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10th Annual Environmental Conference, 10-13 December 2006, Sydney For all post-graduate students researching the environment, Macquarie University is hosting a conference to provide an opportunity for networking, and to observe and discuss the development of research. This year’s theme “Environment - Working Together” aims to promote collaborative research and a Theme: "Environment - Working together". Aims to promote collaborative research and a multidisciplinary approach to environmental management, recognising that we will all need to work together to solve our most pressing environmental problems. They are now calling for a second round of abstracts. The deadline for the abstract submission is 14 July 2006. Abstracts that best illustrate the conference themes will be given preference. The event is open to all research students, with particular reference to Honours, Masters and PhD research. All papers presented will be refereed by relevant persons and will be presented in the conference proceedings. Platform and poster presentations are invited. Full papers are due 15 September 2006. The Conference themes for ERE 2006 include: - Ecology and Management - Irrigation and Water Management* - Environmental Decision Making* - Total Catchment Management* - Tourism and the Environment* - Education and the community* - Environmental Activism - Emerging Technologies - Ecological Sustainable Development and the Built Environment* - Waste Management and Environmental Chemistry * Denotes new revised topic Submit abstracts to: abstracts@ere.org.au For more information on ERE2006 visit www.ere.org.au or email info@ere.org Call for Papers: Science Fictions Studies Science Fictions Studies invites proposals for a special issue on The Animal, exploring the variety of ways that science fiction may be analysed from the perspective of animal studies. Animals are among the oldest metaphors through which humanity has defined itself. We welcome both papers that deal with representations of animals and the metaphorical use of the category of speciesism to enforce social boundaries and establish a humanist subject, and also papers that consider our changing material relationships with animals as they are mediated by changing technologies. Science fiction's long history of engaging with themes of alterity and of narrating the social consequences of technological change point to the many fruitful intersections of the genre with animal studies research. Proposals might consider, but are not limited to, some of the following conjunctions of animal studies and science fiction: o Manufactured animals as commodities, workers, or tools within the sf world, including manufactured 'lab tool' animals such as Oncomouse o Animal-like aliens as companions, family members, pets or comrades of humans o Animal-like aliens as competition or threat, invading force, vermin, or predator of humans o Representations of humans as animals from the point of view of alien species o Challenges to the species boundary through human/animal hybrids o Darwinian stories especially those dealing with non-human primates including proto-human species o Animals and nature seen as resource for human projects including scientific experimentation o Stories of animal cognition, including uplift stories or those in which animals naturally evolve to a point beyond humans o New technological relationships with animals and their implications (factory farming, gene splicing, xenotransplantation, pharming, etc.) Please send abstracts of no more than 500 words by September 30, 2006 to: Sherryl Vint Department of English St. Francis Xavier University P.O. Box 5000 Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Canada FAX (902) 867-5400 svint@stfx.ca Rethinking the Animal Saturday 14th October 2006, 1.30 -5.00pm RMIT Storey Hall, RMIT University Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC More information:RMIT Gallery 9925 1717 'Rethinking the Animal' is a public forum presenting papers and discussion on human-animal relations in the context of cultural history, critical theory, and philosophy. The programme includes: “The Aesthetics of Animal Agency” Jonathan Burt, British writer & independent scholar. Author of Animals in Film (Reaktion: London, 2002) and Rat (Reaktion: London, 2006). “Becoming - Animal” Professor Paul Patton, Professor of Philosophy and Head of the School of Philosophy, University of NSW. “Reconceiving Human and Animal” Dr Val Plumwood, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University. Author of Environmental Culture: The Ecological Crisis of Reason (Routledge, 2003). “Everything finds its own level: kinship with animals in the time of extinction” Dr Deborah Bird Rose, Senior Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University. “Imaginary Differences: Animals, Humans and Practical Ethics” Dr John Rundell, Director, Ashworth Programme for Social Theory, University of Melbourne. “Animals as indices of affect: empathy as a process of cultural distinction” Dr Linda Williams, Senior Lecturer, Cultural History & Critical Theory, School of Art, RMIT University. The forum is being held as part of the group exhibition entitled, 'The Idea of the Animal' which has been curated by Dr Linda Williams and supported by the School of Art, RMIT University & RMIT University Gallery. If you would like to attend the opening of the exhibition at the RMIT University Gallery from 6 – 8 pm on Friday 13 October 2006 please RSVP 03 9925 1717 or rmit.gallery@rmit.edu.au. The exhibition will run from 12 October to 18 November 2006. More information is availalbe at the Melbourne Arts Festival website: http://svc057.wic028p.server-web.com/events/search-results/66/2/visual-arts/search-results.aspx Queensland Pest Animal Symposium "Managing pest animals - we're all in this together" 24th - 26th October 2006 Highfields Cultural Centre, Highfields, QLD "The Queensland Pest Animal Symposium will be held at Highfields Cultural Centre in Crows Nest, north of Toowoomba, from Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 October 2006. The Symposium program will consist of presentations on community initiatives, policy matters, new innovations, the latest research and harvesting techniques. Field trips will also be held on the Thursday afternoon to showcase urban pest issues affecting