Show Your Support for the Vth IWMC!
The Vth International Wildlife Management Congress (IWMC2015) will be held on July 26-30, 2015, inSapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. The Congress will be held in partnership with the Mammal Society of Japan (MSJ)
and The Wildlife Society (TWS). This is the first time this prestigious Congress will be held in Asia. It is going
to be an opportunity for wildlife researchers and professionals from around the world to share their expertiseand experiences. It is, however, also an opportunity for supporters of wildlife management, whether yourare a supplier or research equipment, an academic publisher or an organization working for wildlife
conservation and management, to show what can be offered towards the progress of wildlife science.

How Can You Support the Vth IWMC?
There are two basic options:

1. Exhibition booth and advertisement in the program booklet: 100,000- JPY per lot• a booth with a desk (W180 cm x D90 cm) and 2 chairs• registration of 1 person to the congress• advertisement in the program booklet, one full page of A4-size (monochrome) (2-ii below)

2. Advertisement in the program bookleti) half page of A4-size (monochrome): 30,000- JPYii) one full page of A4-size (monochrome): 50,000- JPY

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Q & A for Supporting the Vth IWMC

Q3: Where and how long can we hold an exhibition booth?

Q1: We are coming from outside Japan, and two persons
do? Do we need to pay an extra cost?

A3: The exhibition booths will be allocated in either the2015

would like to come and hold an exhibition. What can we

A1: The second person can be registered as 'the presenterto an outstanding presentation' in the first lot. We areencouraging the supporters to offer a unique product of
their own as an award to a poster presentation. It may

drink corner or the foyer where lots of people pass by.
The booth set-up will be the afternoon of July 26 and theremoval the afternoon of July 30.
Q4: Can we have more than a desk and two chairs in abooth?

be an equipment for field work, a publication or a yearly

A4: The optional items can be hired and arranged via

membership of your organization. The supporters are

the PCO of the Congress. The details will be given in May

free to specify a topic or category to give the award to.

2015.

Q2: What topics are presented in the Congress and how
can we find out more about it?
A2: An outline of the congress is described on the back.
Check the website www.iwmc2015.org for the latest
information.

Q5: How can we talk more in details and apply to hold anexhibition booth or publish an advertisement?
A5: Please contact the IWMC2015 Secretariat (see theback) and tell us what you would like to do to support
the congress. The application form will be sent in return,and it needs to be submitted by Tuesday March 31, 2015.

The Vth International Wildlife Management Congress hosted
by The Mammal Society of Japan and The Wildlife SocietyOutline of the Vth International Wildlife Management Congress
Date: Sunday July 26 – Thursday July 30, 2015
Venue: Sapporo Convention Center (http://www.sora-scc.jp/eng/index.html)
Higashi-Sapporo 6-1, Sapporo 003-0006
Official Language: English
Organizers: The Mammal Society of Japan & The Wildlife Society
Partner Societies: Japanese Society for Applied Animal Behaviour, The Ornithological Society of Japan,
Primate Society of Japan, Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine,
Association of Wildlife and Human Society
Delegates: About 1,000 participants from over 50 countries and regions are expected!
Main Theme: International Models of Wildlife Management: Beyond Cultural Differences
Plenary sessions: Urban and Suburban Wildlife Management (open to public, Sunday July 26)
Education for the Future (Monday July 27)
Invasive Species Management (Tuesday July 28)
Long-term Research and Monitoring (Wednesday July 29)
Hunting as Sustainable Wildlife Management (Thursday July 30)
Oral and Poster presentations under 14 topics:
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Ecology, Conservation and Management ofTerrestrial Mammals
Ecology, Conservation and Management of
Aquatic MammalsEcology, Conservation and Management of Birds
Ecology, Conservation and Management ofReptiles and Amphibians
Human Dimension
Conservation Policy, Ethics, Education
Wildlife Behavior, Ethology

8. Population Dynamics
9. Biometrics and New Techniques
10. Ecosystem Management, Community, Landscape,Habitat Restoration
11. Wildlife Disease and Toxicology
12. Game and Hunting
13. Captive Wildlife, Endangered Species Recovery,
Ex Situ Management
14. Others

Symposia: various topics including wildlife management, ecology, conservation, taxonomy and related
research fields of biology for wildlife (mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles, amphibians and others)

We look forward to hearing your ideas and offer for supporting the Vth IWMC.
Please make a contact when your plan is beginning to shape up. The application ofsponsorship from overseas closes on Tuesday March 31, 2015.
General enquiries and application: Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Secretary-General of the Vth IWMC
Laboratory of Wildlife Management, Rakuno Gakuen University
Midorimachi 582, Bunkyodai, Ebetsu 069-8501, Japan
Phone/Fax: 81 (Japan)- 11-388-4710
E-mail: iwmc@rakuno.ac.jp

Check the website www.iwmc2015.org for the latest information!