Conference registration
Please register for the conference using the form here.
Agenda (day by day)
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Sun 22 Feb |
Mon 23 Feb |
Tue 24 Feb |
Wed 25 Feb |
Thurs 26 Feb |
Fri 27 Feb |
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LOCATION |
Smathers 100 |
Smathers 100 |
Smathers 100 |
Austin Cary Forest |
TBD |
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MORNING |
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TCD VISIONING (TCD alumni + by invitation) |
CONFERENCE MAIN DAY: Plenary talks, keynote speaker, poster session |
POWER OF CONNECTIONS SUMMIT (by invitation only) |
POWER OF CONNECTIONS SUMMIT (by invitation only) |
CONSERVATION TRAINING CLINICS |
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AFTERNOON |
TCD VISIONING (TCD alumni + by invitation) |
DISCUSSION FORUMS |
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TCD visioning (TCD alumni only, Sunday afternoon and Monday morning)
TCD visioning with TCD alumni will explore how the program should evolve over the next 10 years to strengthen research and training. The discussion will focus on the key skills future TCD students need, how conservation may change in the coming decade, the program’s added value (field-based, problem-oriented, and communication-focused training), and the importance of networking and community building.
Discussion forums (Monday afternoon)
- Amazonian science: discussion from the Science Panel for the Amazon
- 40 years of conservation science & practice (by Claudio Padua & Suzana Padua)
- Conservation in context of rising crime & Illegal activities
- Conservation funding
Training clinic topics (Friday all day)
- Planning and managing teams in Complex Systems
- Women in conservation in the Global South
- Conservation Media/communication
- Developing policy briefs
- Data archiving & management
- Polarization & difficult conversations
Please note that these topics and descriptions are subject to change.