Media Advisory - Council of Canadian Academies to Release a Report on
Biodiversity Science

OTTAWA, Nov. 15 /CNW/ - The Council of Canadian Academies' Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science will release its report on Thursday, November 18th, 2010 to coincide with the Canadian Museum of Nature's Arctic Biodiversity Symposium.  The report - Canadian Taxonomy: Exploring Biodiversity, Creating Opportunity - is an evidence-based and independent assessment of Canadian assets and gaps.

What:	The Council of Canadian Academies to Release a Report on Biodiversity Science
Who:	Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, Chair of the Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science, Council of Canadian Academies (by video)
When:	Thursday, November 18th, 2010 at 2:00pm
Where:	The Arctic Biodiversity Symposium, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa

An embargo briefing will be held for members of the Science Media Centre of Canada on
November 17th, at 1:00pm.  Journalists can register for the WebEx briefing by contacting the
Science Media Centre of Canada, www.sciencemediacentre.ca.

About the Council of Canadian Academies
The Council of Canadian Academies is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that began operation in 2005. The Council supports evidence-based, expert assessments (studies) to inform public policy development in Canada. Assessments are conducted by independent, multidisciplinary panels of experts from across Canada and abroad. The Council's blue-ribbon panels serve free of charge and many are Fellows of the Council's Member Academies: the RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada; the Canadian Academy of Engineering; and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. The Council's reports are published and made available to the public free of charge in English and French. For information please visit the Council's website at www.scienceadvice.ca.

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or to schedule an interview contact:
Cate Meechan
Director, Communications
Council of Canadian Academies
613.567.5000 x 228
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