Australasian Urban Ecology Research Colloquium 2005
On Saturday the 3rd of December 2005, UrBAC hosted the inaugural Australasian Urban Ecology Research Colloquium (AUERC). The event, held at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia Campus, was a great success, with some 60 delegates participating. Attendees were treated to an exposé of cutting edge urban ecology research from a diverse array of local, national and international researchers. A summary proceedings will be posted in a few weeks time, so please stay tuned.
The Steering Committee (SC) extends it’s thanks to all those who attended, with special thanks to those that travelled interstate and from New Zealand. The SC was also very grateful to Dan Lunney, who stepped in at extremely short notice to give the keynote address. Lastly, the SC would like to thank UrBAC members Jenni Garden (University of Queensland) and Darryl Jones (Griffith University) for organising and co-chairing this remarkable event, and to the various stakeholder groups whose support made the day possible.
Following on from UrBAC's first stakeholder workshop event in May 2005, a report has been produced that summarises the outcomes of the day and an associated survey. The report can be found here.
Registration for the upcoming Australian Urban Ecology Research Colloquium (AUERC) has been extended to November 14 2005. See below for more information about the colloquium and the registration process.
UrBAC is seeking expressions of interest for the upcoming Australasian Urban Ecology Research Colloquium, to be held on Saturday, 3rd December 2005. This special interest day will be a great opportunity to learn more about the latest research being conducted in relation to urban ecology and will immediately follow the Ecological Society of Australia ESA Conference, which runs from Tuesday November 29th to Friday December 2nd. The venue for these events is the University of Queensland, St Lucia campus, Brisbane.
Please follow the links for further information about the colloquium (Colloquium Info) as well as a registration form (Colloquium Registration) specifically for this event. Completed registrations need to be returned via email by October 21st, 2005 to either,Darryl Jones <d.jones@griffith.edu.au> or alternatively,
Jenni Garden <j.garden@uq.edu.au>.
As UrBAC is sponsoring the day, there is no cost for those attending (with the exception of parking at St Lucia), but please note that places are somewhat limited by seating availability and early registrations will take precedence. Stakeholders will be notified if registration closes prior to October 21st due to seating.
The Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) conference is an annual event of cutting edge research, ecological investigation and enquiry. UrBAC is pleased to be collaborating with ESA and encourages stakeholders to learn more about their endeavours and the upcoming conference. For further information and to register for the ESA conference, please visit <www.ecolsoc.org.au>.