Some of you may know that in addition to Zoonomian, I’m a contributing editor at ConservationToday.org, the conservation group run by post-graduate students from Imperial College under the leadership of Will Pearse.
Open Ground - come along on 20th June
So it’s a great pleasure now to introduce this first one day conference organised by ConservationToday, and to encourage you to sign up and go along.
The Open Ground conference will explore the common ground between the wider arts and sciences in conservation – taking place on the 20th of June in London.
It will feature:
* John Fa – Director of conservation science at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
* Armand Leroi – Professor at Imperial College London and BBC presenter of ‘Darwin’s Lost Voyage’
* Sam Turvey – involved with the Yangtze River Dolphin, ZSL
* Ruth Padel - former Professor of Poetry at Oxford and prize-winning author of ‘Darwin: a life in poems’
…and many more!
You can find out more about the event and book your ticket on-line HERE AT ConservationToday.Org
And, here is the conference poster for you to download. Spread the word !
UPDATE Feb 2010
The audio of proceedings is here.
Since the mid 1980s, I've worked in university and industrial research, as a manager and editor in technology and environment for an international NGO, and held senior business development, strategy, and procurement posts in industry. I hold a PhD in chemical engineering from Birmingham University, an MBA from Warwick University Business School, and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College. In 2008, I left industry to focus full-time on my passion for science and technology, and to share that enthusiasm with others as a freelance science communicator. I live in London with my American wife Erin.
Article on the meeting in the Guardian 18 June 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2009/jun/18/conservation-extinction-open-ground
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