2008-2013 Strategic Plan the next five years... Eldredge Bermingham, Acting Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Ira Rubinoff, Acting Undersecretary for Science, Smithsonian Institution For further information, contact: Washington, D.C. Office Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute P.O. Box 37012 Quad, suite 3123, 705 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 (202) 633-4012 In Panama or from outside the United States Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Apartado 0843-03092 Balboa, Ancón República de Panamá Country code 507, 212-8000 From within the United States Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Unit 0948 APO AA 34002-0948 USA Private philanthropy is critical to STRI’s work, enabling research, fellowships, public outreach and conservation. To learn more about making a donation, please contact Lisa Barnett in the STRI Washington office. (202) 633-4014
[email protected] The majority of the photos in this plan are the work of Marcos Guerra, STRI Staff Photographer and Christian Ziegler, STRI Communication Associate. Other photos and images were contributed by: Annette Aiello, Jason Andreas, Stephanie Bohlman, Rhett Butler, Rachel Collin, Greg Dimidjian, Hector Guzman, Allen Herre, Carlos Jaramillo, Roland Kays, Beth King, Davey Kline, Bill Laurance, Susan Laurance, Olga Linares, Karen Lips, Matt Miller, Enrique Moreno, Jeremy Niven, Edgardo Ochoa, Aaron O’Dea, Dolores Piperno, Oscar Puebla, D. R. Robertson, David Roubik, Noris Salazar, Fernando Santos-Granero, Marc Seid, Sunshine Van Bael, Martin Wikelski, Don Windsor and the STRI photo archives. 2008-2013 Strategic Plan the next five years... MISSION... To increase understanding of the past, present and future of tropical life and its relevance to human welfare. VISION... To provide the best global platform for tropical research to train the next generation of students of tropical life to promote conservation of tropical diversity to cultivate communication among tropical scientists and with audiences interested in our work A diverse, interactive group of PEOPLE..