[EBB Sightings] Call for papers: Western Field Ornithologists' convention, San Mateo, Oct 9-12

Bay Area Birders (with apologies for cross-posting):


Western Field Ornithologists is now soliciting abstracts for
presentations at its 33rd Annual Meeting, to be held in San Mateo,
California on October 9-12.

Oral presentations should reflect original research or summarize  
existing
unpublished information and should be presented in a manner that will be
of interest to serious amateur and professional field ornithologists.
Papers presented at other conferences will be considered provided  
that the
material has not already been published.

Papers should deal with birds in western North America.  Acceptable
subjects include status and distribution, ecology and behavior, field
identification, conservation, and techniques for field study, among
other topics. Presentations will last 15 minutes, including time for
interaction with the audience -- a hallmark of WFO meetings.

If you are interested in making a presentation, contact
Jay Withgott, withgott at comcast.net or Debbie Van Dooremolen,
Debbie.VanDooremolen at snwa.com for more information.

The conference is fast approaching!  Abstracts must be submitted  
electronically
to both Jay and Debbie NO LATER THAN JULY 31, 2008.  A specific  
format must be followed, I'm afraid:

YOUR LAST NAME, YOUR FIRST NAME, CO-AUTHOR NAMES (Times, 10-point  
type, all
caps). Title of your talk (Times, 10-point type, bold). Your affiliation
and/or sponsoring organization(s), if any, complete mailing address  
(Times,
10-point type, italics), e-mail address (Arial, 9-point type).
Brief (300-word maximum) summary of the objectives, methods, results,
significance, and generality of your study (Times, 10-point type).

Submissions should include a brief (60-word maximum) bio for the primary
author.

[Sorry for all that detail about the abstract's format, but I was  
unable to download it just now from the brand-new,
quite spiffy (but still not fully functioning) WFO website at  ]

HOWEVER, the website does have forms you'll need to register for the  
convention,
select the field trips you want to take, etc.

UNSOLICITED RECOMMENDATION: WFO and the Central Valley Birding  
Symposium are
my two favorite conventions, both for their presentations and for  
their field trips.

So mark your calendars for WFO in San Mateo, October 9-12.  I'll see  
you there!

Dave Quady
Berkeley, California
davequady at att.net