Society Events

THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY'S AUTUMN SOCIAL MEETING - Saturday 6th September 2008

The Avicultural Society's Autumn Social Meeting will be held at Exmoor Zoological Park, South Stowforn, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 4SG.

AVICULTURAL SOCIETY TRIP TO BERLIN - 26th to 29th September, 2008

27th and 28th September, escorted tours around Berlins 2 main zoos. 29th September, museum or shopping TBA.
Staying at Abacus Tierpark Hotel, Berlin
For more details contact:
Mike Curzon
Tel: 01373 824077

Other Events

5th HORNBILL CONFERENCE - 22nd to 25th March, 2009

LocationBotany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Conference FeeInternational Participants: S$650.00 (early bird S$500.00)*
Students/South & Southeast Asian Participants: S$300.00 (early bird S$250.00)*
* Registration must be received before 31st December, 2008
Conference Themes
  • Session 1 - Behaviour and Ecology
  • Session 2 - Research Techniques
  • Session 3 - Local, Regional and Global Threats to Hornbills
  • Session 4 - In Situ Conservation Strategies and Habitat Restoration
  • Session 5 - Outreach, Education and Community-based Conservation
  • Session 6 - Ex Situ Conservation and the Future of Hornbills
Keynote SpeakersDr. Pilai Poonswad & Dr. Alan Kemp
Field TripsHornbill Project, Pulau Ubin (Singapore)
Jurong BirdPark
Post Conference ExcursionSukau & Danum Valley, organized by Kingfisher Tours Sdn Bhd
Call for PapersPapers are welcome on the conference themes. The papers must be original and have not been published before. Full papers must be submitted to the Secretariat.
Abstracts must be in English, not exceeding 400 words. The Proceedings of the conference will be published by National Parks Board, Singapore.
Contact: Ms. Ng Bee Choo
Secretariat
29 Transit Road, #04-13, Singapore 778905
Tel: 65-64752319
Fax: 65-64751597
E-mail: msnbc@singnet.com.sg

Note: The 5th International Hornbill Conference website will be ready in a few weeks. The registration form and other details will be available on the website.

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