Upcoming Eco-Event:WILD9 Conference A remarkable global conference WILD9, organized by the esteemed environmental organizations, The WILD Foundation and The World Wilderness Congress , will take place November 6—13, 2009 in Merida, Mexico.  This eco-forum will focus on timely and critical environmental issues, workshops and will celebrate wild-nature.  WILD9  is a public event where enviro leaders from science, politics, business, indigenous communities, and the arts will gather. The esteemed list of guest lecturers is astounding.  Here is just a sampling:   Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, World Renowned primatologist, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace. Jim Prentice, Canadian Minister of the Environment. Tim T. Kelly, President and CEO, Global Media Group; President and CEO, National Geographic Ventures.  Jane Smart, Director of IUCN’s Biodiversity Conservation Group and Head of the Species Programme.  Mario Molina, Nobel Prize laureate. Molina was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the ozone layer. To see the complete list of Wild9 personalities and their bios, click here . If you would like to be a part of this honored eco-event, visit the WILD9.org to get all the information needed to register.  Under  Register Today! on the left hand side of the home page, there are details on how you can become a volunteer or receive scholarship monies. If you are unable to attend, but want to be a part of this global event, there are numerous social media elements that will accompany this conference.  There will be the standard blogging and tweeting as well as established channels on Qik  and  USTREAM  so that individuals can watch the events from a Smartphone or computer. Tags: carbon footprint, change, changes, climate change, conservation, earth promise, earthpromise, eco-friendly, energy, energy efficient, environment, environmental issues, environmental movement, event planning, evite, global warming, green, green changes, green economy, green future, green living, green practice, green practices, green revolution, green tips, indigenous, Merida, Mexico, Qik, social media, The World Wilderness Congress, Thw WILD Foundation, USTREAM, WILD9, WWC

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