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CONSERVATION IN PRACTICE WINS THE GOLD

SCB's publication Conservation In Practice won a 2002 Excel Gold Award for magazine excellence. This award is given annually by the Society of National Association Publications in recognition of outstanding writing, content, graphic design, and overall packaging. More than 900 entries were submitted for this year's award; past recipients include American Scientist, BioScience, and Nature Conservancy. In the words of SNAP, " [SCB's] efforts have truly identified the Society for Conservation Biology as a leader."

When we launched Conservation In Practice two years ago, we set out to create something different. We were looking to fill a niche between the weight of academic journals, the glitz of popular magazines, and the advocacy of membership publications. Fortunately, we had no idea of the challenge we were setting for ourselves. The learning curve has been steep--sometimes seemingly vertical. But the more we get our feet on the ground, the more we are putting new ideas in play.

A well articulated idea can upend the status quo. Our goal is to capture such ideas in the pages of Conservation In Practice. We want to change the way readers think about conservation, challenge conventions, and stimulate creativity. Getting there is another matter. We often spend months brainstorming ideas for articles and volleying drafts back and forth with authors to get it right. A clear sentence is no accident.

We hope our model works for you. As we build our editorial calendar for 2003, we are scouting for your ideas. What are the key issues and important problems that you face? What should the conservation biology agenda including during the next five years? Ten years?

Contact us at any time. We appreciate your support, we hope you'll stay with us, and encourage your friends and colleagues to subscribe!

Kathryn Kohm, Editor
Catherine DeNardo, Senior Editor
Kerri Waszkiewicz, Circulation Director
Kate Snow, Contributing Editor

Conservation In Practice
Department of Zoology, Box 351800
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 685-4724, FAX (206) 221-7839
kkohm@u.washington.edu
www.conservationbiology.org/inpractice

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