Please forward this to any you think might be interested, especially students studying ornithology. Queensland Ornithological Conference: The State of Australia’s Birds hosted by: BirdLife Southern Queensland & Birds Queensland This annual conference is a blend of talks related to birds and their conservation. Date / Time: 31 May 2014. 8:00 – 16:30 (oral presentations and posters); 1 June 2014 TBA (excursions & workshops; including acoustic monitoring, e-bird) Location(s): 31 May: University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld; 1 June various (TBA) ABSTRACTS DUE by March 28th 2014 Oral presentations 25 min (non-students), or 12 min (students) For abstract submission guidelines, to sign up for updates on the program, or to ask questions: queenslandbirdconference@gmail.com If you’re interested in attending please register by either, e-mail queenslandbirdconference@gmail.com or fill out the online form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nLJzZ3Ab01M5iBz7x7os628wIjJSEtGQWfIFwjX 9wzo/viewform Registration fee (waived for those presenting, or for students who submit an abstract): Students $35.00 All others $55.00 with a discount of $5.00 if payment is made prior to 31 May2014. Students are eligible for two BirdLife SQ and Birds Queensland Student Awards for Excellence in Ornithological Studies · Prize for the best student paper/presentation: a pair of Swarovski binoculars The students who submit the top six abstracts will each give a 15 minute presentation. · Prize for the top student poster: TBA · Prize for the best bird photograph -TBA (open to everyone, contact us for guidelines) http://www.birdlife.org.au/locations/birdlife-southern-queensland AGM: BirdLife Southern Queensland after the conference.
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