NACCB 2016 Conference Focuses on Science Communication
Today, we have the responsibility and opportunity to communicate conservation messages that inspire action, policy change, and engage diverse communities. We are faced with the challenge of developing innovative solutions to environmental and social issues that will translate across disciplinary boundaries within and outside of the scientific community. In order to move from research to action, we must communicate across boundaries to encourage and empower diverse communities working to sustain the Earth's biological and cultural diversity, and to implement the policy changes that make this possible. The 2016 North America Congress for Conservation Biology, to be held in Madison, Wisconsin, July 17-20, will highlight the importance of integrating successful communication strategies into our work.
Through numerous symposia, concurrent sessions, workshops, short courses and field trips, the conference will provide an open platform to foster collaborative partnerships, and to create and adapt emerging ideas, technologies, and methods in conservation science. A variety of exciting plenary panels will focus on different aspects of science communication. The panel Speaking Everyone's Language will include panelists such Carl Safina, host of the 10-part PBS series Saving the Ocean. The panel Amplifying Voices from the Community will include panelists such as Eduardo Santana, who works to engage the community of Mexico’s second largest city, Guadalajara, on questions of sustainability and the relationship between their city and the natural world.
More information on the conference can be found at www.scbnacongress.org.