Raptor Research Foundation Conference, Duluth, Minnesota October 5-9, 2011. The 2011 Raptor Research Foundation annual conference will be held October 5-9, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel in Duluth, Minnesota. The conference is hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Natural Resource Research Institute, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, and the Duluth Audubon Society. - The mid-registration period for the conference is approaching next week. Registration rates increase $50-60 after September 1st. - Registration for the Early Career Raptor Researcher workshops will open to the general RRF membership on September 5th. Registration for the ECRR workshops can be completed online or by contacting the conference coordinator. Workshop topics include techniques for accessing raptor nests, handling and marking raptors, preparing study skins, sampling tissues and necropsies, trapping and handling raptors, and how to harness raptors for transmitters. All workshops will be held on Wednesday October 5th. - The conference hotel is now full. We’ve posted information on hotels in the surrounding area on the conference website to assist you in finding alternative lodging. - A schedule of conference events and presenters is now available on the conference website. For complete conference details, visit our website at http://www.raptorresearchfoundation.org/conferences/current-conference. For more information, contact conference coordinator Julie O'Connor at [email protected] or at 218-348-2291.
Julie O'Connor 2011 RRF Local Conference Coordinator Duluth, Minnesota [email protected] 218-348-2291 Click on links below to visit: Raptor Research Foundation University of Minnesota Duluth Natural Resource Research Institute Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory Duluth Audubon Society ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
