SCB Social Science Working Group 2007 Business Meeting

1. SCB Social Science Working Group2007 Business Meeting SSWG: strengthening conservation social science and its application to conservation practice. July 3, 2007 www.conbio.org/WorkingGroups/SSWG

2. Agenda • Background • Membership • Election Results • Finances • Recent Accomplishments • Getting involved • Questions/feedback/issues/ideas • Next steps

3. SSWG mission & vision The mission of the SSWG is to strengthen conservation social science and its application to conservation practice. By 2010, we envision: • conservation social science fully integrated within the structure, activities, and membership of SCB • increased social science awareness and capacity among conservation scientists and practitioners; • widespread recognition of the SSWG as the leading organization for integration of social science into the science and practice of biodiversity conservation.

4. SSWG goals The SSWG has three principal goals: 1. Advance the development and dissemination of social scientific knowledge relevant to the conservation of biological diversity. 2. Foster the use of social scientific knowledge to resolve conservation problems. 3. Develop and carry out organizational core functions efficiently and effectively.

5. History 2002 • People & Conservation meeting theme 2003 • SSWG established • Discussion list & website launched 2004 • Bylaws adopted • Interim Board established 2005 • Board elected • Awarded 5 travel grants & 12 memberships (inc. 2006 Goldman prize winner!)

6. Membership June 1, 2007 # Members 600 # Countries represented 62 # Student members 60

7. Membership* Distribution of individual members Distribution of countries represented *as of February 1, 2007

8. June 1, 2007 60 students 25 countries Who we are June 1, 2006 • 111 students • 27 Countries

9. SSWG Board (2006-2007) Officers • President: Mike Mascia, WWF • Vice-President Rich Wallace, Ursinus College • Secretary Jennifer Jones, Boston U. • CFO Oliver Pergams, U. Illinois-Chicago Committee Chairs • Audit Carol Saunders, Brookfield Zoo • Communications Peter Wilshusen, Bucknell College • Conservation Diane Russell, USAID • Education William Forbes, Stephen F. Austin U. • Membership Brian Czech, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service • Nominations Katrina Brandon, CI • Policy Jennifer Jones, Boston U. • Program Rich Wallace, Ursinus College • Student Affairs Josh Drew, Boston U.

10. 2007 Election results ANTHROPOLOGY • **David Hoffman, U. for Peace, Costa Rica • Nora Haenn, Arizona State U., USA 2 AT-LARGE • **Richard Wallace, Urisinus College, USA • **Angelika Wilhelm-Rechmann, U. of Wits, South Africa • Oliver Pergams, U. of Illinois-Chicago • Shawn Margles, Antioche-New England, USA GEOGRAPHY • **Bill Forbes, Stephen F. Austin U., USA POLITICAL SCIENCE • **Dan Miller, MacArthur Foundation, USA • Charles Benjamin, Williams College, USA PSYCHOLOGY • **Tara Teel, Colorado State U., USA • Christina Manning, U. of St. Thomas, USA SOCIOLOGY • **Tammy Lewis, Muhlenberg College, USA

11. SSWG Board* (2007-2008) Officers • President Mike Mascia • Vice-President Rich Wallace • Secretary Dan Miller • CFO Bill Forbes Committee Chairs • Audit Tammy Lewis • Communications Angelika Wilhelm-Rechmann • Conservation Tara Teel • Education David Hoffman • Membership Brian Czech • Nominations Bill Forbes • Policy Jennifer Jones • Program Rich Wallace • Student Affairs Josh Drew *tentative, pending final Board deliberations

12. Current Finances Income/Expense Income Grants 14,500.00 Total Income 14,500.00 Expense ResolvedUnresolved Subscriptions 367.00 67.00 Travel Awards 9,510.19 198.00 2006 Symposium 0 2500.00 Total Expense 9,877.19 2765.00 Balances MinimumMaximum 1,857.81 4,622.81

13. Recent Accomplishments

14. SCB Meetings - global & regional Society for Conservation Biology 22nd Annual Meeting 13-18 July 2008 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.

