Conservation Medal
Award Dinner
Thursday, February 5, 2009,
at the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park
1549 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101
Keynote Speaker Dr. Michael Fay will give a presentation on his Megatransect project in Africa. Joan Embery, conservation ambassador, will emcee this special celebration of local and international conservation.
6 p.m. — Reception with animal ambassadors
6:45 p.m. — Dinner, includes three courses and wine. Awards Program to follow, with introductions by Joan Embery.
Honorees
Lifetime Achievement
J. Michael Fay, Ph.D. – Megatransect Project in Africa
Conservationist
Ecologist, Wildlife Conservation Society
Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic Society
Conservation In Action
Serge Dedina, Ph.D.
Executive Director, WiLDCOAST
Conservation Advocate
Gordon E. Moore, Ph.D.
Conservation Philanthropist
$75 per person includes dinner seating and hosted soft beverages, cash bar available. Public parking in Balboa Park or valet service available.
Reservations are required, as space is limited. Reservation deadline: January 31, 2009. For details, please call 619-557-3915.
Conservation Medal recipients' biographies
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State of
Endangered Species—
Biodiversity in California
Saturday, February 7, 2009,
at the San Diego Natural History Museum
Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater
The San Diego Zoo presents this special event each year to highlight a significant topic about conservation, inviting speakers who are experts in their field to present their research, observations, and personal experiences in the effort to save endangered species.
This year’s theme is California’s biodiversity. Conservation Ambassador Joan Embery will emcee the event, and speakers will include Dr. Michael Fay, presenting his work on the Redwood Transect project, and Dr. Serge Dedina, sharing his involvement in WiLDCOAST. Other speakers will share their work with San Diego’s precious river systems, California condors, bighorn sheep, and Pacific pocket mice. See list of presenters and topics
The State of Endangered Species event will be held at the San Diego Natural History Museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and includes continental breakfast and box lunch.
$40 per person for San Diego Zoo and San Diego Natural History Museum members, $50 for nonmembers. Public parking available in Balboa Park.
Seating is limited and reservations are required. Reservation deadline: January 31, 2009. For details, please call 619-557-3915.
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Special packages
Friends of Conservation Package: $500 per person
Includes exclusive reception with Medal recipients (5 p.m. at the Timken Museum of Art, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, prior to Conservation Dinner), premium seating at both Conservation Dinner and State of Endangered Species, hosted wine and beer at Conservation Dinner, complimentary valet parking at Conservation Dinner, and listing in Conservation Dinner program. For donation purposes, Fair Market Value (FMV) of each ticket $185.
Combo Premium Ticket: $110 per person (up to $15 discount)
Includes Conservation Dinner seating and ticket to State of Endangered Species. |
