USGS-NBII Scientist To Chair Symposium at International Congress on Biological Invasions

Invasive Species Information Manager Annie Simpson of the USGS - National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) has been invited, and has accepted, to chair a symposium – "Knowledge management, decision-making tools, capacity development, and public awareness" – at the International Congress on Biological Invasions. The Congress will take place in Fuzhou, China, November 2-6, 2009. Ms. Simpson will also make an oral presentation titled "The Global Invasive Species Information Network: information sharing for informed decision-making." Hundreds of invasive species specialists from around the world will convene at the Congress to exchange ideas on improving the management of biological invasions at national, regional, and global levels.

Visit the International Congress on Biological Invasions website for more information about the upcoming Congress.

(Photo: Inflorescence of Eichhornia crassipes at Berrimah, Northern Territory, Australia (Photo by Colin Wilson, from the Global Invasive Species Database)