Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 15:23:22 -0500
From: Kimberly Smith
Subject: 3rd North American Ornithological Conference
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3rd North American Ornithological Conference
The 3rd North American Ornithological Conference will be held in New
Orleans, Louisiana, 24-30 September 2002. Hosted by Tulane University,
the theme of the meeting is "Birds on the Bayou: In the footsteps of
Audubon". The main venue will be the Intercontinental Hotel, located just
3 blocks from the famous French Quarter.
The Conference is being hosted by The American Ornithologists' Union, The
Cooper Ornithological Society, The Raptor Research Foundation, and the
Society for Canadian Ornithologists/ Socit des Ornithologistes du Canada,
all of which will hold their annual meeting at the Conference. A number
of other ornithological societies such as The Wilson Ornithological
Society will be Co-sponsors, but will be holding their annual meeting at
other time. Other groups wishing to meet in conjunction with the 3rd NAOC
should contact the Chair of the Scientific Program Committee, Phil
Stouffer (stouffer@selu.edu) as soon as possible.
The Conference will consist of symposia, workshops and roundtables,
contributed oral presentations, and poster sessions. The call for
symposia and workshops follows this announcement with a deadline of 15
November 2001. The general announcement for the Conference and call for
contributed papers and posters will appear in January 2002.
Plenary addresses will be presented by:
Thomas E. Martin, University of Montana
A New View of Avian Life History Evolution Applied to Parental
Care, Clutch Size, and Developmental Patterns Across the World
Theo Colborn, World Wildlife Fund
On a Wing and a Prayer: Is Endocrine Disruption Affecting Birds?
John Avise, University of Georgia
The Ongoing Transformation to Molecular-genealogical Thought in
Avian Microevolution: Conceptual Springboard, Quicksand, or Both
Kenneth Able, State University of New York, Albany
Migratory Orientation: Development and Adaptive Plasticity
Social events will showcase the rich traditions of New Orleans: great
food, wonderful music, and the arts. The opening reception will be at the
Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas on Tuesday night, featuring a
variety of Cajun dishes. Thursday night is a "picnic" at the House of
Blues, featuring Blues and Zydeco music and traditional New Orleans fare.
The Saturday night banquet will be preceded by a reception featuring a New
Orleans jazz band, and followed by dancing to a traditional Cajun French
band, Les Freres Michot. One of the highlights of the meeting will be an
art exhibition featuring the works of artists who also are research
ornithologists.
September in New Orleans features the beginning of fall migration, which
will complement the rich avifauna of its abundant wetlands, bottomland
hardwoods, and pine woods nearby. A variety of field trips will be
designed to highlight both the typical and the distinctive birds.
As more information becomes available, it will be posted on the Conference
homepage at www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02/ . For more information concerning
the Conference, contact the co-organizers: Tom Sherry
(tsherry@tulane.edu) or Kimberly Smith (kgsmith@uark.edu).
CALL FOR SYMPOSIA PROPOSALS
The local organizing committee invites proposals for symposia. There will
be opportunities for both 2-hour (morning) and 3-hour symposia
(afternoon). Presentations will be in multiples of 15 minutes so that the
timing of symposia is coordinated with the contributed paper sessions; for
example, a 2-hour symposium could consist of four 30-minute presentations
or eight 15-minute presentations or a mixture of both. Symposia should
address newly emerging topics or significant syntheses different from
those considered at other recent meetings. Symposia that incorporate
student and foreign speakers will be preferred. The number of symposia
will be probably be limited to two or three per day to minimize conflicts
with regular paper presentations. Longer full-day (5-hour) symposia will
be considered, but organizers must provide compelling justification. All
symposium organizers and speakers must be registered participants.
Guidelines are available at www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02
CALL FOR WORKSHOPS AND ROUNDTABLE PROPOSALS
Proposals for workshops and organized roundtables are also invited.
Workshops facilitate detailed discussions of new concepts or methods.
Roundtables allow audience participation for exploration of new or
controversial issues. Tuesday, 24 September 2002 has been set aside for
either half-day or full-day workshops. Other times that are available for
workshops and roundtables are breakfast (prior to 8:30 am plenaries),
lunch (12:00 - 1:30pm), or evening sessions (after 5:00 pm). Guidelines
are available at www.tulane.edu/~naoc-02
For more information about symposia, workshops or roundtables, contact:
Dr. Phil Stouffer,
Co-Chair, Scientific Program Committee, 3rd NAOC
Department of Biological Sciences
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA 70402-0736
985-549-2191, fax 3851
stouffer@selu.edu
Dr. Frank Moore, University of Southern Mississippi, is the other
Co-Chair.
The deadline for proposals is 15 November 2001.
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Kimberly G. Smith
PERMANENT: FROM 15 MAY 2001 - 15 AUGUST 2002
Dept. of Biological Sciences * Dept. of Biological Sciences
University of Arkansas * Bridgewater State College, MA 02325
Fayetteville, AR 72701 * 508-531-2677 and 1 SEPT. - 30 MAY
phone 501-575-6359 fax 501-575-4010 * Harvard Forest, P.O. Box 68
email: kgsmith@comp.uark.edu * Petersham, MA 01366
homepage: comp.uark.edu/~kgsmith * 978-724-3302
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