You are invited to attend the 2009 Frontiers in Life Sciences conference: *Dynamic Deserts: Resource Uncertainty in Arid Environments*, an international, multi-disciplinary conference and workshop to be held at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, February 26th to March 1st, 2009. *Dynamic Deserts*is designed to encourage review and advancement of our understanding of desert systems through interdisciplinary communication and working groups. This grad student organized conference will feature presentations by top scientists, managers, and educators who focus on deserts; intensive collaborative break-out sessions aimed at producing high-quality publications; poster sessions open to all (undergraduates encouraged); and a hands-on workshop that will initiate a program aimed at merging science and art for the purpose of public education.
Register now! Registration deadline: Jan. 1 Abstract deadline: Jan. 1 Please visit our website for more information: http://sols.asu.edu/dynamicdeserts Speakers: Michael Rosenzweig, Larry Venable, Marty Anderies, Jayne Belnap, Julio Betancourt, Scott Collins, Dale Denardo, David Elderidge, Patricia Gober, Nancy Grimm, Nathanial Holland, Burt Kotler, Claudio Latorre, Fernando Maestre, Maria Miriti, Charles Perrings, James Reynolds, Stan Smith, Glenn Walsberg, Blair Wolf Graduate Student Organizers: Christofer Bang, Brad Butterfield, Elizabeth Cook, Bethany Cutts, Elizabeth Hagen, Rebecca Hale, Melissa Kruse, Kevin McCluney, Hoski Schaafsma, Zach Stahlschmidt Sponsoring Organizations: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences, Decision Center for a Desert City, ASU Global Institute of Sustainability, Central Arizona – Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research, ASU School of Sustainability, ASU Graduate and Professional Student Association -- Kevin E. McCluney Graduate Student School of Life Sciences Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-4601
