28 - 29 February 2012
The Dolphin Hotel, St Ives, Cambs
URGENT NEWS
Dr Keith Vincent, Law
Commission for England and Wales
The review has the following terms of reference:
1. Simplification and
modernisation of law on protection, management, usage and welfare of
wildlife.
2. Transpose satisfactorily EU Directives, provide alignment with our
international obligations and avoid imposing undue burdens.
3. Identify opportunities for deregulation where appropriate, including
approaches that move away from current derogation/licensing regime.
4. Consider mechanisms for enforcement, including appropriateness of
criminal offences and their consolidation.
5. Make proposals for legal reform which do not require/imply departure
from broad thrust of existing policy but incorporate flexibility.
6. Project does not include the Hunting Act 2004 or habitats protection.
Please make sure you can attend until abut 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon
Draft Proceedings Document
Registration Form
NEWS - The Barrett Memorial Prize for the Best Student Presentation
A cash prize of £100 and an engraved tankard will be awarded to the student who, in the opinion of the judging panel, gives the best presentation to the meeting. The topic area should be within the scope of the meeting and the talk should not normally last longer than 10 minutes. The prize will be awarded at the end of the meeting. The prize is aimed at graduate students undertaking an M.Sc. or Ph.D., but any student in full time education may enter the competition. Contact us for information
Registration for the meeting will remain open
until the end of Monday 27th
February
BASIS points and codes will be updated
The Robson Meeting is a long standing interactive
forum for discussion of aquatic weed and invasive species ecology and
control issues, especially related to inland flood defence and conservation.
It is recognised as the only such event of its type
in Europe and the strong emphasis on discussion and interaction between
different interest groups has always proved to be a positive benefit for
making practical progress in watercourse management
