The Florida Museum of Natural History/McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity at the University of Florida and the Butterfly Conservation Initiative are requesting scholarship applications for a new professional training program funded in part by an Institute for Museum and Service's 21st Century Museum Professionals Grant designed to strengthen the capacity of institutions and their staff to play a strategic role in imperiled butterfly recovery. /Imperiled Butterfly Conservation and Management /(/IBCM/)/ /is designed for professionals from natural history museums, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, arboretums, nature centers, science/technology centers or similar conservation-based institutions. Successful applicants will participate in a series of five (5) intensive four-day laboratory and field training workshops over three years from 2009 to 2011. Workshops and on-going mentoring will provide structured, hands-on skills training, opportunities to share information, learn best-practices, and foster new collaborations, as well as the resources necessary to launch or enhance important butterfly-focused conservation programs. *A total of twenty-five (25) full scholarships will be available*. Scholarships cover ALL participant costs including domestic airfare and ground transportation, hotel accommodations, and meal stipend. Multiple individuals from each institution may apply. Application deadline is February 23, 2009. For an application or more information, please contact Dr. Jaret Daniels at [log in to unmask] or 352-273-2022. -- Betty A. Dunckel, Ph.D. Center Director and Associate Scientist Center for Informal Science Education Florida Museum of Natural History Powell Hall P.O. Box 112710 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-2710 ***New Phone Number: 352-273-2088; FAX: 352-846-0253 [log in to unmask] http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).