Events

ABC Meeting and AGM 2008

The 14th African Bird Club Meeting and AGM will take place on Saturday 8th March 2008 at the British Trust for Ornithology in Thetford.

The programme includes the following presentations:

Raptor migration over the Straits of Gibraltar by Ernest Garcia;

São Tomé and Príncipe by Martim Pinheiro-de-Melo;

Buttonquails and Bazookas - the ups and downs of Zambian fieldwork by Pete Leonard;

Conserving papyrus swamps - passerines, people and poverty by Ilya Mclean.

Wildsounds and Zeiss will have sales stands.

There will be a range of ABC branded goods for sale.

You can download the whole programme details here.

12th Pan-African Ornithological Congress 2008

Goudini Spa Conference Center,

Western Cape, South Africa

(c. 100 km from Cape Town)

7–12th September 2008

Theme: Birds and People: interaction, utilisation and conservation

For symposia and round table suggestions, contact Doug Harebottle, info@paoc12.org, Chair of the PAOC12 Scientific Committee.

Visit www.paoc12.org to get more information about the Congress.

See paoc12birding to find out more about the location and the birding opportunities in the area.

Last page update 31st January 2008