Conservation conferences everywhere !

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This summer there will be a plethora of conservation biology conferences all around the world.

In particular the IMCC meeting in Kuching, Malaysia typically has a lot of marine mammal conservation content http://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc5/. The IMCC meeting is also followed by Oceans Online – a one day conference on using the internet for marine science and conservation.

  • 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology (ECCB 2018)
    ​Planetary Wellbeing
    Jyväskylä, Finland
    June 12-15, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: org\eccb2018
    Follow ECCB on Facebook and Twitter
  • International Marine Conservation Congress(IMCC5)
    Make Marine Science Matter!
    Kuching, Sarawak
    June 24-29, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: http://conbio.org/mini-sites/imcc5/
    Follow IMCC on Facebook and Twitter
  • Oceania Congress for Conservation Biology(OCCB 2018)
    Conservation in a changing world
    Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
    July 2-6, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: http://wellington2018.scboceania.org/
    Follow OCCB on Facebook and Twitter
  • North America Congress for Conservation Biology (NACCB 2018)
    Conservation Science, Policy, and Practice: Connecting the Urban to the Wild
    Westin Harbour Castle Conference Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    July 21-26, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: http://scbnorthamerica.org/index.php/naccb2018/
    Follow NACCB on Facebookand Twitter
  • Latin America and Caribbean Congress for Conservation Biology(LACCCB 2018)
    Rainforest to Reef: Strengthening Conservation Connections Between the Caribbean and the Americas
    Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago
    July 25-27, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: https://lacccb2018.org/
    Follow LACCB on Facebook
  • Asia Congress for Biodiversity Conservation(ACBC 2018)
    American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
    August 7-10, 2018
    Visit the meeting website: http://conservationasia2018.org/

 

In the Fall, there is an additional conservation conference on Conservation Marketing. Conservation Marketing is the use of latest techniques and studies about how to motivate people, and change their behavior, in order to get the public to act in a more conservation-oriented manner. Among our strategies to do this, we suggest drawing tried and tested techniques used by the marketing industry, for example, to gain the attention of key target audiences.

This conference is aimed towards conservation practitioners and conservation scientists who want to discuss better ways to get their conservation message to the public, and to get the public to act on this message. This conference will give scientists practitioners the opportunity to discuss effective ways to “market” and publicize conservation problems and needs, and to better engage the public in conservation efforts.

Topics include:

  • Case studies of effective outreach efforts
  • Innovative conservation campaigns
  • Advice and case studies for engaging with specific user groups (hunters, fishermen, policy makers)
  • Using social media such as Twitter, podcasts, or YouTube to highlight a conservation issue and to engage the public
  • Interpreting conservation science to diverse audiences

International Congress of Conservation Marketing & Engagement(ConsMark 2018)
George Mason University Arlington Campus, Arlington, Virginia, USA
October 25-27, 2018

Visit the meeting website: https://www.consmark.org/
Follow ConsMark on Facebook and Twitter