Due to scheduling concerns expressed by several people, we have changed
the dates of the Federal and international permits workshop. We apologize
for any confusion, but feel that this will make the workshop stronger and
more effective. These dates are set and confirmed, and flyers will go out
in April. Please forward or re-post this message as needed.
FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PERMITS:
a workshop for natural history museums and collectors
***NEW DATE: 29-31 January 1997***
sponsored by the San Diego Natural History Museum
and co-sponsored by the Association of Systematics Collections
San Diego, California, USA
Confusion and controversy often surround the process of applying for and
maintaining valid collecting permits. In many cases, the process is not
well understood, new laws and regulations are not well publicized, or
there is confusion about different agencies and responsibilities.
This bilingual (English and Spanish) workshop will address these problems
by bringing together scientists, agency representatives and collectors
from several countries to examine the problems and provide clarification.
Permit agency representatives will be available at a "permits bazaar" to
answer individual questions and to facilitate on-site permit applications.
Topics to be addressed include:
*The roles, responsibilities and requirements of permitting agencies:
Canada, the U.S.A., Mexico, Central and South America
*International regulations and treaties affecting global scientific
collecting
*Issues related to the Biodiversity Convention, collecting, and national
sovereignty laws
*Issues specific to vertebrate, invertebrate, botanical, microbiological
and paleobiological collecting
*The roles of scientific and avocational collectors
The official languages of the workshop will be English and Spanish.
Simultaneous translation facilities will be provided for speakers of
these languages. Participants with other translation needs should contact
the workshop coordinator. All proceedings will be printed in the language
in which they are submitted, with abstracts in the other language.
Individual translators will be available as needed.
The registration fee covers the cost of the translation facility,
banquet, coffee breaks, and all handouts and published proceedings.
For more information, or to be placed on the mailing list, please contact
Sally Shelton
Director, Collections Care and Conservation
extension 226
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