Wilson, J.D. 1999. GIS goes mobile. GeoEurope 8(2):30-32,34.
30 April - 1 May 1999. Spring Symposium:Biodiversity and Climate Change: Conservation in the Face of Uncertainty. American Museum of Natural History, New York City. Scientists, natural resource managers, conservation biologists, and policymakers will explore the consequences of global warming on the planet's biodiversity and address conservation planning in an age of uncertain climatic trends. In a series of panel discussions and lectures, experts will address how climate change might transform the biosphere by looking at its impact on a variety of ecosystems and species. Please call + 1- 212-769-5200 to RSVP no later than April 15.
Contact: Lori Rapaport, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West @ 79th Street, New York, NY 10024 USA. Tel: +1-212.496.3479. Fax: +1-212.769.5292. e-mail website: research.amnh.org/biodiversity/
17-19 June 1999. Intercarto 5: GIS for environmetally sustainable development of territories conference. Yakutsk, Russia. Contact: Vladimir Tikunov, InterCarto Organizing Committee, Yakutsk State University, u. Belinskogo 58, Yakutsk 677 000, Russia. Tel: +7-4112-263-644. Fax: +7-4112-261-997. Email: caarto@uni.skha.ru
6-10 December 1999. Pecora 14 - Land Satellite Information III - Demonstrating the Value of Satellite Imagery. Denver, Colorado, USA. Call for papers open until 1 April 1999. Contact: Pecora 14/:Land Satellite Information III Conference, Kass Green, Technical Program Chair, Pacific Meridian Resources, 5915 Hollis Street, Building B, Emeryville, CA 94608. Tel: +1-510-654-6980. Fax: +1-510-654-5774. URL: http://www.asprs.org/satellite_imaging_conference. E
IUFRO announces its Task Force on Global Forest Information Service Homepage: http://iufro.boku.ac.at/iufro/taskforce/hptfgfis.htm Prof. Risto Pivinen, Task Force Coordinator risto.paivinen@efi.fi http://www.efi.fi/staff/p%e4ivinen.html Jarmo Saarikko, Task Force Wwebmaster jarmo.saarikko@metla.fi http://www.metla.fi/pp/JSaa/
The World Resoruces Institute (WRI) has recently launched the Global Forest Watch (GFW) - an independent, world-wide forest monitoring network. GFW combines advanced satellite technology, GIS, and field information to continously monitor development within the world's remaining large tracts of forest and provide a comprehensive picture of hte conditions of these threatened ecosystems. For additional information on GFW, visit http://www.wri.org/wri/
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