2012 ATBI Conference




Discover Life in America is proud to be putting on the 15th annual All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory Conference this coming Spring. The conference will be held over three days - the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of March, 2012 - at the Glenstone Lodge in beautiful Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Although the main focus of the event is the presentation of scientific ATBI research, past conferences have included field trips in the Smokies, nature hikes and photography, fund-raising auctions, book signings, and general good times with good friends. The conference is open to scientists, researchers, educators, the press, and interested members of the public.

As a bonus again this year, DLIA is privileged to partner with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in accomodating the presentation sessions of the Park Science Colloquium on the first day of the Conference.

 

Conference 2012 Links

Conference Registration
Conference Schedule (as of March 14, 2012) ->(pdf version)
Field Trips Schedule
Upload Your Presentation to DLIA
Keynote Speaker
Glenstone Lodge Venue
Park Science Colloquium Schedule
Donate to the Silent/Live Auction
Teacher's Scholarship Application
Conference and Colloquium Abstracts

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"...rare species have adapted to cope with life at low densities, in small areas, or in restricted habitats. Unfortunately, wild nature is no longer being left to its own devices, and many species face a tenuous future. Our own species, now shooting past 7 billion and far from rare, faces a different challenge: how to live sustainably without destroying the last strongholds of rarity. For rare species the struggle is to hang on for dear life until, one day, humans gain the wisdom and humility to share nature's kingdom."

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