Monday, December 27, 2010

Central Ohio to Host International Summit on Ecological Sustainability


Central Ohio will host as many as 2,000 of the world’s most recognized ecologists as EcoSummit 2012 comes to Columbus September 30-October 5, 2012. . The theme of this international summit is “Ecological Sustainability: Restoring the Planet’s Ecosystem Services.”

EcoSummit 2012, is being led by William Mitsch, an internationally recognized wetlands ecologist, distinguished professor and director of Ohio State’s Olentangy River Wetland Research Park. The City of Columbus, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and OSU are hosts of the summit.

This will be the fourth EcoSummit and it will place Central Ohio on a worldwide stage with cities such as Copenhagen, Halifax Nova Scotia and Beijing – the summits’ previous host cities.

Organizers have recently launched a new Web site for the summit. Learn more by visitingwww.EcoSummit2012.org

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