1. ORGANIZED by Center for Science & Technology Mendoza - CCT; CONICET - National Council of Science and Technology; Institute for Aridlands Research-IADIZA; Biodiversity Research Group-GiB; International Federation of Mammalogists and Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos - SAREM www.cricyt.edu.ar/imc10

3. Located in a preferential place and within easy reach of the commercial area, the Convention and Exposition Center is also included in the geopolitical center of the city. It has been specially designed to provide comfortable services with an outstanding infrastructure and up-to-date equipment. It consists of a 15 lecturing-hall complex, with a main body, a multi-purpose theatre and the old Enoteca, a must in a province where wine and hospitality are its symbols. VENUE EMILIO CIVIT CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION CENTER

4. Some proposed Symposia Parasite and disease ecology Large mammals as ecological engineers Mammalogy in Latin America The effects of aggressive interactions among species of mammal predators on the structure of predator communities and predator impacts on prey species Ctenomys: new perspectives from South American soil Ecological niche modeling in analysis geographic distribution of mammalian species:approaches, perspectives and potential pitfalls Symposia & Workshops

5. Historical biogeography of Neotropical mammals I: the Setting and the patterns Marsupial reproduction and development Ecological aspects of mammal-parasite relationships Understanding species distributions – biogeography and phylogeography in mammals Speciation in small mammals New World marsupial systematics …and workshops, posters & round tables, among other scientific activities

6. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER - Deadline for Early Registration: March 6, 2009 - Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: April 30, 2009 *Authors must be registered by for the congress online before abstracts can be submitted - Deadline for Symposium proposals: October 31, 2008 SITE: Mendoza Convention Center, Mendoza Province, Argentina OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.

7. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, the International Federation of Mammalogists and the Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, we hope to see you in Mendoza in August 2009...los esperamos! www.cricyt.edu.ar/imc10