Notice of the 87th Annual Meeting of the

EASTERN BIRD BANDING ASSOCIATION

 09-11 April 2010

Rocky Gap Resort in Rocky Gap State Park Flintsone, Maryland

 

 

The 2010 EBBA meeting will be on the weekend of April 9-11at the Rocky Gap Resort in Rocky Gap State Park in Flintsone just outside Cumberland Maryland. The resort has plenty to do and see and you may want to spend some extra time in this beautiful area. More information will follow from time to time on this website. Mark your calendars for this meeting.

Our speakers for the 2010 meeting will be:

Chandler Robbins on Friday evening, who will tell us,

 "What I Have Learned From 100,000 Net Hours of Backyard Banding"

Peter Pyle on Saturday, who will address us on,

"Proximate Causes of Population Trends in Migratory Landbirds."

Peter has also promised to do a book signing, so plan now to bring your copy/copies.

 

Call for Papers

The Eastern Bird Banding Association (EBBA) is requesting the submission of papers related to bird banding and preservation of avian species for presentation at the 10 April 2010 meeting of the association.

    -A projection screen and video projector will be provided.

    -If you plan to present using 35mm slides, please advise.

    -Provide an outline for consideration of the paper and the presenter's CV no later than February 25, 2010.

    -Submission is open to everyone; you do not have to be an EBBA member to present.

    -Time is allocated for 12 presentations.

    -The meeting will be attended by 100 to 200 participants, including presenters.

    -Time for each presentation is normally limited to 25 minutes.

    -Presentations of special interest may be submitted for a time of 50 minutes.

    -All entries will receive serious consideration and all submitters will be advised of acceptance or regrets by the program committee no later than

     March 10, 2010.

    -Poster presentations prepared for free-standing display are also desirable.

    -A formal paper is not required.

    -One primary presenter for the presentation will receive a free admission to the meeting and associated social events. However, they do not

      receive any other reimbursements and are responsible for their own travel and living expenses.

    EBBA does have a program for assistance with travel expenses for student presenters; call the vice president for information.

    Point of contact is Ken Heselton, First Vice President

    Address: 105 Haverhill Road, Joppa, Maryland 21085

    E-mail: KHeselton@cs.com

    Phone:  410-679-6419

    Cell Phone:  410-790-7881

    Papers furnished in a pdf format for the purpose will be posted to the EBBA web site for one year after the meeting.

    A  suggested theme for the meeting is "Backyards to the Hemisphere," recognizing that data collected by backyard bird banders can be used in analysis of the species studied over the entire hemisphere. Papers do not have to address this theme.

 

The EBBA Registration form is in PDF format, please print two pages and read the instructions at the bottom of the form to fill out and pick the option you wish to register with. Bring up the registration form by pointing and clicking on the following: Registration form-1.pdf

 

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