2ND INTERNATIONAL INVASIVE BIRD CONFERENCE

7-9 March, 2011

Cape Town, South Africa

Greetings Colleagues

We are pleased to announce that the plans for the 2nd International Invasive Bird Conference to be held from 7 to 9 March 2011, in Cape Town, are well underway! The conference will be hosted by the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, based at the University of Cape Town together with the Centre for Invasion Biology at Stellenbosch University. The 2011 IIBC follows the successful 1st International Invasive Bird Conference held in Fremantle, Australia, in December 2008.

Appropriate management responses to avian invasives depend on improved understanding and quantification of patterns and consequences of establishment and invasion. The conference is organised in partnership with BirdLife South Africa, the South African Working for Water Programme, Dept of Agriculture and Food Western Australia, the Animal Demography Unit (University of Cape Town), WildWings (UK), Ingrip Consulting (Germany) and the City of Cape Town. The aim will be to explore developments in invasive bird biology, to assess the level of understanding of the different facets of bird invasions and our ability to manage them, and to discuss priorities for the future.

The programme will be structured to address key themes presented through keynote talks, oral and poster presentations. We are also planning a post-conference Mallard workshop. Keep an eye open for the details that will soon appear on the website.

It is with great pleasure that we introduce the following keynote speakers to you: Tim M. Blackburn, Zoological Society of London, UK, Chris J Feare, WildWings Bird Management, UK and Phil A.R. Hockey, Percy FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa, and Phillip Cassey, University of Adelaide, Australia

The conference will take place at the Lagoon Beach Hotel in Milnerton. This venue features the second largest conference facility in Cape Town, offering the convenience to guests to stay in a world class hotel AND be only a few steps away from their meeting place - all in one building. The venue also offers spectacular views of Table Mountain, Robben Island and the Cape Town soccer stadium


We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town in 2011.

Regards
Louise

Organizing Committee:

• Louise Stafford, City of Cape Town, South Africa - Chairperson
• Mark Anderson, BirdLife South Africa
• Steven Chown, Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa
• Chris Feare, WildWing Bird Management, United Kingdom
• Phil Hockey, Percy FitzPatrick Institute, South Africa
• Guntram Meier, InGrip Consulting, Germany
• Guy Preston, Working for Water Programme, South Africa
• Dave Richardson, Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa
• Les Underhill, Animal Demography Unit, South Africa
• Andrew Woolnough, Dept of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
• Retha Venter, Conference Co-ordinator

DATES TO REMEMBER:

• Expression of Interest : 1 May 2010
• Call for Abstract Titles: 1 June 2010
• Submission of Abstracts: 1 August 2010
• Abstract Submission closing date: 29 October 2010
• Standard Registration: 16 July to 15 November 2010
• Late Registration: 16 November 2010