ABSNet, Vol 16, Issue 23

Tue Aug 12 16:58:08 EDT 2008

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                 A B S n e t - Electronic Newsletter
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      Maintained in association with the Animal Behavior Society
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Editors: * James C. Ha      Internet: jcha at u.washington.edu
         ** Shan D. Duncan   Internet: sdduncan at abs.animalbehavior.org

Today's Topics:

   1.  *** ABS Snowbird Meeting Silent Auction Reminder ***

   2. ***** ABS Snowbird Meeting Reminder ******

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From: Renee Ha
Subject: *** ABS Snowbird Meeting Silent Auction Reminder ***

Bring Items to SNOWBIRD to Donate!!

Bring Items from Home, Pick up Items in your Travels or from your
Field Sites, or Obtain Donations from Supportive Colleagues and
Organizations. The more items we have, the more likely the auction
will be as successful as it has been in past years!

What kind of items or services seem to be desirable?

    * Books on Animal Behavior, Biology, Ecology, Conservation,  
Applied  Animal Behavior, etc.
    *  Autographed books from ABS authors
    *  Items with animal themes (t-shirts, jewelry, calendars,  
decor,   greeting cards, posters, etc.)
    *  Software useful for members (statistics, data collection, etc.)
    *  Videotapes for teaching or entertainment with behavior themes.
    *  Donations from zoo gift shops
    *  Memorabilia from past ABS meetings and members (vintage  
artifacts)
    *  Animal Photography
    *  Animal Artwork
    *  Statistical consulting, behind-the-scenes tour of the zoo, etc.
    *  Items from the Oaxaca region or meeting
    *  Anything legal that appeals to ABS Members!!

Items that you donate for the auction will be placed at the meeting on
tables next to bidding forms, or described if the item is not present.
During the meeting, members will visit the tables and bid on items by
entering their bid on the bidding form. The auction will continue for
several days while members bid against one another. The member with the
highest bid at the deadline wins the item and takes it home with them.

Drop your items at the Registration Desk!

Funds raised will support Graduate Student Research or the Latin
American Affairs Committee (donor's choice)!

Contact Us About Your Donations
James Ha ( jcha at u.washington.edu )
Renee R. Ha ( robinet at u.washington.edu )

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:38:23 -0500
From: Shan Duncan
Subject: ***** ABS Snowbird Meeting Reminder ******

Looking for current information on the 2008 ABS Annual Meeting at
Snowbird UT?

Do you have questions about travel from the airport to the conference
site (hint: we have a code to use with canyon transportation), no dogs
at the meeting so where is the closest kennel?, a baby-sitter, meal
discounts, camping, room sharing etc

Check the conference website at:

            http://www.animalbehavior.org/Snowbird08/

under News.

Under the  Events section is information on the opening reception, the
first annual ABS 5k run, and the closing banquet and awards ceremony.

Need information on your talk?  Check under the Scientific Program
heading for schedules and the program.  Need to know about poster
dimensions or specifics about  talks?  Again, run, do not walk over to
the Scientific Program area.

Still not sure if what you need is on the site?  There is a search box
in the upper right  section of the site and you can always e-mail the
conference organizers using the contact link just to the left of the
search box. We will continue to update and add information from now
and throughout the meeting so make sure to bookmark the site and check
in often.  There will be wireless availability at the conference
lodgings but there might be an extra fee for extended connection
time:  see http://www.snowbird.com/lodging/wireless.html  for more
information.

          ******* ABS Conference in 2009 ********

And finally it is not too late to start getting ready for the next ABS
Conference in 2009 June 22 -- June 26 at  Pousada dos Pirineus, Brazil:

We will be updating the conference website at:

       http://www.animalbehavior.org/Brazil09/

throughout the year so check it soon and check it often!

When at the meeting be sure to stop by the registration desk if you
have further questions.

Cheers,  and hope to see you all at Snowbird UT and next year in Brazil!

- ABS Central Office

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  Contact Addresses:

    James Ha
    Department of Psychology and  National Primate Research Center
    University of Washington,  Seattle, WA  98195

    Shan D. Duncan
    Animal Behavior Society Central Office at Indiana University
    2611 East 10th Street #170,  Bloomington,  IN  47405
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