The Rainforest and Reef Cooperative Research Centres will join forces in November to run a conference highlighting collaborative research solutions to environmental challenges in the tropics.

“The conference will be an excellent forum for anyone interested in the future of tropical ecosystems,” said Sir Sydney Schubert, who chairs both Reef and Rainforest CRCs. “It will also be an opportunity for researchers from the two CRCs to continue to collaborate on areas of mutual concern.”

Presentations or posters are being sought from a biological, social or Indigenous perspective on the following themes:

Responding to climate change and building resilience
Solutions for water quality issues
Sustainable economies in the tropics
Maintaining diversity in the face of change
The role of science in conservation planning and management
New era of environmental governance and institutional change

The public are also invited to attend an engaging and informal forum on Climate Change in the Tropics, to be held on the evening of Tuesday 22 November. Experts from across Australia will discuss how climate change could impact our local community, including agriculture, tourism, the Reef, rainforest and public health.

The Rainforest meets Reef conference is part of an ongoing collaboration between the two CRCs ahead of the opening of the new Marine and Tropical Science Research Facility, which will merge the two research areas.

Rainforest meets Reef Conference, 22-24 November 2005
Southbank Hotel and Convention Centre, Townsville

Deadlines:
Abstracts due Friday 17 June*
Earlybird registration closes Friday 15 July
Standard registration closes Friday 2 September

Full registration is $250 ($300 after 15 July), or $100 for students ($150 after 15 July). One day registration is $100 (or $150 after 15 July). The conference dinner will be on Wednesday 23 July, and costs $70.

* Places for oral presentations are limited and only some abstracts will be selected to present. Additional abstracts will be asked to provide their presentations as posters.

For more information, download the registration form and flyer at www.reef.crc.org.au/about/events/jointconference.htm or contact
Louise Goggin louise.goggin@crcreef.com
Chloe Lucas, chloe.lucas@crcreef.com
or Shannon Hogan, Rainforest CRC shannon.hogan@jcu.edu.au

CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd

PO Box 772 Townsville
Queensland 4810 Australia
Telephone: 61 47298400
Facsimile: 6147298499
Email: Info@crcreef.com
Website: www.reef.crc.org.au

CRC Reef Research Centre Ltd was established and is supported under the Australian Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Program. Its mission is to plan, fund and manage world-leading science for the sustainable use of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. CRC Reef is a joint venture between Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation, James Cook University, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland Seafood Industry Association, and Sunfish Queensland Inc. The University of Queensland is an associate member.

June 2005 In this Issue:

Rainforest meets Reef Joint Rainforest CRC and CRC Reef Conference

Rainforest meets Reef Conference, 22-24 November 2005 Southbank Hotel and Convention Centre, Townsville

June 2005
In this Issue:

Rainforest meets Reef
Joint Rainforest CRC and CRC Reef Conference

Rainforest meets Reef Conference, 22-24 November 2005
Southbank Hotel and Convention Centre, Townsville