Monday, May 10, 2010

3rd Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium

3rd Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium
25 – 29 October 2010
Coimbatore, India



We are pleased to announce that The Third Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium and Training programme is jointly organized by IUCN SSC South Asian Invertebrate Specialist Group (SAsISG), Bharathiar University (BU), Zoo Outreach
Organisation (ZOO) and Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) in collaboration with Invertebrate conservation groups, research organisations, universities and institutes as well as non-government organisations that work on conservation biology across Asia. The 3rd ALCS will be held from 25 to 29 October 2010 at
Bharathiar University campus, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, southern India.

The theme of the 3rd ALCS is "Local community conservation meeting Asian Lepidoptera conservation needs". The key areas of the 3rd ALCS are to:

· investigate the use of iconic / endemic flagship Lepidoptera species to promote habitat
conservation through community involvement;

· assess priority areas / communities for Lepidoptera conservation initiatives at the local level that has global conservation impact;

· provide tools for species status assessment;

· train participants in moth and butterfly identification skills and

· explore aspects of moth and butterfly conservation ecology and management and needs

For more information about the symposium please visit
http://www.zooreach .org/3alcs2010. html


Please send your communications to
3alcs2010@zooreach.org
3alcs2010@gmail.com

Your participation is greatly appreciated. On behalf of the 3rd ALCS 2010 and its partners, we look forward to your participation at the symposium.

Yours sincerely,

B.A. Daniel, Ph.D.
Organizer, 3rd Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium 2010 (3rd ALCS-2010)
Zoo Outreach Organisation
P.O. Box 1683, Peelemedu, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: +91 422 2561087; Mob: +91 9344830425; Alt. Email: dajore@gmail.com
Web: http://www.zooreach.org/; http://www.threatenedtaxa.org/

Please check
http://www.zooreach.org/3alcs2010.html  to know
more about the Asian Lepidoptera Conservation Symposium

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RENGASAMY MARIMUTHU
SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER
ZOO OUTREACH ORGANISATION
9 A&B, LAL BAHADUR COLONY
PEELAMEDU, COIMBATORE-641 004
TAMIL NADU, INDIA
TEL:+91 422 256 1087 FAX:+91 422 256 3269 HAND PHONE: +91 98 422 22774
Skype: rengasamymarimuthu
Alternate mail: marimuthu_ind@yahoo.com or rengasamymarimuthu@gmail.com
Website: http://www.zooreach.org/ , http://www.zoosprint.org/



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