Meetings:

The 2009 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska from June 24th-28th. Our invitation and information site is here.  We have a number of excellent speakers lined up, the weather in Fairbanks in June is beautiful, and we promise you an outstanding educational experience, plus a good time.  The compilation of committee reports is available here.

2nd International Berlin Bat Meeting: Bat Biology and Infectious Diseases - will be held 19–21 February 2010 in Berlin, Germany, with a focus on exchange of ideas among international specialists working on emerging infectious diseases in bats and bat biology. We are especially interested in crossing disciplinary boundaries and hope that the discussion among scientists from biology and veterinary and human medicine will advance the field substantially. Plenary talks and workshops will include “Emerging Infectious diseases in Bats,” “Bats and Rabies,” “Bats and Parasites,” “Bat Immunology and Immunogenetics,” “Bat Diseases and Conservation,” and “Bat Diseases and the Public.” For more information e-mail here or check here, click on “English” and click on “2nd Berlin Bat Meeting.”

We invite you to join us at the annual Wildlife Disease Association (WDA) meeting at the Semiahmoo Resort and Spa in Blaine, Washington from 2-7 August 2009.  The theme for the conference this year is “Wildlife Health from Land to Sea: Impacts of a Changing World” and abstracts will be accepted until May 1, 2009.  For more information, please visit our conference website here.

Biology and Conservation of Martens, sables, and Fishers: a New Synthesis - The 5th International Martes Symposium will be held at the University of Washington in Seattle during the week of September 8-12, 2009.  We have extended the deadline for submitting abstracts for contributed oral and poster presentations to 29 May 2009.  The abstract submission form is available here.  For all information regarding the symposium, including on-line registration forms, please here.

Defenders of Wildlife announces Carnivores 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing World conference, to be held November 15-18 in Denver, Colorado. Defenders is now accepting abstract submissions for themed sessions, individual talks and posters. We will consider papers covering diverse topics. We invite scientists, managers, educators, students and activists to submit proposals. Complete information and submission form is available here.

The Southeastern Bat Diversity Network will host a Symposium on Conservation and Management of Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus) in the Eastern United States in Athens, Georgia on March 9-11, 2010. The program will include two and a half days of invited and solicited presentations (oral and poster) covering the three taxa of big-eared bats (Ozark Big-eared Bat, Virginia Big-eared Bat, and Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat). We seek oral and poster presentations on the biology, ecology, conservation, and management of eastern big-eared bats. Oral presenters may submit a manuscript for possible publication in the symposium proceedings. For more information, visit the symposium web site here or contact Steven Castleberry at scastle@warnell.uga.edu.

The 2010 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be held at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming from 11-15 June.  Note the meeting is earlier than originally proposed.

The official picture from the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in Brookings, South Dakota is available here.