The Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation began in 1973 as a small regional conference targeted at the emerging art and science community that focused on environmental restoration. It began as part of a federally funded program administered by Hillsborough Community College. Its focus was centered primarily on applied restoration and creation of coastal wetlands. During the mid-1980's, the conference expanded its scope to include all wetlands, not just coastal, and the name was changed to The Annual Conference on Wetlands Restoration and Creation. Since that time, interest in restoration increased world-wide to include total ecological restoration. To address this increased interest in all areas of ecological restoration, the conference name was again changed in 1994 to The Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation.

Click here to register!

Join us for the 36^th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation on May 20 - 21, 2010 at the John R. Trinkle Building located on the Plant City Campus of the Hillsborough Community College (Plant City, Florida). Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions at University of South Florida is joining the Institute of Florida Studies in co-hosting this year’s Conference.

The Conference provides a broad forum for exchange of results of the latest research and experience with restoration, creation, and management of ecosystems. In addition to exchange of results in the presentation format (Oral or Poster), the Conference will feature nationally and internationally well-known guest speakers.

Short abstracts, <300 words, are now being accepted. Papers presented at the conference, will be printed in their entirety in the conference Proceedings.
Deadline for Submission of Abstract is April 12, 2010
A Poster session will be held on Thursday and Friday May 20 – 21, 2010.

We regret to inform you that the 36th Annual Ecosystems Restoration and Creation Conference WILL NOT BE HELD IN MAY 2010. The IFS will share an announcement of our conference date in the near future. Those interested in obtaining further information should contact us at the address below.

Dr. Sudeep Vyapari
Director and Program Manager
Institute of Florida Studies
Hillsborough Community College
1206 North Park Rd.
Plant City, FL 33563-1540
(813) 757-2144
svyapari@hccfl.edu