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SEMINAR: Feb 18: Fairchild Mini-Symposium on Tropical Biology

From: Andrew Baker <abaker@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: Feb 18: Fairchild Mini-Symposium on Tropical Biology
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:01:11 -0500

You are cordially invited to attend the first (of what we hope to be many) Fairchild Mini-Symposium on Tropical Biology featuring scientific talks by faculty members of Florida International University and University of Miami, as well as a keynote talk by Dr.  Scott Robinson - the Katharine Ordway Professor of Ecosystem Conservation at the University of Florida's Museum of Natural History (see list of speakers below).

 

This event will be held at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's visitor center ballroom on Saturday February 18, 2012, from 11:00am to 6:30pm. 

In addition to the scientific talks, we will include a tour of the garden, lunch and cocktails. This mini-symposium is free and open to the public (please distribute this invitation as widely as possible).

 

Please RSVP online for the tour, lunch, symposium and/or cocktails at:

http://www.doodle.com/2hex3gmp6ip26h63

 

The Fairchild Mini-Symposium on Tropical Biology

 

Organized by Dr. Kenneth Feeley of Florida International University's Department of Biological Sciences (kfeeley@fiu.edu,

http://www2.fiu.edu/~kfeeley/) and Dr. J. Albert Uy of University of Miami's Department of Biology (uy@bio.miami.edu, http://www.bio.miami.edu/uy/).

 

Saturday, February 18, 2012

 

Schedule:

11:00-12:00 = Tour of the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens

12:00-13:00 = Casual lunch

13:00-14:40 = 4 Talks 25 minutes each

14:40-15:00 = Coffee break

14:00-16:40 = 4 talks 25 minutes each

16:40-16:50 = Coffee break

16:50-17:50 = Keynote Talk

17:50-18:30 = Cocktails

 

Speakers:

Dr. Elizabeth Anderson (FIU Dept. of Earth & Environment, Global Water for Sustainability Program)

Dr. Andrew Baker (UM Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science)

Dr. Deron Burkepile* (FIU Dept. of Biology, Marine Sciences Program)

Dr. Kenneth Feeley (FIU Dept. of Biology, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

Dr. Douglas Fuller (UM Dept. of Geography and Regional Studies, Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy)

Dr. Leo Sternberg (UM Dept. of Biology)

Dr. John Withey (FIU Dept. of Biology)

Dr. Albert Uy (UM Dept. of Biology)

&

Dr. Scott Robinson (UF, Florida Museum of Natural History)

 

*tentative (invited, waiting on confirmation)