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Black Swamp Bird Observatory
is proud to host the

Inland Bird Banding Association
Annual Conference & General Meeting
October 29, 30, & 31, 2010
Oak Harbor & Port Clinton

Conference & General Meeting Schedule

Friday Evening Welcome Social & Program
6 p.m. at OurGuest Inn & Suites, Port Clinton
Light refreshments will be served
Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of BSBO, will present:
“Black Swamp Bird Observatory – teaming Research
with Education to Promote Bird Conservation”
About Kimberly . . .

Saturday Morning Workshops
8 a.m. at Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Oak Harbor

Saturday Afternoon Lunch & IBBA Meeting
12 p.m. at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge, Oak Harbor

Saturday Evening Banquet, Cash Bar, Silent Auction,
&
Keynote Presentation
6 p.m. at Knights of Columbus Hall, Port Clinton
The
former Chief of the Bird Banding Laboratory,
John Tautin, will present:

“A Look Back at 108 Years of Bird Banding in North America”
About John . . .


Sunday morning Field Trip
Time and location TBA

The Inland Bird Banding Association’s Annual Conference and General Meeting will be held October 29-31 in Oak Harbor, Ohio. The meeting will include a Friday evening welcome social and presentation, Saturday morning bander training workshop, afternoon paper and poster session, evening banquet, and Sunday field trip.

The Friday social will include an exciting presentation by Kimberly Kaufman, Executive Director of Black Swamp Bird Observatory on “Black Swamp Bird Observatory – teaming Research with Education to Promote Bird Conservation”. Saturday morning will be hands on sharing of banding knowledge for all levels of interest. A series of paper presentations and accompanying poster session will precede the Annual IBBA business meeting Saturday afternoon. The evening banquet will have as feature speaker, the former Chief of the Bird Banding Laboratory, John Tautin on “A Look Back at 108 Years of Bird Banding in North America”. 

An additional Bander Certification session under the guidelines of the North American Banding Council is being scheduled for Thursday and Friday mornings.

The IBBA Conference committee is very excited about hosting the event this year, and we eagerly look forward to seeing everyone! We sincerely hope that you will make plans to attend.

Registration:
To register on-line with a credit card, click here.
To register by mail, click here for a registration form (PDF).

Room Reservations:
A block of rooms will be held until October 11th at OurGuest Inn & Suites, 220 E. Perry St., Port Clinton, Ohio. The group rate is $39.99 for a Saturday night or $29.99 per night for a Friday & Saturday night reservation. For room reservations call OurGuest Inn & Suites at
419-734-7111.

Directions:
For driving directions, click here.

Paper Submissions:

Please remember that Paper Submissions must be received by September 1.

Registration Deadline:
The conference registrations deadline is October 22.

If you have any questions please call
Mark Shieldcastle at 419 898-4070
or email him at  markshieldcastle@bsbo.org



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Black Swamp Bird Observatory
13551 W. State Route 2
Oak Harbor, Ohio 43449
419 898-4070
We are located at the entrance to Magee Marsh Wildlife Area

The mission of the Black Swamp Bird Observatory is to inspire the appreciation, enjoyment,
and conservation of birds and their habitats through research, education, and outreach.