Media advisory: McGill launches Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science
The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of
Biodiversity, a celebration of life on Earth and of the value of
biodiversity for all. In this spirit, McGill University is proud to
launch the Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS) bringing
together more than 60 scientists from eight academic institutions
(Bishop’s University, Concordia University, McGill University,
Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Université
du Québec à Montréal, Université Laval and Université de
Sherbrooke), in collaboration with the Montreal Botanical Garden
and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The last decade has seen the development of impressive research in
biodiversity science within Quebec with outstanding scientists
working at the forefront of the field both nationally and
internationally. These researchers, however, were scattered across
numerous universities, government organizations and nongovernmental
agencies – until now. To foster collaboration, the Fonds québécois
de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies supported the
creation of the QCBS currently hosted by McGill University’s
Department of Biology.
What: Launch of the Quebec Centre for Biodiversity
Science (QCBS)
When: Monday, February 15, 2010 - 10 a.m. – 12
p.m.
Where: New Residence Hall, McGill University, 3623
Park Ave., Montreal
Events: Address of the Convention on Biological
Diversity secretariat and lectures on the following topics:
“Discovery and Biodiversity”; “Change in biodiversity and
functioning of ecosystems”; “Conservation of biodiversity,
management and governance”
The QCBS’s aim is to provide a source of research and training
excellence to foster biodiversity science for the scientific
community, government and the general public of Québec.