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DESCRIPTION:The Québec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) cordially\nin
 vites you to its first annual symposium. We expect to see many\npartners f
 rom government\, the private sector and NGOs to reflect\nupon and build on
  the momentum generated in 2010\, the International\nYear of Biodiversity.
 \n\nCONFIRMED SPEAKERS TO DATE:\n\nDr. Thomas Lovejoy\, Biodiversity chair
  at the H. John Heinz III\nCentre for Science\, Economics\, and the Enviro
 nment. Dr Lovejoy is\nan internationally recognized expert in biological d
 iversity\nscience and conservation. In 1980\, he was the first person to u
 se\nthe term 'biological diversity'. He will present an overview of the\nf
 indings of the Council of Canadian Academies' Expert Panel that\nevaluated
  The State and Trends of Biodiversity Science in Canada\,\nand share his p
 erspectives on the events that took place at the\nBiodiversity Summit in N
 agoya (Japan) this October.\n\nDr. Elena Bennett\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ and D
 r. Jean-Pierre Revéret\,\nUQAM Biodiversity and ecosystem services in sout
 hern Québec:\nprogress and future challenges Dr. Dominique Berteaux\, UQAR
  and Dr.\nAlain Cuerrier\, Jardin Botanique de Montréal et Université de\n
 Montréal Biodiversity and climate change in Québec\n\nDr. Joël Houdet\, Or
 ée\, and John Finisdore\, World Resources\nInstitute A biodiversity assess
 ment for business in Québec and\nbeyond.\n\nMara Kerry\, Nature Canada\, M
 ichèle Picard\, City of Montreal\, Peigi\nWilson\, LLM and Board of Direct
 ors\, Centre for Indigenous\nEnvironmental Resources\, and Sylvie Noguer\,
  Samson Bélair/Deloitte\n& Touche Multi-sector perspectives on the nexus b
 etween\nbiodiversity science\, policy\, and practice in Canada\n\nADDITION
 AL INFORMATION\nWebsite: http://qcbs.ca/research/qcbs-annual-conference/\n
 \n\nABOUT THE QUEBEC CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE\nThe Québec Centre fo
 r Biodiversity Science is a research network\ncomprising more than 350 res
 earchers and students from the\nfollowing institutions: Bishop's Universit
 y\, Concordia University\,\n91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ\, Université de Montréal\, U
 niversité du Québec à\nMontréal\, Université du Québec à Rimouski\, Univer
 sité Laval\,\nUniversité de Sherbrooke\, the Montréal Botanical Garden\, a
 nd\nAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada\nThe QCBS mission is\n\nTo foster and
  promote a world-class research and training\nprogram in biodiversity scie
 nce\;\nTo facilitate scientific cooperation and learning among a\ncross-di
 sciplinary group of researchers\; and\nTo assume a lead role on biodiversi
 ty related issues and to\ncontribute to the academic and public debate on 
 biodiversity\nloss.\n\n \n
DTSTART:20101130T130000Z
DTEND:20101202T220000Z
LOCATION:CA\, 3625 Avenue du Parc\, 3625 Avenue du Parc\, New Residence Hal
 l\, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ\, Montreal
SUMMARY:Biodiversity science in Quebec: 2010 and beyond
URL:/channels/event/biodiversity-science-quebec-2010-a
 nd-beyond-169300
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