With the generous support of Professor Frank Fenner, FAA, FRS, and the late Mrs Fenner, the Academy conducts a series of environmental conferences on the environment and conservation issues in Australia and its environs. The purpose of these conferences is to bring together those with relevant scientific, administrative and policy expertise to consider current environmental and conservation problems in Australia, thereby contributing to the formation of policies that can alleviate some of these problems.

Recent topics include:

• The art and science of good environmental decision making
• Wildlife Population Dynamics and Management
• Integrating agricultural and environmental imperatives for a profitable and sustainable future;
• Urbanism, environment and health;
• Wildlife health;
• Understanding the population-environment debate: Bridging disciplinary divides;
• Agriculture for the Australian environment;
• Visions of future landscapes; and
• Linking environment and economy through indicators and accounting systems.

The initiative, financial responsibility and arrangements for the conference are the responsibility of the organisers and scientific society/organisation which acts as a joint sponsor with the Academy.

Societies and organisers are invited to submit a one page expression of interest to hold a conference setting out the aims, objectives and timeliness of the program; evidence of support from the relevant scientific society should also be provided. Successful proposers will be invited to provide a detailed proposal for further assessment.

Expressions of intent are confidential and should be emailed to ac@science.org.au by 30 September 2008.