Schedule-at-a-Glance

Friday, November 22

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Registration Check-in 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Meet & Greet for First-time Attendees

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Field Trips Depart 

4:00 pm Field Trips Return 

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Wine & Cheese Social 

4:00 pm – 6:45 pm Vendors Available 

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner Buffet 

6:45 pm Announcements and Awards Presentation 

7:15 pm – 9:00 pm Keynote Address by Wayne Klockner, Executive Director of the American Birding Association; Birding and the salvation of birds

Saturday, November 23

5:00 am – 6:00 am Breakfast Buffet 

5:30 am Box Lunch Pickup 

5:45 am – 8:00 am Field Trips Depart 

11:00 am – 11:30 am Field Trips Return 

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Vendors Available 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch Buffet 

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Field Trips Depart 

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Seminar: Mark England and Cheryl Hogue; Best Practices in Leading Field Trips

4:00 pm Field Trips Return 

4:00 pm – 6:45 pm Vendors Available

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Poster Session 

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Wine & Cheese Social

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner Buffet 

6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Convention Announcements, Raffle, Silent Auction, and Photo Winner Announcements

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday Keynote by Dr. Naamal De Silva, Vice President for Together for Birds at the American Bird Conservancy (ABC); Collectively Envisioning the Future of Bird Conservation

Sunday, November 24

5:00 am – 6:00 am Breakfast Buffet 

6:00 am – 8:00 am Field Trips Depart 

11:00 am – 11:30 am Field Trips Return 

11:30 am Room Check-out

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch Buffet 

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Bob Ringler Memorial Tally Rally

1:15 pm “On the Way Home” Field Trips Depart