Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative – 2nd Annual Symposium

Register now for the Carolina Biodiversity Collaborative’s Second Annual Symposium to be held on Wednesday May 3rd from 1:00-4:00pm in the Environmental Conference Center (ECC) at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (with optional behind the scenes museum tours and happy hour from 4:00-5:30 pm).

Symposium Schedule:

1:00 – 1:05 Welcome, Michael Sagar, Deputy Director, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
1:05 – 1:15 Introduction to the CBC, Karin Pfennig, Dept. of Biology, UNC Chapel Hill
1:15 – 1:45 Featured talk by Alan Weakley, Dept. of Biology & Herbarium, UNC Chapel Hill
1:50 – 2:20 Featured talk by Christy Flint, Director of Education, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
2:45 – 3:15 Panel discussion on “Obstacles & Solutions to Teaching Biodiversity-Related Courses”
3:20 – 3:50 “Speed Dating”: a fast way to meet new biodiversity colleagues!
4:00 – 4:30 Optional behind-the-scenes tours of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

4:30 – 5:30 Optional “Biodiversity Happy Hour” at the Museum’s Daily Planet Café (Food and drinks available for purchase)

Optional behind-the-scenes tours:

Genomics and Microbiology Research Lab, Hosted by Julie Horvath
Biodiversity Research Lab, Hosted by Liz Kierepka
Paleontology Research Lab, Hosted by Lindsay Zanno and Lisa Herzog
Bird Collections, Hosted by John Gerwin and Brian O’Shea
Mammal Collections, Hosted by Michael Cove

Registration is free and available here: https://3947.blackbaudhosting.com/3947/Carolina-Biodiversity-Collaborative-Symposium

Questions? Contact Karin Pfennig at kpfennig@unc.edu

We look forward to seeing you there!