Hi all:
We are excited to announce the 4th meeting of the North American Pika Consortium (NAPC). It will take place during *February 6-7, 2017* in *Reno, NV* at the *Peppermill Resort*, in concert with the 64th Annual Meeting of The Western Section of The Wildlife Society (February 7-10th, 2017; http://tws-west.org). *Abstract Submission* Abstracts for papers to be presented as posters or 20-minute oral presentations (including Q&A) will be accepted through 11:59 Pacific time on* November 1, 2016*. Abstracts should not exceed 200 words and should be electronically submitted via an interactive form at the following website*:* http://wildlifeprofessional.or g/western/napc2017_abstract_submit.php *Meeting Registration* Registration for the 4th NAPC meeting is expected to open approximately November 1, 2016 with early registration ending Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:59 pm. Pre-registration will end on Friday, January 27th, 2017 at 11:59 pm. Onsite registration will be available the morning of Mon. Feb. 6 from 7:30- 8:30 am (note that there will likely be a $20 surcharge for onsite registration). Please make sure to select the NAPC event if you are just registering for our symposium or for that symposium plus the TWS-WS meeting if you prefer to attend both (please visit http://tws-west.org for more information). *Working Groups* We are planning to schedule time for the following working group topics but please contact ebeeve...@gmail.com if you have any suggestions for alternative topics: · Population Genetics & Genomics, · Health & Physiology, · Field Methods, · Climate, · Education, Outreach and Citizen Science, · Distribution and Habitat, and · Research and Review *Hotel Accommodations* We encourage NAPC meeting attendees to reserve a room at the Peppermill Resort to help TWS-WS meet their contractual obligations. A limited block of non-smoking rooms are available in the North West Wing ($59/night) and the Peppermill Tower ($79/night). All rooms were recently renovated and are near the meeting space we will be using for our meeting. The resort fee has been waived. Peppermill guests who book as part of this room block will receive free internet access in the sleeping rooms, meeting rooms and all public areas at an increased download speed of 30.0 mbps. Guests will also receive complimentary use of the business center, $75 of hotel coupons, free use of the health club and pool, valet, EV charging stations, access to the parking garage and shuttle service to/from the airport. This rate is available until January 23, 2017 or until the rooms in our block are sold out, whichever comes first. Please indicate that you are attending the TWS-WS Annual Meeting to receive the negotiated rate using the group code MWSWS17. Reservations can be made *online <http://tws-west.org/events/2017/2017CallforPapers_20160822.pdf>* or by telephone at (800)-282-2444. *Volunteer Opportunities* Interested in serving as a volunteer for this meeting? We are looking for assistance with material preparation, equipment set-up/breakdown, session chairing, and student judging! Please contact kbkling...@unr.edu for more information! *Photo Slideshow* Perhaps you have a few photos of pika field work in action (e.g. photos of wildlife, collaborators, beautiful landscape, etc.) that you would like to share in our meeting slideshow? If so, please send photos in .jpg format to kbkling...@unr.edu! We hope that you will consider joining us in Reno in early February! Sincerely, The 2017 NAPC Conference planning committee Like us on Facebook *here <https://www.facebook.com/americanpikas>*! *How to subscribe to the NAPC listserv:* To subscribe, please email Dr. Janet Foley at peroqu...@gmail.com and request to be added to the listserv. Once added, if you want to post, then send messages to westernpi...@ucdavis.edu. The list provides a mechanism to keep communication lines open amongst those working on pikas, without having an overwhelming volume of posts.
