[Botanygraduatestudents] TODAY! EcoSLAM

[Miranda Buckley]

On behalf of UCR's Center for Conservation Biology, I would like to invite
you to attend the 5th annual
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*Lightning Talk Competition*
*Thursday April 20, 1:00pm*
*Genomics Auditorium*

   - Come watch the competition and vote for your favorite grad and
   undergrad lightning talks.
   - Stick around for our keynote speaker: Jim Strittholt, director of the
   Conservation Biology Institute at 4pm (See flyer)
   - EcoSLAM is an excellent venue to foster undergrad interest for
   research in conservation biology, ecology, and environmental
science, so *invite
   your students!* (Undergrad flyer attached)

*Keynote Speaker (BIOL 252) *

*Dr. James Strittholt *

*Conservation Planning:*

*The Keys to Mapping a Sustainable Future*

*Thursday April 20, 4:00pm*

*Genomics Auditorium*

Jim Strittholt is Co-founder and President of the Conservation Biology
Institute (CBI) and has 30 years of experience in applying computer mapping
technologies to address various ecological assessments and conservation
planning projects in the U.S. and internationally. He holds several
undergraduate degrees in Botany, Zoology, and Secondary Education with an
emphasis on forests and vertebrates as well as a Masters in Population
Genetics all from Miami University of Ohio. Before going for his Ph.D., Jim
worked as a zookeeper for large mammals at the Columbus Zoo under Jack
Hanna and taught high school science for 6 years. He received a
One-of-a-Kind Ph.D. in Landscape Ecology and Conservation Planning from
Ohio State University in 1994 after which time he was the first ecologist
hired by the newly founded Wildlands Project. In 1997, he led the creation
of CBI where his work continues. He has authored over a hundred papers and
reports and has served as a PI on a wide range of projects including
protected areas planning, renewable energy, forest and agricultural
assessments, endangered species recovery, and ecological modeling. Moving
conservation science into online platforms and applications has been a
primary focus in recent years with the most notable product being Data
Basin, which continues to rapidly grow in popularity with a global reach.
Please circulate! Contact mbuck007 at ucr.edu for any questions
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