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The Biodiversity of Singapore Symposium
Tue 22 May 2007: 9am-12pm
http://symposium.rafflesmuseum.net/
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In celebration of the World Biodiversity Day & the Linnaeus Tercentenary
(Carolus Linnaeus 300th birthday), the National Biodiversity Reference
Centre, National Parks Board (NBRC) and the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity
Research, National University of Singapore (RMBR) are jointly hosting the
Biodiversity of Singapore Symposium II in commemorating of these two dates.
Tommy Koh (UNEP’s Champion of the Earth 2006) will grace the occasion and
the programme will feature talks by Geoffrey Davison, Peter Ng, and an
exciting and illuminative account of taxonomic escapades by Benito Tan,
Adrian Loo and N. Sivasothi.
Wed 22 May 2007: 9am – 12pm.
Venue: Function Hall, Botany Centre (Tanglin Core), Singapore Botanic Gardens
Registration is free and all are welcome.
To sign up, just confirm your participation with an email to:
symposium@...
More details on the symposium webpage at:
http://symposium.rafflesmuseum.net/
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Announcing “The Natural Heritage of Singapore, 2nd Edition”
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Hugh Tan, Chou Loke Ming, Darren Yeo and Peter Ng of the Department of
Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore were inspired by the
need to put together a text book for undergraduates in the National
University of Singapore taking the "Singapore Studies" module. The result
was the Natural Heritage of Singapore.
The second edition of the text book has just been issued in colour! Its on
sale at the National University of Singapore's Science Co-op for S$23.30
(next to the Lim Tseng Tjoe Lecture Theatre, LT27, see map) or for $29.50 at
major bookstores in town (all prices cited with GST).
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Habitatnews: http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/index.php
Editor: N. Sivasothi (sivasothi@...),
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, NUS
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