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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Graduate Training

Students interested in interdisciplinary and international environmental study are invited to apply for a Ph.D. traineeship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These positions, which are supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program, have a generous stipend, tuition waiver, and health benefits. Trainees will pursue a PhD in one of more than a dozen departments and by participating in IGERT seminars, workshops, language training, and field research in the Himalayas of Yunnan, China. For more information and application instructions, please visit www.swchina.wisc.edu. The application deadline is 30 January 2009. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is also home to a second IGERT program, Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment, focused on issues of vulnerability and sustainability of the global environment. Applications must be received by 2 January 2009. For more information, visit www.sage.wisc.edu/igert.

The University of California Davis Graduate Group in Ecology is now accepting applications for three members of the 2009 cohort of the Conservation Management Program. Students will complement their academic training in quantitative ecology, experimental design, and data analysis with professional development in decision-making, program management, and communication. The goal is to improve the training available for graduate students interested in a career in conservation, but not necessarily in academia. Applicants must fulfill all of the admission requirements for the Graduate Group in Ecology, including finding a faculty member to serve as the student's major professor. International students are encouraged to apply, particularly students from developing countries, as are members of groups under-represented in the field of ecology. Applications must be submitted to the Graduate Group in Ecology through the electronic application process by 2 January 2009. In addition, candidates should submit a one-page letter of intent for this program to Mark Schwartz, Graduate Group in Ecology, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, 1 Shields Avenue University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA, or electronically to mwschwartz@ucdavis.edu (copied to ggeadmin@ucdavis.edu). Please use "Conservation Management" as the subject line. Letters should contain a brief statement of career goals and a statement of how this training program will help students attain that goal and must be received no later than 4 January. Direct questions about the program to Matthew Muir, mjswarner@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-6751.

Professional Training

The Smithsonian National Zoo, in collaboration with George Mason University, is offering a course for graduate students and conservation professionals in effective leadership and communication tools for environmental management and conservation. The course will take place 4-14 January 2009 at the Smithsonian's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia, USA. The cost is US$2000 for non-credit or a graduate credit-hour fee; costs include instruction, course materials, lodging, food, and local transportation. Course topics include foundation skills for the environmental leader, determining mission and vision, negotiation and conflict resolution strategies, communication techniques, and strategic and project planning. For more information, visit www.conservationtraining.si.edu or email zootraining@si.edu.

Meetings

The 2009 joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologists will be held 8-12 April 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The meeting will be hosted by the National Aviary and Powdermill Nature Reserve. Abstract submission has been open since the third quarter of 2008 and a meeting Web site is online. For more information contact Todd Katzner, Department of Conservation and Field Research, National Aviary, 700 Arch St., Allegheny Commons West, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 16212, USA, 1 (412) 323-7235 x210, todd.katzner@aviary.org.

The 10th International Congress of Ecology, Ecology in a Changing Climate: Two Hemispheres-One Globe, will be held 16-21 August 2009 in Brisbane, Australia. The Congress will be hosted by the Ecological Society of Australia in partnership with the New Zealand Ecological Society, and is the first International Congress of Ecology to be held in the southern hemisphere. For more information visit www.intecol10.org.

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