Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society 2009 Conference
March 6 – 8th, 2009
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel, 10222-102 St. (online)
The Alberta Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s annual conference is being held at the Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta from March 6-8, 2009. The Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel is located in downtown Edmonton. Access to the hotel is on 2 levels: Street level (by The Bay) and from the third level. Access to the hotel convention centre is on the third level only (and is directly South of the hotel entrance). Download a map of these access points!
The goal of this year’s plenary session is to promote a conversation among wildlife biologists about what role our profession can play to promote and implement the goals of the Land-use Framework. This conversation does not have an anti-business agenda, but rather addresses how we can elevate fish and wildlife resources to its rightful place and be considered “a priori” in the discussions that will shape the future of Alberta’s landscapes.
Conference Highlights
Banquet Talk: The Future of Wolf Management In North America
Dr. Ed Bangs, Wolf Recovery Coordinator, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service
Speakers
and Students
If you are speaking at the conference-
please note the time of your session and guidelines on the website.Students are encouraged to still enter the
student presentation/poster awards contest.
Wildlife Society AUCTION at the Conference
The annual Wildlife Society auction will be
held yet again this year. All funds raised go towards scholarships for
undergraduate and graduate student members of the Society. Some interesting
highlights up for bid currently include Ken Crutchfield, Executive Director of
Fisheries, offering a lunch as an auction item.We also have two pairs of tickets to Oilers games, game in row 3!We are also offering the opportunity to bid
on the first dance with Society celebrities!
Last minute auction items will be graciously
received as well.Soliciting items or
encouraging your company, professor, father or local wildlife oriented business
to donate an appropriate is heartily encouraged. Please advise Robin Gutsell
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or
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of your donation.
Photography
Contest
ACTWS is seeking photo entries from amateur
photographers. Any registered delegate of the 2009 annual conference can submit
one photo per category (Wildlife and Alberta Landscapes). Prizes will be
awarded for best photograph in each category. To submit photos download
and fill out the photo submission form from the ACTWS website and email it to
Barry Robinson:
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by Thursday March 5th. Then bring an 8×10 print of your
photograph(s) to the conference registration desk on Friday March 6th.
For further details see the ACTWS website or email Barry.
Friday Night Social
The fun begins at 18:30 on March 6th. Entries into the photo contest will be on display and mentors and protégés will be matched-up for our wacky and weird wildlife identification quiz! All that excitement will be followed by a showing of the movie "Being Caribou". Come-on out and help start the conference with a bang!
Saturday Night Entertainment
Come prepared to rock out on Saturday Night with The Old Hippies following the Banquet and concurrent with the lively auction!
