The second annual Student Conference on Conservation Science-New York was held at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City from 11-14 October. We welcomed current students, post-doctoral fellows, a small number of undergraduates, and those who have recently begun working professionally in conservation science.
This year's 270 participants represented 28 countries and 25 states within the U.S. Some 65 mentors from 31 institutions within science, policy, academia, and management gave generously of their time, meeting with students, providing written and verbal feedback, leading workshops, and offering guidance. the full agenda included 116 formal presentations (plenaries, talks, speed talks, and posters), nine workshops, nearly 60 mentor-hosted lunch tables, two evening programs, two receptions, and a career fair.
SCCS‐NY 2011 featured the Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Panel Discussion as a special public program on the evening of Wednesday, October 12. The focus of the discussion was “This Year in Conservation,” and featured an engaging conversation between four conservationists on their own unique careers, and how the important innovations, milestones, and events of the last twelve months have challenged and inspired conservation action on the world stage and in their own individual work. The evening's panelists included:
The Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series was established in honor of Dr. Mack Lipkin, Sr., by his many friends and admirers. Dr. Lipkin was a physician who was a gentle and powerful force towards advancing the most humane and caring practices of medicine. The Museum is proud to welcome Gabriela Chavarria, Christopher Filardi, and Erica Zavaleta as the 2011 Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Series Fellows.
This is a yearly event that is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact us at [email protected].
SCCS-NY 2011 was sponsored by the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in collaboration with the Yale School of Forestry, Columbia University Earth Institute, Fordham University Graduate School of Arts and Science, Princeton University, and the University of Cambridge.
Partner institutions included Columbia University Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology; Wildlife Conservation Society; EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust); Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Programs; Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Stony Brook University; University of Connecticut; City University of New York; New York City Audubon Society; Rutgers University, SUNY-Environmental Science and Forestry; International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Applied BioMathematics, Inc.; and the AMNH Richard Gilder Graduate School.