From rstepp@uga.edu Wed Jan 12 21:26:23 2000 Received: from mxu3.u.washington.edu (mxu3.u.washington.edu [140.142.33.7]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA27650 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:26:22 -0800 Received: from sherlock.dac.uga.edu (sherlock.dac.uga.edu [128.192.31.2]) by mxu3.u.washington.edu (8.9.3+UW99.09/8.9.3+UW99.09) with ESMTP id VAA09248 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:26:21 -0800 Received: from [192.0.2.1] (sherlock.dac.uga.edu [128.192.31.2]) by sherlock.dac.uga.edu (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id AAA23892 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2000 00:26:16 -0500 (EST) X-Sender: rstepp@sherlock.dac.uga.edu Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:25:58 -0600 To: indknow@u.washington.edu From: "R. Stepp" Subject: 7th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ETHNOBIOLOGY Ethnobiology, Biocultural Diversity, and Benefits Sharing 7th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF ETHNOBIOLOGY 23-27 October 2000 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. The International Society of Ethnobiology will hold its 7th Congress in Athens, Georgia. The theme of the Congress, symbolized by the turtle, is Earth in the next century-specifically ethnobiology's role in maintaining biocultural diversity and ensuring equitable benefits sharing and open dialogue with traditional and indigenous research collaborators. Since its founding in 1988 in Bel=E9m, Brazil, the ISE has met every two years. Subsequent congresses have been held in Kunming, China (1990), Mexico City (1992), Lucknow, India (1994), Nairobi, Kenya (1996), and Whakatane, New Zealand (1998). This is the first time that the ISE will hold its congress in the U.S. We expect a strong representation of U.S. and Canadian indigenous groups, as well as traditional peoples from Mexico, Central and Latin America, and around the world. CALL FOR SYMPOSIA AND PAPERS The ISE 7th Congress Planning Committee calls for symposia and/or papers on:=20 Ethnobiology of human health Intellectual property rights and ethnobiological research Conservation of biological and cultural diversity Sustainable development of plant resources Collaborative research protocols Benefits sharing and drug discovery Initiatives by indigenous, traditional, and local communities, and scientists to conserve biological diversity =46ollowing its traditional format, the 7th Congress will be preceded by a number of Pre-Congress Training Workshops, which focus on topics relevant to particular geographical areas or specialized interests.=20 WORKSHOP TOPICS Prior informed consent Ethnobotany and education Balancing local preservation and global benefit sharing People and plants: cultural perspectives on conservation Ethnobiological knowledge and public health Ecological change, cultural transition, and human health and other volunteered topics ABSTRACTS Please send your abstracts (no more than 500 words) before March 1, 2000, by e-mail (prefered) to rstepp@uga.edu or by mail to:=20 7th International Congress of Ethnobiology c/o John R. Stepp Department of Anthropology The University of Georgia 250 Baldwin Hall Athens, GA 30602-1619 =46or more information please check our website at http://guallart.dac.uga.edu/ISE .