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Background
The ecological crisis
We are entering the age of perpetual environmental crisis, with multiple factors interacting to produce serious threats to human well-being. Over the past few years, people have woken up to the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and we are now discovering that we are already too late to prevent major temperature and rainfall changes. Climate impacts on agricultural land and steadily increasing human population have caused serious food shortages, and are driving new conversion of tropical forests to farmland. Fossil fuels are a major carbon source, and their finite stocks are increasingly expensive to extract, leading to increased demand for tropical biofuels. Because these processes directly threaten human development and survival, attention is being drawn away from their impact on natural ecosystems and tropical biodiversity. This meeting will highlight the threat to the survival of tropical biodiversity from the synergistic effects of food and energy shortages and climate change. In parallel, we will discuss and broadcast the many ways in which tropical biodiversity and ecosystems are fundamentally important for sustainable human development.
ATBC
The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation is the world's largest professional society devoted to the furtherance of tropical biology and tropical conservation. It was founded in 1963 to promote research and to foster the exchange of ideas among biologists working in tropical environments. It has grown into a truly global organization with members from over 100 countries. In 2006, an Asia-Pacific Chapter was formed to further these objectives in this region, but the general annual meeting has not yet met in Southeast Asia.
ATBC 2010 in Indonesia
The biological nature of Indonesia is unmatched in the world. The range of ecosystems is astounding, from the world's most diverse coral reefs and most majestic tropical rain forests to tropical dry forest and alpine meadows. The archipelago has played a major role in the development of evolutionary and ecological theory, through A. R. Wallace's travels, and studies of the recolonization of Krakatau volcano. To experience this `biological paradise' is for many biologists a professional dream. We invite you to realize this dream, by attending the ATBC 2010 meeting, and then visiting some of Indonesia's biological and cultural wonders.
Within Indonesia there are many active biologists, in government institutions, universities, and NGOs, as befits the fourth most populous country in the world. By hosting an ATBC annual meeting in Indonesia, we hope to spread cutting edge research findings to local and regional biologists, and to the general public, as well as to facilitate new friendships and partnerships that will lead to increased research on Indonesia's amazing biodiversity and ecosystems. In turn, we hope that this increased activity will have a strong positive effect on education and conservation, helping Indonesia, and other tropical countries, face the imminent food, energy and climate crisis.
Symposia and workshops
We will offer a balance of pure and applied symposia themes. Because of the unique archipelago nature of Indonesia, we will also be highlighting marine biology at this ATBC meeting.
Call for symposia and workshops: we are now accepting proposals (see here for symposia and workshop details and proposal requirements).
Symposia under discussion
# Using REDD for forest conservation
# Ecosystem services: economic approaches
# Restoration of tropical moist forests (contact Mark Ashton
# Oilpalm plantations, HCVs, and biodiversity conservation
# Wallace and Wallacea
# Animal-plant relationships in the Myristicaceae and consequences for plant recruitment in a changing tropical environment (contact: Pierre-Michel Forget, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle; Kimberly Holbrook, Estacion Donana, Sevilla, Spain; Simon Queenborough, Imperial College)
# Traditional knowledge and the management of tropical ecosystems
# Access to science and knowledge of tropical biodiversity: rights, responsibilities and policy aspects (contact Didi Indrawan)
# Southeast Asian forest composition and dynamics (contact Stuart Davies)
# Understanding ecological processes common to terrestrial and marine systems: A symposium in honor of Joseph H. Connell (contact Kyle Harms)
# Human health and biodiversity
# Modern genomics for biodiversity studies (contact Chuck Cannon)
# The dominance of small scale fisheries: challenges for management and conservation
# Climate change and coral reef conservation
# Meeting CBD targets for national biodiversity inventory (contact Teguh Triono)
# Stability of tropical rainforest margins, linking ecology and socio-economy (organized by STORMA)
# New Guinea biodiversity and ecosystems
# Tropical peatlands: biodiversity, disturbance and climatological function (contact Gusti Anshari)
# African ecology (contact Rob Pringle)
# Mutualism in a changing climate (contact Rhett Harrison)
# Geographical evolution, genetics and conservation of marine biodiversity
# Phylogenetic structure of tropical communities (contact Nathan Swenson)
# Topical fungi: evolution and ecology (contact Anne Pringle)
# Amphibian research and conservation in Tropical Asia and Australia (contact Mirza Kusrini)
Evening events
`The Biodiversity of Indonesia,' a slide show by National Geographic photographer and biologist, Tim Laman.
