Hi folks,

Got this posting from Kim Nelson regarding the Pacific Seabird Group =
Meeting in Portland this January. I beg a thousand pardons if it has =
been posted here already....

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, Washington
festuca at olywa.net
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 20:09:14 +0200 (SAST)
From: S. Kim Nelson <nelsonsk at ccmail.orst.edu
Subject: [SEABIRD:405] Pacific Seabird Group Annual Meeting

The PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP, an international scientific organization =

dedicated to the study and conservation of seabirds and their=20
environment, will hold its annual meeting in PORTLAND, OREGON, 8-12 =

JANUARY 1997. The meeting will be held at the Marriott Hotel in=20
downtown Portland. The program includes a plenary session theme of =

"The Near-shore Ecosystem", contributed paper sessions, a poster=20
session, committee meetings, and social events. See below for the=20
Conference Schedule.
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Please join us for an exciting 5 days of presentations on seabird=20
research and a chance to interact with seabird enthusiasts and=20
researchers from many countries!
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For a Registration Packet and general information on the meeting=20
contact: Tara Zimmerman, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE =
11th=20
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232, tara_zimmerman at mail.fws.gov EARLY=20
REGISTRATION MUST BE MAILED BY 1 NOVEMBER 1996.
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For Scientific Program information and the Call for Papers contact: =
S.=20
Kim Nelson, Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall, Department of=20
Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR 97331-3803, nelsonsk at ccmail. =

orst.edu ABSTRACTS ARE DUE BY 15 OCTOBER 1996.
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CONFERENCE OVERVIEW
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Wednesday 8 January
0900 Marbled Murrelet Technical Committee=20
0900 Seabird Monitoring Committee
1300 Executive Council Meeting
1800 Welcome Reception/Registration
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Thursday 9 January
0900 Plenary Session
1000 Break
1030 Plenary Session
1200 Lunch
1200 Poster Session (Open thru Friday PM)=20
1330 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1510 Break
1540 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1710 End
1830 Evening Social, Reception, No-host Bar
Oregon Historical Society Museum
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Friday 10 January
0840 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1000 Break
1030 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1210 Lunch
1400 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1540 Break
1610 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1730 End
1930 Poster Presentations, Evening Social, No-host Bar
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Saturday 11 January
0840 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1000 Break
1030 Concurrent Paper Sessions
1210 Lunch
1330 Executive Council Meeting
1330 Seabird Monitoring Meeting
1330 Marbled Murrelet Technical Committee=20
1600 Conservation Committee Meeting
1630 Business/Membership Meeting
1800 Cocktails/Banquet, Awards Ceremony, Auction
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Saturday 12 January
Field Trips: (1) Oregon Coast - Full day tour
(2) Columbia River Gorge - Half day tour (am)=20
(3) Portland's Microbrewery Tour - Half day (pm)
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S. Kim Nelson
Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit=20
Oregon State University, 104 Nash Hall=20
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife=20
Corvallis, OR 97331-3803
nelsonsk at ccmail.orst.edu =20