| Unravelling the Ecology of Non-native Species to Inform European Strategy Head of Zoology, Biological Records Centre Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, UK Helen is a community ecologist with particular interest in the way in which our changing environment is impacting wildlife. She is the Head of Zoology within the Biological Records Centre (part of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK) and has the privilege of working with volunteers with expertise in recording wildlife to compile big datasets that span centuries on many species. Her work focuses on the collaborative use of these large-scale and long-term datasets to understand and predict the effects of environmental change on biodiversity. She leads multi-partner projects across the UK and Europe and has also worked in South America and Africa. Recently Helen led a European COST Action involving more than 35 countries in a network to facilitate enhanced knowledge gathering and sharing in relation to invasive species. Furthermore Helen has been privileged to lead a number of research projects to inform European legislation including horizon scanning and prioritisation of invasive species for risk assessment. Closer to home Helen is leading the GB Non-Native Species Information Portal which provides information on non-native species for decision-making. She has a passion for natural history and science communication, and has contributed to the media throughout her career. She is a regular contributor to the BBC Wildlife magazine. Helen is keen to involve people in science and she has expertise in doing so through a number of citizen science initiatives. She coordinates the UK Ladybird Survey, which has more than 18,000 participants, but has also developed a number of other citizen science initiatives including the Big Bumblebee Discovery, involving more than 400 schools. Helen was awarded the Zoological Society of London Silver Medal in recognition of her contribution to understanding and appreciation of zoology and has recently received an honorary fellowship from the British Naturalist Association. | | Aquatic Invasive Species in Singapore: Perspectives from a Highly Urbanised Tropical City Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore, Malaysia Darren C.J. Yeo is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS), where he runs the Freshwater and Invasion Biology Lab; he is also a Research Affiliate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum and the Tropical Marine Science Institute (both NUS). His main research interests are in aquatic invasions, freshwater ecology and biodiversity, and freshwater decapod crustaceans, which the lab investigates through studies of tropical Asian freshwater ecosystems. Current projects include ecological studies of aquatic invasive species in Singapore and the surrounding Southeast Asian region, e.g., autecology, ecological niche modelling, population genomics, native-alien competitive interactions, trait-based risk assessments, and invasion pathways of freshwater invasive species such as Redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus), Oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense), golden or channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata), and African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus); biodiversity and ecology of Singapore's freshwater ecosystems and their associated native and non-native fauna; and systematics and taxonomy, biogeography, and conservation of Asian freshwater decapod crustaceans. | | | Knowledge to Action on Invasive Species: North America Director, Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future David Lodge is the director of Cornell University's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, and one of the world's leading experts on invasive species. His research focuses on ecological forecasting and environmental risk assessment, natural resource management, and policy. Lodge led the synthesis on freshwater biodiversity as part of the United Nations' Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. He served as the first chair of the U.S. government's national Invasive Species Advisory Committee, and served on scientific advisory boards for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US-Canadian International Joint Commission. He has testified numerous times before the U.S. Congress, served as an expert witness in federal court, and was a Jefferson Science Fellow in the US Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs. Lodge received his undergraduate degree from Sewanee (The University of the South). As a Rhodes Scholar, he received a D.Phil. in Zoology from the University of Oxford. Lodge has published over 200 scientific papers, and edited two books. | | | Knowledge to Action on Aquatic Invasive Species: Island Biosecurity – the New Zealand and South Pacific Story Principal Scientist - Freshwater Ecology National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, New Zealand Paul has specialist expertise in biosecurity, plant ecology and conservation of endangered plant species, especially in freshwater and wetland habitats. Focus research areas include assessment of weed potential of introduced plants, management of alien aquatic weeds (including surveillance, control techniques and strategies), assessment of environmental impacts of both freshwater pest invasions and weed control strategies and restoration of habitats impacted by invasive weeds. In addition to his research areas, He has effectively communicated his and others research in the development of policy and management directions with central and regional government agencies and other resource managers. Examples include providing the science behind national pest management strategies such as the National Pest Plant Accord and National Interest Pest Responses, and regional pest management plans and region-wide lake protection strategies. Paul has organised consortia of management agencies in order to introduce new control tools into New Zealand and ensured their usage complies with Environmental Protection Authority standards. Paul joined NIWA in 1994 and was appointed Program Leader – Freshwater Biosecurity in July 2015. He has been a Principal Scientist – Freshwater Ecology since 2004. He previously worked with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry coordinating eradication programs for nationally important weeds. | | Click here to access the online registration form. If you have any questions regarding registration please contact: ICAIS Conference Administrator | | ICAIS Preliminary Program The ICAIS Program is being updated on a regular basis. Click here to access the latest version of the Preliminary Program. | | The Marriott Coral Springs is the official hotel for ICAIS 2017. A limited number of guest rooms has been blocked for conference participants at the reduced rate of USD $138.00/night for single/double occupancy, pus applicable taxes (currently 11%). This special rate includes: · Complimentary parking
· Complimentary high-speed Internet in guest rooms
· Complimentary passes to the fitness centre. The cut-off date for hotel reservations at the special ICAIS rate is October 2, 2017. After that date reservations will be based on availability and at the prevailing guest room rate available at the time the reservation is made. Be sure to make your reservation early! Click here to access the hotel's online reservation form, or to make your reservation by telephone, call the hotel directly and be sure to provide the Group Name: International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species (ICAIS). | | Thanks to Our Partnering Organizations The Conference Organizing Committee gratefully acknowledges our partners for their contributions towards the 20th International Conference on Aquatic Invasive Species. | | |
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