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Every two years, the George Wright Society (GWS) organizes Rethinking
Protected Areas in a Changing World, a premier interdisciplinary
professional meeting on parks, protected areas, and cultural sites.
The GWS encourages dialogue and information exchange among all the
people needed for protected area conservation, in all fields of
cultural and natural resources. Typically, 800–900 people
attend.
The GWS conferences feature thought-provoking keynotes, wide-ranging
paper and panel presentations, focused side meetings, field trips,
and special events. The 2009 George Wright Society Biennial Conference
on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites will be held March
2-6, 2009, in Portland, Oregon.
Themes for the 2009 Conference include:
- Thinking Like a Mountain: Effective Collaboration in the Management
of Protected Areas
- Water for Life
- “Keeping it Real:” Engaging with Youth
- Hana Lima Kokua (Many hands working together, joined in a common
goal)
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 3 October 2008.
Proposals that correspond to the conference themes are encouraged,
but proposals on any aspect of research in the management of, and
education about, parks, protected areas, and cultural sites, are
also welcome.
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