The evenings at WILD9 are dedicated to celebrating wild nature through engaging cultural events, films, art exhibits, announcements and more.  On the opening day of the Congress (6 November), delegates are invited to a special Mexican evening, featuring wilderness announcements and an official introduction to Tierras Silvestres followed by dancing and music.  President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, honorary host of WILD9, will welcome delegates to Mexico.  Other evening events feature multi-media presentations by the iLCP, body painting, the iLCP award presentation, music and more!

Frans Lanting’s LIFE: A Journey Through Time
“Frans Lanting’s LIFE: A Journey Through Time” will be performed on November 7, 2009 as part of WILD9. The 60 minute presentation will include the customized production created by Frans Lanting Productions telling the story of the history of life on earth, using images by Frans Lanting set to an original musical score by Philip Glass, performed live by the Yucatan Symphony and conducted by Carolyn Kuan. LIFE will one of a number of cultural and artistic events during WILD9. All photos © Frans Lanting
http://www.lifethroughtime.com/              Frans Lanting Images
Frans Lanting Press Release

12-Shots

November 9-11th starting at 9pm at Fiesta Americana. During WILD9, iLCP will be hosting a cocktail hour and photo exhibit to encourage networking with iLCP members. We invite photographers to submit their '12 shot' essay to WILD9. The theme has to be related to wild nature, conservation, climate change or other aspects of our planet's natural history. Human juxtaposition with nature is also welcome. A committee will review submissions and selected essays will be shown during the evening photography sessions.