Call for Papers
CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT “Caribbean Environments: Perspectives, Practice, and Policy”
July 7-8, 2009
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies The Environmental Management Programme, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, is pleased to host a Caribbean Conference on the Environment, under the theme ‘Caribbean Environments: Perspectives, Practice, and Policy.’ The Conference seeks to offer a forum for academics, professionals, practitioners, and policy-makers working in environmental fields throughout the Caribbean to share perspectives, and to explore and discuss issues surrounding environmental research, practice, and policy-making. Conference Strands Submissions related to research, practice, and policy-making are invited. There will be the presentation of papers and a poster session. Papers and posters may address the following issues of interest but topics outside of these areas, relevant to the Conference theme, are also welcome: | - environment and health | - parks and protected areas | | - waste management | - urban planning | | - disaster management | - environmental education | | - climate change | - children and the environment | | - food security systems / agriculture | - GIS as an environmental management tool | | - land management | | | - biodiversity | - community based resource management | | - tourism | - environmental research |
Guidelines for Abstracts
Abstracts relevant to the Conference theme should be submitted to caribconf2009@ymail.com by December 19, 2008. Abstracts of 250 words should be in Microsoft Word format and should include a title, authors’ names, email addresses, affiliations, and brief biographical data (outlined in 2-3 sentences). Persons will be notified of acceptance of their abstracts by January 12, 2009. Important Dates: | December 19, 2008: | Deadline for submission of paper abstracts and poster topics | | January 12, 2009: | Presenters notified | April 6, 2009:
| Registration | | April 20, 2009: | Submission of full papers (Microsoft Word) | | June 22, 2009: | Submission of presentations | For further information, please contact the Conference Organising Committee at caribconf2009@ymail.com.
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