Jane Goodall at the UAB, Conference open to the public and Primatology and Conservation Symposium

Doctor Jane Goodall is the kind of distinguished personality that humanity generates very rarely. The celebrated British primatologist is known for her revolutionary studies among the wild chimpanzees of the Tanzanian rainforests which led to her redefining our species and changing the view Homo sapiens had of themselves. Her scientific and conservation work has been internationally acknowledged with numerous awards and distinctions, including the 2003 Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific Research, the title of United Nations Messenger of Peace, and Honoris causa degrees from more than forty universities around the world. Doctor Jane Goodall travels 300 days per year spreading her message of hope all around the world. The next stop in her trip is Barcelona, where she will be from the 3rd to the 10th May to celebrate the Global Meeting of the Jane Goodall Institute around the world. The Jane Goodall Institute (JGI, www.janegoodall.es) has chosen the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) as the platform for her visit, and the Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA) has been closely collaborating to make this exceptional visit of Dr. Goodall to the UAB possible. Jane Goodall, with her deep scientific vision, bases her discourse on what she calls ¿Reasons for Hope¿, a compendium of rigorous arguments against pessimism, which she transmits as no one else could. The IJG and ICTA are able to offer the entire university community and the general public three ways to come into close contact with the incomparable testimony of one of the most brilliant scientists of the XXth century: 1. Conference ¿Reasons for Hope¿ Date and time: Monday 7th May, at 18.30h. Place: Sala d¿Actes of the Rectorship of the UAB, Bellaterra Campus. Description: The conference deals with the more than fifty years of tireless work of Doctor Goodall, at a scientific level but also with regard to environmental education and conservation. Members of the IJG in Africa will also participate. More information: www.janegoodall.es 2. Primatology and Conservation Symposium Date and time: Saturday 5th May, from 10.00h to 18.30h. Place: Bellaterra Campus Description: A unique opportunity to get to know firsthand the research, conservation, education and environmental awareness work carried out by experts from the Jane Goodall Institute working in different African countries, gathered together in Barcelona for the first time. More information: www.janegoodall.es/es/summit 3. An evening with Jane Goodall, the woman that redefined our species Date and time: Wednesday 9th May, at 20.30h. Place: Catalonia Barcelona Plaza Hotel (Plaça Espanya 6, Barcelona). Description: Charitable dinner and exclusive conference with one of the most important scientists and activists of our time, who helped to bridge the gap Homo sapiens and the rest of the Animal Kingdom. More information: www.janegoodall.es/es/benefico We hope that Dr. Goodall¿s visit will be a unique opportunity to consider the current world situation and put environmental discourse where it ought to be in our global agenda, as we too form part of our planet¿s ecosystems.