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Registration by December 17:
Tuesday December 3, 2007
Dear Friends,
Friends of the Environment is hosting the third ABACO SCIENCE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE in Marsh Harbour Thursday January 3rd to Sunday January 6th, 2008.
TOPIC
A CONFERENCE TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ABACO AND THE BAHAMIAN ENVIRONMENT.
The purpose is to provide a forum for the networking of researchers and the sharing of scientific information in and around the Abaco's. We hope to encourage more research in the area for educational purposes, and to stimulate the use of these findings in local environmental management decisions.
We would like to take this time to invite you to attend our Conference, here in Marsh Harbour, Abaco
Copies of the "Abstracts and Program" will be distributed upon your arrival at the conference site.
The conference's schedule will consist as follows:
Date Event Time
Thursday January 3rd 2008 Welcome Reception 7:00pm–9:00pm
Friday January 4th Presentations 9:00am–5:00pm
Saturday January 5th Presentations 9:00am–12:00noon
Free time
Saturday January 5th Closing Reception 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sunday January 8th Departures
Some of our presenters are as follows:
Dr. John Durban
Two decades of bottlenose dolphin research on Little Bahama Bank
Diane Claridge
Visual and acoustic surveys for beaked whales in the Great Bahama Canyon to determine their distribution, abundance and population structuring.
Craig A. Layman
Restoration and Specialization: Tidal Creek Research on Abaco
Dr Charles Kwit
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Rainfall throughout the Bahamian Archipelago, 1961-1990 Charles Kwit (Miami University), Jon M. Patton (Miami University), Joseph M. Wunderle (USDA Forest Service)
Allison Higgins
Avoiding Garden Gremlins: Plants and Products to keep your yard Island Friendly
Dr. David Campbell
Interpreting Columbus's Diario David G. Campbell, Grinnell College
Dr. Keith Tinker
Cultural Heritage And Tourism in the Bahamas
Conference site: . The hall at New Vision will be our conference site.
Can you please let us know if you will accept our invitation to present by filling in the below registration form and returning it to us by Monday December 17th 2007, so that we may finalize our plans.
In order to cover our costs for the event, there will be a $100.00 admission fee per person payable at the time of registration.
info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
We look forward to having you here.
Sincerely,
ABACO SCIENCE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE (ASAC)
TOPIC
A CONFERENCE TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ABACO AND THE BAHAMIAN ENVIRONMENT.
Meeting Registration Form
REGISTER BY Monday December 17th 2007complete side Step 1: Contact Information
Name______________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________
Address___________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ___________________________
City________________________________State_________ _______________________
Zip_____________Province/Country________________________________________
Work Phone_______________ Home Phone_________________ Fax _____________
Email __________________________________________________ ________________
Complete and mail this form along with your full payment; registration will NOT be accepted by telephone. We are now accepting Visa/MasterCard credit cards for registration as well as checks. Registration can also be done online at
<http://www.friendsoftheenvironment.org/asac2008.html>http://www.friendsoftheenvironment.org/asac2008.html
The full registration fee is $100.00 per person and includes the cost of workshops.
Enclosed Payment:
Check # ______________ Check Amount_________________
Visa/MasterCard#_______________________________Expirati on_______________
Signature__________________________________ Date_________________________
FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS: (242) 367-2721
P.O. BOX AB 20755 <mailtoinfo@friendsoftheenvironment.org>info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
MARSH HARBOUR
ABACO BAHAMAS Step 3: Special Needs
Signature__________________________________ Date________________________________________
Step 8: Payment Information (You MUST complete this entire section.)
TOTAL PAYMENT $100.00
The full registration fee is $100.00 per person and includes the cost of workshops.
For Office Use Only Visa/MasterCard#_______________________________Expirati on_______________neral Information
Check # _____________Check Date ___________________Amount_____________________
Thanks
Friends of the Environment
242-367-2721
<mailto:info@friendsoftheenvironment.org>info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
To preserve and protect Abaco’s
terrestrial and marine environments
in order to achieve sustainable living for
the wildlife and the people of Abaco,
Bahamas.
