The NZES 2015 conference is to be held at the University of Canterbury in the rejuvenating garden city in November this year. The programme includes field trips, workshops and social events as well as the complete line-up of symposia, poster and contributed paper sessions.

One of the standout events of this year’s conference will be the opening half-day symposium on non-government conservation initiatives including presentations from Peter Kareiva (Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy, USA) and Lou Sanson (Director-General, DOC).

The dinner will be held at the Cardboard Cathedral in the heart of the recovering city,and include a surprise dinner speaker. There will be an evening public lecture by Devon McLean of the NEXT Foundation, talking about the emerging role of philanthropy in conservation.

The NZES is looking forward to seeing ESA members at the University of Canterbury in November to celebrate 64 years of their society’s ongoing contributions in ecology and conservation. 

More information on their conference website, where you can submit an abstract for a talk or poster talk and register for the conference. Early bird conference registration closes in September.

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