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SCHEDULE OF PAVILION EVENTS

Inclusive global, national and local partnerships are essential to protect species and the systems of which they are a part. We are proud to come together as partners to present the Species Pavilion during the IUCN World Conservation Congress Forum. Unless otherwise noted, the Species Pavilion is open from 8:30 to 21:00 daily.

Day 1, Sunday 5 October

  • 19:30 - 20:00 – Species Pavilion Welcome & Press Briefing

Day 2, Monday 6 October

  • 11:00 - 11:30 – Red List Journey Briefing & Meet the SSC Experts
  • 13:00 - 14:30 – Release of 2008 Red List, Join Event with Press Centre
  • 16:00 - 16:30 – Presentation: UAE Houbara Bustard Initiative
  • 20:00 - 21:00 – SSC Social (by invitation only)

Day 3, Tuesday 7 October

  • 9:30 - 11:00 – Presentation: Status of the World's Mammals
  • 11:00 - 11:30 – Meet the SSC Experts
  • 13:00 - 14:30 – "Climate for Life" Book Launch & Press Briefing
  • 14:30 - 16:00 – Presentation: Conserving the World's Most Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Threatened Endangered Species (EDGE)
  • 16:00 - 16:30 – "Threatened Amphibians of the World" Book Launch
  • 16:30 - 18:00 – Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM)
  • 18:00 - 18:30 – Happy Hour: Celebrating "Adrift, Tales of Ocean Fragility"
  • 18:30 - 20:00 – MCSC Book Launch

Day 4, Wednesday 8 October

  • 9:30 - 11:00 – Conservation International "Lost There, Felt Here" Reception
  • 11:00 - 11:30 – Meet the SSC Experts
  • 11:30 - 13:00 – ProAves
  • 13:00 - 14:30 – "Terrestrial Environment of Abu Dhabi Emirate" & "Marine Environment & Resources of Abu Dhabi" Book Launches
  • 14:30 - 15:00 – Zoo
  • 15:00 - 15:30 – PROVITA
  • 16:00 - 16:30 – Presentation: The IUCN Red List and Site Conservation
  • 16:30 - 18:00 – BirdLife International: State of the World's Birds
  • 18:00 - 18:30 – Presentations: IUCN Toolkit for Integrated Wetland Assessment & The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in Southern Africa
  • 20:00 - 21:00 – Red List Corporate Support Group Social: Progress Update & Business Case for the Red List

Day 5, Thursday 9 October

  • 9:30 - 11:00 – WAZA
  • 11:00 - 11:30 – Meet the SSC Experts
  • 11:30 - 13:00 – Demo: Species Information Service: Discovery to Decision
  • 13:00 - 14:30 – Publication Launch: Review of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, including a Special Report on the Mediterranean Region
  • 14:30 - 15:30 – Press Briefing: "Our Oceans, Our Future"
  • 16:00 - 16:30 – "Sounds of Nature" Book Launch
  • 18:00 - 18:30 – Happy Hour: Plants
  • 18:30 – CLOSED


MEMBERS ASSEMBLY

During the Members Assembly, the Species Pavilion is only open as noted below.

Day 6, Friday 10 October

  • 13:00 - 14:30 – Presentation: WWF People & Wildlife "Joining the Dots and Moving Forward for a Mutually Beneficial Future"
  • 19:00 - 21:00 – OPEN

Day 7, Saturday 11 October

  • 13:00 - 14:30 – Film & Discussion: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) "The Role of Zoos in Species Conservation"
  • 20:00 - 21:00 – OPEN

Day 8, Sunday 12 October

  • EXCURSION DAY, No Program – CLOSED

Day 9, Monday 13 October

  • 13:00 - 14:30 – CI Lunchtime Session

Day 10, Tuesday 14 October

  • 13:00 - 14:30 – UAE Lunchtime Session