Naming Australia's Biodiversity
- it matters!

A Public Forum

Wednesday 22 August 4pm – 6pm

CSIRO Discovery Theatre
Clunies Ross Street , Black Mountain, Acton

300 years after the birth of Linnaeus we are still trying to name Australia’s plants and animals. How far have we got, why is it important, and where are we heading in the future?

Join three expert speakers from around Australia, plus a panel of those using plant and animal names on a daily basis, to discuss the problems and progress in the taxonomic classification of Australia’s flora and fauna.

Topics and speakers:

Naming Species

Dr Tim Entwisle
NSW Government Botanist and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Why Names Matter

Mr Ian Cresswell
Assistant Secretary, National Oceans Office, DEW, Hobart

Names and the Future

Dr Kevin Thiele
Curator, Western Australian Herbarium, Perth

The Forum will be chaired by Ms Anthea Tinney
Deputy Secretary of the Department of Environment and Water Resources (DEW)

The Panel:

Lesley Hughes
Climate change specialist, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University

Peter Ollerenshaw
Nurseryman, Bywong Nursery, Bywong NSW

Ian Fraser
Environmental Consultant, Canberra

Michael Doherty
Ecologist, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems

Sue Serjeantson
Executive Secretary, Academy of Science, Canberra

Following discussions with speakers and the panel, the Forum will be open to questions from the audience.

Refreshments will follow and allow the audience to meet the speakers.