Workshops planned
Statistics and paper writing (sponsored by the ATBC Asia-Pacific chapter, contact Rhett Harrison)
Economic Tools for Conservation (sponsored by the Conservation Strategy Fund, contact Claudia Romero, and Kim Bonine)
Meeting organization
Steering committee
Adi Basukriadi (chair), Dean, Faculty of Maths and Natural Sciences, University of Indonesia
Organizing committee
Dedy Darnaedi (chair), Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Didi M. Indrawan (secretary), University of Indonesia
Academic committee
Campbell Webb (chair), Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Wellyzar (secretary), Dept. Biology, University of Indonesia
Regional representatives
Bandung, ITB: Tati S. Subahar, Associate Professor, SITH
Makassar, UNHAS: Ngakan Putu Oka, Faculty of Forestry
Manado, UNSRAT: John Tasirin
Manokwari, UNIPA and BPK: Charlie Heatubun
Padang, UNAND: Wilson Novarino, Jurusan Biologi, FMIPA
Palu, UNTAD: Fadly Tantu
Pontianak, UNTAN: Gusti Anshari, Center for Wetlands People and Biodiversity
Yogyakarta, UAJY: Pramana Yuda, Fakultas Teknobiologi
Yogyakarta, UGM: Tjut Djohan, Professor, Faculty of Biology
Partners and Sponsors
Hosts
The Research Center for Biology of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Indonesia
Primary Partners
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
The Center for International Forestry Research (based in Bogor, Java, Indonesia)
Bogor Agricultural University (Institut Pertanian Bogor)
The Indonesian Biology Association (Perhimpunan Biologi Indonesia) Yayasan Keanekaragaman
Hayati Indonesia (KEHATI) -->
The Tropical Landscapes Joint Venture of James Cook University and CSIRO
The Asia-Pacific Chapter of ATBC
Message to potential sponsors
This meeting offers an unprecedented opportunity to support biodiversity science in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Bringing researchers, students and conservationists together in person is vital for seeking new ways to solve the current biodiversity crisis, and for the development of the next generation of scientists and practitioners. We are seeking high-level exposure within Indonesia and the region, and your connection with this meeting will be a clear mark of commitment to natural resource conservation and human resource development.
We are seeking support both for:
Foundational meeting costs (offering to opportunity to be a Primary Sponsor), and
Scholarships for attendees (we are looking for support for 200+ Indonesian and regional participants)
Please contact us at partnership@atbc2010.org.
Website and promotional photographs
We are very grateful to Tim Laman (timlaman.com), and Erick Danzer (erickdanzer.com) for permission to use their photographs:
Tim Laman: various images, in boxs, credited directly
Erick Danzer: Prambanan temple (top banner, far left)
(All other uncredited photos were taken by Cam Webb)
Timeline to the meeting
(Previous ATBC meetings)
Key dates
15 December 2009: Call for public symposia proposals closes
15 February 2010: Abstracts for oral and poster submissions due
15 March 2010: Earlybird (base price) registration closes
30 June 2010: Last internet registration (onsite registration only now)
12 July 2010: Pre-meeting workshops and fieldtrips
19 July 2010: Council meeting, arrivals, welcome mixer
20-23 July 2010: Main meeting
24 July 2010: Post-meeting workshops and fieldtrips
Related events
July 2009
24-26: Kongres Biologi XIV dan Seminar Nasional XX, Fakultas Sains dan Teknologi, UIN Malang, Indonesia (organized by PBI)
27-30: ATBC 2009 meeting in Germany
August 2009
16-21: The 10th International Congress of Ecology, INTECOL, will be held in Brisbane, Australia September 2009
Charles Darwin Symposium, Darwin, Australia
Southeast Asian Gateway Evolution, London, UK
October 2009
25-31st: 5th International Canopy Conference, organized by ATREE: "Forest canopies: Conservation, Climate change and Sustainable use," Bangalore, India
January 2010
1st: The UN has declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). See the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership site.
June 2010
13-18: 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal, Montpellier, France.
July 2010
19-23: ATBC 2010 meeting in Indonesia
August 2010
15-25: The `Ant course,' Danum Valley, Sabah
23-27: Flora Malesiana meeting in Singapore
October 2010
Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Nagoya, Japan.
December 2010
31st: The deadline for the CBD 2010 Biodiversity Targets.
Indonesia is one of the most amazing countires to visit as a biologist. Come and enjoy one of these trips, currently being planned:
Bali Botanic Gardens (one day): exquisite high-elevation tropical gardens and montane forest, a two-hour bus ride from Sanur,
Diving trip (one day): an introduction to the fringing reefs of Bali with an internationally-accredited dive tour operators; dives can also easily be organized for small groups on any day of the meeting,
Cultural tour of Ubud (one evening): a one-hour bus ride to the hill town of Ubud, craft shopping, a Balinese feast, and traditional Kecak dance,
Bali Barat National Park (two days): widely-regarded as one of the most progressive marine parks in the world, it also contains the natural vegetation of Bali,
Alas Purwo National Park (two days): a large, wild area of grasslands and monsoon forest on the densely-populated island of Java, and home to wild cattle and wild dogs; An excellent site to confront the conservation challenges of Indonesia today.
Birds and Wallace's Line (two days): spend a day bird watching in Bali, then travel by ferry to Lombok, on the other side of Wallace's line, for a different bird community,
Komodo (two days): see the famous Komodo dragons, and stark dry forest,
Java: Krakatau/Bogor/Ujung Kulon (four days): renowned botanic garden at Bogor, Ujung Kulon National Park (with the last population of the Javan rhino) and succession on Krakatau volcano,
Kalimantan (four days): visit the beautiful Gunung Palung National Park in West Kalimantan, with Bornean lowland dipterocarp rain forest.
Contact information
Enquiries
General enquiries: please email info_AT_atbc2010_DOT_org
Questions for the Organizing Committee: please email Didi M. Indrawan (jamblang_AT_cbn_DOT_net_DOT_id), OC secretary
Questions for the Academic Committee: please email Cam Webb (cwebb_AT_oeb_DOT_harvard_DOT_edu), AC chair
Secretariat
Mailing address: ATBC 2010 secretariat, LIPI-PPB, Lantai IV, Gedung Kusnoto, Jl. Juanda No. 18, Bogor 16002, Indonesia
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