The University of Miami's Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy Will Host Conference on Ecosystem Restoration
On Friday and Saturday, December 8-9, 2007, The University of Miami's Leonard and Jayne Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy (the Abess Center) will host a conference titled: Measuring Success: Ecosystem Restoration in the 21st Century. Experts from around the country involved in large-scale ecosystem restoration efforts will gather to discuss topics of shared interest. Participants include representatives from restoration initiatives such as the Everglades, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Mississippi/Gulf Coast, Missouri River Basin, Puget Sound, and California Bay-Delta.
The conference will be held at the University of Miami School of Communication's new International Building, lecture room 2055. The sessions will explore common issues, challenges, and lessons learned. Presenters will also examine the principal federal funding mechanisms and programs that are available to support these initiatives. Speakers with experience on Capitol Hill and both the state and federal executive branches will provide their views and advice on ways in which the government at both levels might sustain ecosystem restoration projects. Conference participants will be able to see and gain knowledge on the South Florida/Everglades ecosystem restoration effort.
UM Law School Professor Mary Doyle, Co-Director of the Abess Center and a conference organizer, will give the Welcome Remarks on Thursday evening and will participate in a panel on Saturday, December 8th. To view the Conference schedule, click here. Conference sessions are open to members of the Law School community, but seating is limited. For more information, please call 305-284-8259 or email Andee Cohen at acohen@law.miami.edu.
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posted 3-December-2007