Tuesday December 3, 2007
Dear Friends,
Friends of the Environment is hosting the third ABACO SCIENCE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE in Marsh Harbour Thursday January 3rd to Sunday January 6th, 2008.
TOPIC
A CONFERENCE TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ABACO AND THE BAHAMIAN ENVIRONMENT.
The purpose is to provide a forum for the networking of researchers and the sharing of scientific information in and around the Abaco's. We hope to encourage more research in the area for educational purposes, and to stimulate the use of these findings in local environmental management decisions.
We would like to take this time to invite you to attend our Conference, here in Marsh Harbour, Abaco
Copies of the "Abstracts and Program" will be distributed upon your arrival at the conference site.
The conference's schedule will consist as follows:
Date Event Time
Thursday January 3rd 2008 Welcome Reception 7:00pm–9:00pm
Friday January 4th Presentations 9:00am–5:00pm
Saturday January 5th Presentations 9:00am–12:00noon
Free time
Saturday January 5th Closing Reception 6:30pm-8:00pm
Sunday January 8th Departures
Some of our presenters are as follows:
Dr. John Durban
Two decades of bottlenose dolphin research on Little Bahama Bank
Diane Claridge
Visual and acoustic surveys for beaked whales in the Great Bahama Canyon to determine their distribution, abundance and population structuring.
Craig A. Layman
Restoration and Specialization: Tidal Creek Research on Abaco
Dr Charles Kwit
Spatiotemporal Patterns of Rainfall throughout the Bahamian Archipelago, 1961-1990 Charles Kwit (Miami University), Jon M. Patton (Miami University), Joseph M. Wunderle (USDA Forest Service)
Allison Higgins
Avoiding Garden Gremlins: Plants and Products to keep your yard Island Friendly
Dr. David Campbell
Interpreting Columbus's Diario David G. Campbell, Grinnell College
Dr. Keith Tinker
Cultural Heritage And Tourism in the Bahamas
Conference site: . The hall at New Vision will be our conference site.
Can you please let us know if you will accept our invitation to present by filling in the below registration form and returning it to us by Monday December 17th 2007, so that we may finalize our plans.
In order to cover our costs for the event, there will be a $100.00 admission fee per person payable at the time of registration.
info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
We look forward to having you here.
Sincerely,
ABACO SCIENCE ALLIANCE CONFERENCE (ASAC)
TOPIC
A CONFERENCE TO SHARE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF ABACO AND THE BAHAMIAN ENVIRONMENT.
Meeting Registration Form
REGISTER BY Monday December 17th 2007complete side Step 1: Contact Information
Name______________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________
Address___________________________________________ __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ___________________________
City________________________________State_________ _______________________
Zip_____________Province/Country________________________________________
Work Phone_______________ Home Phone_________________ Fax _____________
Email __________________________________________________ ________________
Complete and mail this form along with your full payment; registration will NOT be accepted by telephone. We are now accepting Visa/MasterCard credit cards for registration as well as checks. Registration can also be done online at
<http://www.friendsoftheenvironment.org/asac2008.html>http://www.friendsoftheenvironment.org/asac2008.html
The full registration fee is $100.00 per person and includes the cost of workshops.
Enclosed Payment:
Check # ______________ Check Amount_________________
Visa/MasterCard#_______________________________Expirati on_______________
Signature__________________________________ Date_________________________
FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT QUESTIONS: (242) 367-2721
P.O. BOX AB 20755 <mailtoinfo@friendsoftheenvironment.org>info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
MARSH HARBOUR
ABACO BAHAMAS Step 3: Special Needs
Signature__________________________________ Date________________________________________
Step 8: Payment Information (You MUST complete this entire section.)
TOTAL PAYMENT $100.00
The full registration fee is $100.00 per person and includes the cost of workshops.
For Office Use Only Visa/MasterCard#_______________________________Expirati on_______________neral Information
Check # _____________Check Date ___________________Amount_____________________
Thanks
Friends of the Environment
242-367-2721
<mailto:info@friendsoftheenvironment.org>info@friendsoftheenvironment.org
To preserve and protect Abaco’s
terrestrial and marine environments
in order to achieve sustainable living for
the wildlife and the people of Abaco,
Bahamas.