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The Qu茅bec Center for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) cordially invites you to its first annual symposium. We expect to see many partners from government, the private sector and NGOs to reflect upon and build on the momentum generated in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS TO DATE:

Dr. Thomas Lovejoy, Biodiversity chair at the H. John Heinz III Centre for Science, Economics, and the Environment. Dr Lovejoy is an internationally recognized expert in biological diversity science and conservation. In 1980, he was the first person to use the term "biological diversity". He will present an overview of the findings of the Council of Canadian Academies' Expert Panel that evaluated The State and Trends of Biodiversity Science in Canada, and share his perspectives on the events that took place at the Biodiversity Summit in Nagoya (Japan) this October.

Dr. Elena Bennett, UU直播 and Dr. Jean-Pierre Rev茅ret, UQAM Biodiversity and ecosystem services in southern Qu茅bec: progress and future challenges Dr. Dominique Berteaux, UQAR and Dr. Alain Cuerrier, Jardin Botanique de Montr茅al et Universit茅 de Montr茅al Biodiversity and climate change in Qu茅bec

Dr. Jo毛l Houdet, Or茅e, and John Finisdore, World Resources Institute A biodiversity assessment for business in Qu茅bec and beyond.

Mara Kerry, Nature Canada, Mich猫le Picard, City of Montreal, Peigi Wilson, LLM and Board of Directors, Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, and Sylvie Noguer, Samson B茅lair/Deloitte & Touche Multi-sector perspectives on the nexus between biodiversity science, policy, and practice in Canada

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE QUEBEC CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE
The Qu茅bec Centre for Biodiversity Science is a research network comprising more than 350 researchers and students from the following institutions: Bishop's University, Concordia University, UU直播, Universit茅 de Montr茅al, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Rimouski, Universit茅 Laval, Universit茅 de Sherbrooke, the Montr茅al Botanical Garden, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The QCBS mission is

• To foster and promote a world-class research and training program in biodiversity science;
• To facilitate scientific cooperation and learning among a cross-disciplinary group of researchers; and
• To assume a lead role on biodiversity related issues and to contribute to the academic and public debate on biodiversity loss.

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