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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Martin Taylor
[mailto:mtaylor@wwf.org.au] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, 2 June 2008 9:44 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Martin Taylor<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Australian Protected
Areas Congress 2008 REMINDER</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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href="http://www.apac08.org.au/">Australian Protected Areas Congress 2008</a> </span></font></b><b><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'>24-28th November 2008,
Sunshine Coast</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'>Main program abstracts</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:red;font-weight:bold'> deadline: extended to <u1:date Month="6" Day="15" Year="2008">15
June 2008</span></font></b></u1:date><b><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=red face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red;font-weight:bold'>Wednesday 26th Nov
symposium/workshop proposals due <u1:date Month="6" Day="30" Year="2008">30
June 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></u1:date></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Congress keynote speakers currently include:</span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Allan
Holmes</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Chief Executive, Department for
Environment and Heritage, <u1:State><u1:place>South Australia<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</u1:place></u1:State></div>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Mark
Stone</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Chief Executive, Parks Victoria<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Nik
Lopoukhine</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Chair, IUCN World
Commission on Protected Areas, (former Director General, Parks Canada)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>David
Sheppard</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Head - IUCN Programme
on Protected Areas, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Penelope Figgis AO,</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Vice <u1:place><u1:City>Chair</u1:City>,
<u1:country-region>Australia</u1:country-region></u1:place>/<u1:country-region><u1:place>New
Zealand</u1:place></u1:country-region>, IUCN World Commission on Protected
Areas (WCPA) <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Professor
Bob Pressey</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, Australian Research
Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, <u1:place><u1:PlaceName>James</u1:PlaceName>
<u1:PlaceName>Cook</u1:PlaceName> <u1:PlaceType>University</u1:PlaceType></u1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Dr.
Michael Dunlop</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>, CSIRO Sustainable
Ecosystems<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Financial assistance</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>Assistance may be provided to Indigenous
congress delegates and students. A request for financial assistance form is
available on the congress web site <a href="http://www.apac08.org.au/"><font
color=black><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://www.apac08.org.au/</span></font></a>.
Alternatively, please contact the organisers on <a
href="mailto:ja@asnevents.net.au"><font color=black><span style='color:black;
text-decoration:none'>ja@asnevents.net.au</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Satellite events</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>There is opportunity for groups or individuals
to hold events or meetings before, during and after the congress. Please see
the congress web site <a href="http://www.apac08.org.au/"><font color=black><span
style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://www.apac08.org.au/</span></font></a>
to download a satellite event form to be completed and sent to the
congress organisers for consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Further information</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'>For any further congress enquiries, please
contact the organisers at <a href="mailto:ja@asnevents.net.au"><font
color=black><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>ja@asnevents.net.au</span></font></a>
or check the congress website at <a href="http://www.apac08.org.au/"><font
color=black><span style='color:black;text-decoration:none'>http://www.apac08.org.au/</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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