Location:
American Museum of Natural History
(77th
Street entrance)
Symposium
Description: This international gathering of biologists, ecologists,
geneticists, conservation resource managers, and students will convene
to discuss the expanding role of molecular technology as current and
proposed conservation management strategies are evaluated. Presenters
will explore the increasing importance of genetics research to the conservation
of biodiversity. Conservation Genetics in the Age of Genomics
is being jointly sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History's
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation and the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife
Conservation Society.
Wednesday,
4 April
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
American
Museum of Natural History, Main Auditorium
Plenary
address and panel discussion
Can
Biotechnology Save the World's Species?
Jeremy
Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, considers
the benefits, risks, and limitations of cloning, genetic engineering,
and genomics in the conservation of biodiversity. Joining him in a discussion
on the future of conservation genetics are Val Giddings, Vice-President
for Food and Agriculture at the Biotechnology Industry Organization,
Joshua Ginsberg, Director for Asia Programs at the Wildlife Conservation
Society, and Anne R. Kapuscinski, Director of the Institute for
Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability.
Thursday,
5 April
9:00 am
- 6:00 pm
American
Museum of Natural History, Kaufmann and Linder theaters
This
introduction to the issues relating to genetic research in conservation
biology will examine the role of small populations as conservation models,
and explore the use of systematics and population genetics in determining
management units.
6:00 pm
- 8:00 pm
Central
Park Zoo,
Fifth Avenue and 64th Street
Poster
session and reception.
Friday,
6 April
9:00
am - 5:30 pm
American Museum of Natural History, Kaufmann and Linder Theaters
Speakers
will discuss of the role of expanding genomic technologies on the future
of conservation genetics. Topics include the impact of databases, sequencing
technology, gamete repositories, and genetic modification of domestic
species on the field of conservation genetics. The future of conservation
biology will be examined through the lens of geneticsÐconnecting genetics
with broader issues of ecology, biodiversity, human history, landscape
changes, and species recovery.
CALL
FOR POSTERS
Abstract
Submission:
A limited number of posters will be accepted for presentation during
Conserving Genetic Diversity in the Age of Genomics, the 2001
symposium. Poster subject must relate to conservation genetics and symposium
topics, and may include case studies. Please limit abstracts to 300
words or less, and include title and author. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS
HAS BEEN EXTENDED...TO 1 MARCH 2001.
To
submit poster abstracts, or for registration information, please contact:
Fiona Brady, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum
of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024
(USA) brady@amnh.org, 212-769-5742
(phone) or 212-769-5292 (fax)
