Coimbatore ASIAN LEPIDOPTERA CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM

3rd ASIAN LEPIDOPTERA CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM 

25 - 29 October, 2010

Department  of Zoology

Bharathiar University 

Coimbatore - 641 046

in collaboration with

South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group (SAsISG) IUCN SSC, Zoo Outreach Organization (ZOO) & Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD)s

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

The Third Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium (3rd ALCS-2010) and Training programme is jointly organized by IUCN SSC South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group (SAsISG), Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University (BU), Zoo Outreach Organisation (ZOO) and Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) in collaboration with invertebrate conservation groups, research organizations, universities and institutes as well as non-government organizations that work on conservation biology across Asia. The 3rd ALCS will be held from 25 to 29 October 2010 at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, Southern India. We have immense pleasure in inviting the Academia to participate in the symposium.

THEME

The theme of the 3rd ALCS is “Local community conservation meeting Asian Lepidoptera conservation needs”

The key areas of 3rd ALCS are to:

investigate the use of iconic / endemic flagship Lepidoptera species to promote habitat conservation through community involvement
assess priority areas / communities for Lepidoptera conservation initiatives at the local level that has global conservation impact
provide tools for species status assessment
train participants in moth and butterfly identification skills; and
explore aspects of moth and butterfly conservation ecology, management and needs.

TARGET GROUPS

The symposium is open to anyone interested in moth and butterfly conservation, policy, social, ecological and livelihood related aspects. Students, researchers and academics, policy makers, government officials, non-government and community based organizations and volunteers will find the symposium an ideal opportunity to enhance their understanding of the subject, meet with their counterparts and experts from Asia and rest of the world and share their expertise and experiences with others.

ABSTRACT / FULL PAPER / PRESENTATION GUIDELINES

Title and abstract submission guidelines for oral and poster presentation

1. The abstract should not exceed 200 words (300 words for key speakers)
2. Include the name of the author and addresses with email details
3. The abstract must be submitted in Microsoft Word document file Full paper submission dead line: 30 August 2010 Scientific papers are encouraged as part of the symposium. Full papers are invited from speakers, poster presenters and others as part of the symposium’s commitment to publishing peer-reviewed articles soon after the symposium. The full paper will be published in the Journal of Threatened Taxa after a peer-review process.

Presentation guidelines: Oral presentation Keynote speakers are allowed 50 minutes for presentation. A 10-minute Q&A session follows after. And all speakers are allowed 15 minutes for presentation of their paper. A 5- minute Q&A session follows after. All presentations must be presented in Microsoft PowerPoint slides. Please keep a backup or upload your presentations in http://www.mediafire.com/ and send us the link in advance.

Poster display

A display table will be made available for free distribution or display of publications / brochures / pamphlets / literature etc. .

Speakers Profile & Photo Submission Guidelines Please send your brief biography for use during the symposium. It should not exceed one page in MS Word. Also (if possible) attach your photo preferably in JPG format. Submission Checklist

Registration Form, profile and photo – by 31 July 2010
Abstract submission – by 31 July 2010
Full Paper – by 30 August 2010
Presentation Slides in Power Point file – on arrival, a day before the presentation All submissions should go to 3alcs2010@zooreach.org and 3alcs2010@gmail.com. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to reach us via email.

FEES (For Indian participants only)
Participants : Rs.1000
Students : Rs.500

Accommodation: Accommodation will be provided to the participants on request in advance and subject to the availability.

Further Info