Toowoomba and surrounding areas and research activities being undertaken to reduce their impact. Trade displays will be exhibited throughout the two day symposium, including a specific two hour trade session to show off products and the latest technologies." (From the Queensland Pest Animal Symposium website: http://www.pestanimalsymposium.com.au) Australian Environment Foundation Conference Ever heard of an environment group that believes in technology, believes in harvesting native Australian animals, believes in people and that environmental protection and sustainable resource use are generally compatible? Come and hear Mike Archer and Don Burke speak at the first conference of new environment group the Australian Environment Foundation on 23rd September in Brisbane. Fill in the registration form here: http://www.aefweb.info/display/conference2006.html Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 2006 Forum Too close for comfort Contentious issues in human-wildlife encounters Saturday, 21 October 2006. 9.00 am - 5.00 pm. ANZ Conservation Lecture Theatre (top car park) Taronga Zoo, Mosman. Directions to the venue: Taronga Zoo website: www.zoo.nsw.gov.au Modern Australian society is looking at all human-wildlife encounters with new eyes and fresh minds. The aim of this forum is to see the diverse problems in the interactions between people and native fauna, and to identify the underlying zoological principles as a crucial step to any solutions. People both care for and clash with our wildlife, mostly depending on location, species and the nature of the perceived problem. Contentious issues arise when we think that a particular encounter was too close for comfort. That sensation can cut both ways. Either we are too close to the animal or it is too close to us. Either way, action is required to prevent loss of wildlife, and to avoid human or animal suffering. To help make that action practical and ethical, we need to look at how seemingly unrelated matters may have common zoological themes. How have zoologists thought about these matters, taken action, and considered the extent to which any formal regulation has assisted in managing human-wildlife encounters? This forum addresses these questions and throws a contemporary spotlight on a range of contentious issues: roadkill, wildlife tourism, zoos, urban wildlife and iconic species that are difficult to manage. For program and registration details contact Adam Munn: a.munn@unswalumni.com.au Art of the Animal A symposium on the nature of human and animal creativity 27-28 November 2006, Seaworld Nara Resort, Gold Coast, Australia The Art of the Animal symposium explores the nature of art, humans and inter-species creativity. The two-day conference to be held on Queensland’s Gold Coast, will explore the key question of how human creativity differs from or is similar to that of other creatures. International keynote speakers Mark Bekoff, Alan Black, Ellen Dissanayake and Jean Clottes will debate with more than 20 highly creative Australians from arts, sciences and other backgrounds. For more information visit www.griffith.edu.au/centre/cpci and www.eagleandowl.com or contact Jill Jones: + 61 (0) 3735 7338, email: j.jones@griffith.edu.au Parks and Protected Areas Management Congress, Queanbeyan, 2-3 August 2006 The Parks and Protected Areas Management Congress (PPAMcon) program and registration brochure can be downloaded from http://www.ppamcon.com.au/ppamcon_rego_email.pdf Key note speakers include: Senator Andrew Bartlett, Chair, Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee responsible for the Inquiry into Australia’s national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas. Prof Ken Wiltshire, JD Story Professor of Public Administration, University of Queensland Warren Nicholls, Environment Consultant Andrew Skeats, Executive Director, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Duncan McKenzie, Chairman, Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve, Director, Ecotourism Australia Bruce Leaver, 1st Assistant Secretary, Parks Australia Division, Department of Environment and Heritage Lois Peeler, Chairperson, Aboriginal Tourism Australia Tim Nevard, President, Wildlife Conservancy of Tropical Queensland Dr Bill Carter, Natural and Rural System Management, University of Queensland For further information please visit www.ppamcon.com.au. If you have any questions or require further information please contact info@ppamcon.com.au or phone David Rayfield (07) 3210 0021. National Animal Rights Conference, AR 2006 9-10 June 2006, Wellington, New Zealand http://www.ar-conference.org.nz The two-day National Animal Rights Conference will feature workshops, talks, films and networking with activists from every part of the animal rights movement in New Zealand, as well as international speakers and visitors from Australia and Hawaii. Representatives from New Zealand include Wellington Animal Rights Network (WARN), Animal Rights Legal Advocacy Network (ARLAN), Auckland Animal Action (AAA), Campaign Against Factory Farming (CAFF), the National Anti Vivisection Campaign (NAVC) and New Zealand’s largest animal rights organisation, SAFE will be attending. Restoring or Renaturing: the presence of the past in ecological restoration Call for papers and posters A transatlantic workshop to be held at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland July 10-11, 2006 Ecological restoration is the process of assisting the recovery of damaged ecosystems. The highest goal for restoration practitioners is usually to bring back the natural state, the state that existed before humans transformed the land. In the Americas and other New Worlds, the classic restoration goal is therefore a presettlement state, be it pre-Columbian or pre-Indigenous. But determining presettled states in Europe and other Old World countries is more difficult, so that restorationists in these older lands may see their goal as reestablishing ecosystem health or ecological integrity - or as reinstating former processes instead of former conditions. It can be said that Americans restore while Europeans renature. The terminology of recent land-use policies reflect these semantic preferences, with Americans enacting various "restoration" measures for their damaged ecosystems, while the British, Dutch, German, Italians, and Swiss often pursue plans for "new