Hi all,
I just wanted to forward an announcement out for folks who might be interested
in learning more about bats for a conference in Austin in April. I learned a
lot at the last one (an empty bucket is easy to fill).
Info below.
Jennifer
http://www.wbwg.org/business/biennialmeetings/2009/2009WBWGconference.html
2009 WBWG Biennial Conference (April 15-18) and Bats and Wind Energy Workshop
(April 13-15)
2009 WBWG Biennial Conference and Bats and Wind Energy Workshop
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The Western Bat Working Group, Bat Conservation International,
and Texas Parks and Wildlife are pleased to bring you the 2009 Western Bat
Working Group Conference and Wind Energy Workshop at the Town Lake Radisson in
fun-filled Austin, Texas.
The Bats and Wind Energy Workshop
will run Monday April 13th through the afternoon of Wednesday April
15th. Experts in the field of wind energy and bats from North America
and Europe will present a primer on the current issues associated with
wind energy and bats, provide technical training and standardized
protocols for conducting pre- and post-construction bat surveys, and
for conducting wind energy site assessments. This workshop will provide
state-of-the-art applications for addressing bats and wind energy
issues.
We will kick off The 2009 Western Bat Working Group Conference
Wednesday April 15th with an evening social (Texas style of course).
The platform papers
will begin Thursday morning with a special session on the latest in
wind energy research. This session will include presentations from some
of the international instructors from the special wind energy workshop
so that they have a chance to share their latest research efforts.
Platform papers for the rest of the session will cover a range of
conservation, management and research topics as driven by abstract
submissions. Back by popular demand, the Poster Session will include
Technology Demos like we had in Portland in 2005. Abstracts must be submitted
by March 15, 2009 to Michelle Caviness.
Your involvement in the Saturday morning workshop will be especially
important this year as we will be working on a strategy to raise the
awareness and prevention of potential spread of White Nose Syndrome
to The West. WNS has continued spread at an alarming rate and there is
a good chance its arrival in The West could be human caused. We will be
addressing questions such as, "who do we need to reach out to? Partner
with? What steps do we need to take to protect roosts? What are the
priority roosts? How can we help to better inventory and monitor roosts
without potentially escalating the very problem?" We will never have a
better opportunity to fight WNS than prior to when it arrives - let's
pull together and make it happen starting Saturday morning, April 18,
2009.
The Bob Berry Fund
will be launched with applications being accepted by late February and
the first grants will be awarded at the meeting. Also, you will be
saying adios to the outgoing Officers and welcoming your new Board of
Officers.
A bat conference in Austin wouldn’t be complete without a field
trip to Bracken Cave (Thursday evening, dinner included) and of course
we will have another spectacular auction with amazing items you can’t
possibly live without – if you have something to donate please
contact Pat Brown. There is yet another great bat t-shirt in the works, and
Speleobooks will be joining us.
So, get registered, dust off your bat brain, grab your sunscreen, camera, and
cowboy boots and join us in Austin!
Registration Fees:
Student: $160.00
General: $180.00
After March 15:
Student: $180.00
General: $200.00
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