BUTTERFLY CONFERENCE NEWS

The 2010 target and beyond for Lepidoptera.

Reading University, 26-28^th March 2010

BOOK NOW, OFFER PAPERS OR POSTERS AT

www.butterfly-conservation.org/symposium

Deadline for paper abstracts 2^nd November.

The proceedings will be published as a book and special issue of the Journal of Insect Conservation.

A discount is available for all bookings made before 8^th January 2010.

Sessions will include

· 2010 assessments for Lepidoptera from around the world

· The science of conservation management

· Practical habitat management

· Landscape scale conservation

· Climate change impacts and adaptation

· Future challenges

The Symposium will be opened by our President, Sir David Attenborough.

Keynote speakers include: Prof. Jeremy Thomas (Oxford Univ), Sebastian Winkler (IUCN, Brussels), Chris van Swaay (Dutch BC), Scott Black (Xerces Soc, USA), Dr Tim New (Australia), and Prof. Chris Thomas (York Univ).

Woodlands for wildlife conference

There will be a linked one-day conference before the Symposium on 25^th March focussing on the management of woodlands for butterflies, moths and other wildlife. This can also be booked on the Symposium pages of the website, either together or separately.