15. Other societies & organizations

16. Online tools Submissions: Diane Russell (dirussell@usaid.gov)

17. Syllabi submissions: Rinku Roy Chowdhury (rroychowdhury@miami.edu)

18. Student guidebook

19. Membership awards (1) Early career African academics & practitioners • 8 multi-year memberships • hardcopy journal access • Christensen Fund support 30+ applicants, 7 countries

20. Martin Adeimile, Savannas Forever Tanzania William Apollinaire, National University of Rwanda Folaranmi Babalola, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Wafae Benhardouze, University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco Charles Efuetakoa, Univ. of Pretoria Alais Lendii, Savannas Forever Tanzania Cecillia Lukindo, Savannas Forever Tanzania Oliver Njounan Tegomo, WWF Cameroon Award recipients

21. Membership awards (2) Developing country academics/practitioners • 50 multi-year memberships • Online journal access • Nature Conservancy support Selection process incomplete • 40+ applicants • Extended (final!) deadline: JULY 12 • Contact Josh Drew (jdrew@bu.edu)

22. Getting involved

23. Discussion List www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/GetList.cfm

24. Expert directory www.conbio.org/workinggroups/sswg/network/form.cfm

25. Working paper series Submissions: Stephen Williams, Managing Editor (sswgwps@conbio.org)

26. Conservation Biology

27. SSWG Ambassadors Expand, diversify, & engage membership • Develop capacity in country • Serve as point people at host institutions • Link SSWG regional membership to Board & Committees Current Ambassadors • Solange Bondiakry (Senegal) • Sita Zougouri (Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali) • Cosmas Kombat (Northern Ghana) • Kunga Ngece (Kenya) • Jen Shaffer (Mozambique) Coordinator: Annie Claus (annie.claus@wwfus.org)

28. Questions?

29. Other Ideas??? What further steps should the SSWG take to strengthen the contribution of social science to conservation?

30. Ideas 2007?

31. 2003 & 2004 Workshop Recommendations • **Add language to SCB’s mission & aims • **Add language into SCB’s values & ethics • *Develop social science tools for practitioners • Co-author interdisciplinary articles • Flag social science-relevant ConBio articles w/keywords • *Document social science applications to conservation practice • Develop best practices • **Give a paper or host a small symposium at Annual Meeting • Help define key conservation research questions • *Develop ‘policy statement’ on role of the social sciences • **Nominate social science representative to SCB BOG • Identify barriers, & strategies for overcoming them, through case studies. • Cross-disciplinary graduate training programs • Collaborate to build a shared vocabulary • Lobby for interdisciplinary research funding & rewards

32. 2005 & 2006 recommendations • **Host symposium & workshop @ SCB 2006 • *Develop more effective definitions for social science terms and tools • Articles in Conservation Biology and Conservation in Practice should list social science key words. • *Use the SSWG web page for both marketing & communications. • Develop SSWG website links to social science websites and networks to help expand the community. • *Prepare a SSWG member directory • **HD.gov

33. Next steps • Follow up email to participants & email list • Dialogue w/BoG, Sections, & executive office • Dialogue w/2008 organizers • Other?

35. 2005 Student membership awards • Amgalan Bayasgalan, Nat. U. Mongolia • Henning DeKlerk, Rhodes U. (S. Africa) • Erwin Brunio, U. Philippines • Ezequiel Fabiano, U. KwaZulu-Natal (Angola) • Jose Flores, U. Autonoma Metropolitana (Mexico) • Llewellyn Foxcroft, U. CapeTown (S. Africa) • Japhet Mwanang’ombe, College of African Wildlife Mgmt (Tanzania) • Ngwenya Msawenkosi, U. Kent (Namibia) • Bruno Nhancale, U. Mondlane (Mozambique) • Mxolisi Sibanda, U. Witatrsrand (S. Africa) • Carlos Tapia, U. Georgia (Colombia) • Yao Wang, U. Internat’l Business & Econ. (China)

36. 2005 annual meeting travel grants • Biatus Bito, professional, Papua-New Guinea • Alfonso Gonzales, professional, Mexico • Silas Siakor, professional, Liberia • Joseph Tanui, professional, Uganda • Nejem Raheem, student, USA

37. Recent history 2006 • SSWG grantee awarded Goldman prize • Graduate student guidebook • Syllabi • Research/analysis tools 2007 • Working papers • Expert directory • Membership awards • Ambassadors program

38. SSWG Social! TONIGHT!!! 6:00 – 8:00 PM City Bar & Grill Hilton Hotel lobby All are welcome -- hope to see you there!