All Dates are tentative at this point. Finalized dates for the 2006 course will not be available until early 2006. Many activities during the course may change.
TBA March	Initial course meeting/assignment handout, first aid and CPR training.
TBA May	Orientation meetings and introductory lectures.
TBA May	Student reports due.
5 June	Depart for Los Angeles, CA to Brisbane, QLD.
7-9 June	Arrive Brisbane and travel to Lamington National Park. Tour the Subtropical rainforest, lectures on plants and animals of the region.
10 June	Return to Brisbane, visit botanical gardens.
11-15 June	Fly to Darwin. Visit Kakadu National Park and Northern Territory Wildlife Park.
16 June	Fly to Cairns and visit Atherton Table Lands. Study biodiversity assessment techniques.
21 June-3 July	Research on Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef.
4 July	Depart Lizard Island and return to Cairns, program closing activities.
5 July	Program ends early morning, depart Cairns for Sydney and Los Angeles.
Late August	Symposium. Students will meet at the University Honors Department and via video conference to present results of their work to members of the UNM community.