natures" and "renatures". More than most interdisciplinary teams, historians and ecologists can work together for improving the practice of ecological restoration. They can offer answers to such questions as: * Which conditions should be brought back, and do such conditions represent new natures or betters pasts? * What historical assumptions do we hold when we set out to restore, and what are the political and social implications? * What can the historical record tell us about the nature of degradation? * Can exotic species belong in properly restored sites? * Can rewilding be a legitimate goal in Europe, or is this a Holy Grail better pursued in the New World? * How can restoration history improve our current efforts to restore? This two-day workshop will consider these and related questions by focusing on how an understanding of the past can enhance the way we restore and renature. It will bring together scholars from both sides of the Atlantic and elsewhere who have thought about how restoration history can inform the way we assist damaged ecosystems to recover. Discussions will explore various case studies that revolve around the identification of reference systems, the meaning of degradation, the past of restoration, and the uses of history in land management. Some twenty speakers along with their pre-circulated draft papers will spur discussion. The scope of the conference is not limited by region or time period. English will be the main language of the conference. To submit a poster, please send a one-page abstract of the proposed poster along with a CV with relevant publications (not longer than two pages) by May 15, 2006. Please send all inquiries and abstracts to: Marcus Hall Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland Email: hall@uwinst.unizh.ch Fax: +41-44-635 5711 Australian Society of Animal Production (ASAP) Biennial Conference Monday 10 to Friday 14 July 2006 University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia http://www.asap.asn.au/conference26/index.php SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: HAND IN GLOVE The ASAP Conference will be held concurrently with the 7th World Merino Conference to provide the opportunity for delegates to participate in sessions of each meeting. Information about the World Merino Conference can be obtained from its web site at: http://www.merinowa.com.au/conference.aspx Organisation of the ASAP conference is progressing and further information will be provided on their web site during the coming weeks. ISAZ 2006 Barcelona, Spain, 5-6 October 2006 The importance of attitudes, values, and economics on the welfare and conservation of animals Call for Abstracts The selected topic of the meeting will be “The importance of attitudes, values, and economics on the welfare and conservation of animals”. This will be covered in two sessions (morning and afternoon) on the first day. The second day will be devoted to free papers. The AGM of ISAZ (International Society for Anthrozoology) will be held on the second day. The meeting will be held in the World Trade Centre Barcelona (www.wtcbarcelona.com) Animal welfare and conservation have become important issues worldwide. Differences still exist, however, on how they are perceived, both between and within countries. This is due, among other things, to differences in attitudes and values. For example, the subjective feeling that moral and religious codes are followed may be an important part of human welfare. The question is whether animal welfare and conservation are at all part of these codes. A related issue is whether raising the awareness of animal welfare problems has a positive effects on people’s attitudes towards human suffering. Attitudes towards animal welfare are also affected by the economic impact of animal welfare and conservation regulations and practices, and perhaps by the economic development of each country or social group. The relationship between attitudes/values and the welfare/conservation of animals, as well as the interplay between economy and animal welfare and conservation will be addressed with regard to companion, laboratory, farm and wild animals. Abstract submission details follow. Abstracts should be sent to Dr. Xavier Manteca (xavier.manteca@uab.es) by 19th March 2006. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, University of the Aegean, Island of Rhodes, Greece, 18-21 July 2006 http://www.SocialSciencesConference.com The conference will examine the nature of disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices across the social sciences, as well as the relation of the social to the natural sciences, applied sciences and the professions. The focus of papers will range from the finely grained and empirical (research practices and results exemplifying one or more disciplines), to wide-ranging multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary practices, to perspectives on knowledge and method. One of the featured themes of the 2006 conference will be interdisciplinary perspectives on gender. III International Conference "Animals, Zoos and Conservation" 8th and 9th of June 2006, Poznan (POLAND) The Poznan Zoological Garden and the Institute of Systematic Zoology of the University of Adam Mickiewicz at Poznan would like to invite you to participate in the III International Conference: "Animals, Zoos and Conservation" http://conference.wizytowka.pl/ The meetings will be held on 8th and 9th of June 2006 in Poznan (POLAND) The Conference will be held in English. The scope of lectures will not be limited, but all should in one way or another be related to research done on active conservation, animals held in zoos, rescue centres and scientific collections.We are planning to publish a book with the proceedings of the Conference. Both oral presentations as well as posters will be accepted. In case of large number of oral presentations the Steering Committee may propose change into poster presentations. Please send us your registration and the title of your lecture (or poster) before 31st of January 2005. The deadline for sending papers and payments is the end of February. Announcing A Call for Papers for Kindred Spirits: the Relationship Between Human and NonHuman Animals, An Interdisciplinary Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, September 7-9, 2006
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