Susan Elbin

2nd Herons of the World Symposium and Workshop, 2020 The Waterbird Society and the Heron Specialist Group of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature are organizing and hosting the 2nd Herons of the World Symposium and Workshop as part of the Pan African Ornithological Congress (see www.paoc15.org for updates) in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 16-20 November 2020. The call for abstracts will be announced in the near future but at this time, the organizers would like to see a show of interest and an indication of the potential and committed attendees. If you are considering attend

Call for Symposia Submissions. It’s not too early to start planning your talk for the 37th Annual Meeting of the WATERBIRD SOCIETY. The first deadline is fast approaching! We are inviting you to contribute to the scientific program by submitting suggestions for symposium sessions. We need those by NOVEMBER 15, 2012. Central themes of the meeting will be life history, migration and migratory bird conservation at the Wadden Sea and along the East Atlantic Flyway, but other topics are welcomed. Symposia proposals should include: (1) title of symposium, (2) a 2-5 sentence description of t

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On behalf of the Waterbird Society as well as his sisters and brothers in the 'Joanna Burger family' - it is with a sad and grieving heart that I report to you that Jorge Saliva died this morning in Puerto Rico. Jorge embraced life with a kind spirit, a quest for knowledge, and a tremendous sense of humor. Jorge, you are dearly missed! (obituary reprinted from USFWS) Jorge Enrique Saliva-González, PhD. February 21, 1963 - July 23, 2012 July, 23, 2012- An accomplished ornithologist and wildlife expert, Jorge Enrique Saliva, died today, July 23, 2012 at

The Waterbird Society will hold its 37th annual meeting in 2013 in Germany for the first time. The Institute of Avian Research “Vogelwarte Helgoland”, one of the oldest ornithological research institutes in the world, will be the host. The meeting venue is the Stadthalle, located in the centre of Wilhelmshaven on the German North Sea coast. Wilhelmshaven can be reached easily by train from the nearby airports: Bremen, Hamburg, Hannover, Frankfurt or Amsterdam. Wilhelmshaven is located adjacent to the World Heritage Site “Wadden Sea National Park of Lower Saxony”. There will be good o

Call for Abstracts for Oral and Poster Papers - 5th North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 14-18 August 2012 On 20 January 2012, the NAOC web site began receiving Abstracts for oral papers and posters, and invited symposium papers. The limit is approximately 250 words for all abstracts, excluding the title and author names and affiliations. Students applying for awards should pay careful attention to special abstract requirements by following the links to student awards. To submit an abstract, go to http://www.naoc-v2012.com/abstract-submission