has been held in Baton Rouge, Breckenridge, Portland OR, Pittsburgh, Austin, and Missoula.
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Brenda Adams-Weyant
Association Manager
Society of Outdoor Recreation Professionals
(formerly NARRP)
PO Box 221
Marienville, PA 16239
(814) 927-8212
(814) 927-6659 FAX
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