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The Waterbird Society Scientific Study and Conservation of the World's Waterbirds |
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The Waterbird Society Scientific Study and Conservation of the World's Waterbirds |
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Mission: The Waterbird Society is an international scientific, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study and conservation of waterbirds. The Society was established in 1976 following the North American Wading Bird Conference held in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, and named the Colonial Waterbird Group. The organization changed its name to the Colonial Waterbird Society in 1986. In 1999, the organization became The Waterbird Society to reflect an expanded interest in all aquatic birds. This society was created to establish better communication and coordination between the growing number of people studying and monitoring aquatic birds, and to contribute to the protection and management of stressed populations or habitats of these species. |
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Issues of Waterbirds Special Publication 'Waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity: Harbingers of Change?' available Please contact Lynda Garrett at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (lgarrett@usgs.gov) if you are interested in obtaining copies of the recent Special Publication of Waterbirds "Waterbirds of the Chesapeake Bay and Vicinity: Harbingers of Change?" Edited by Erwin, R.M., B.D. Watts, G.M. Haramis, M.C. Perry and K.A. Hobson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Appointment of editor of WATERBIRDS APPOINTMENT OF EDITOR OF WATERBIRDS, the international journal of the Waterbird Society. The current Editor of Waterbirds is retiring at the end of 2008 and the Society wishes to appoint a new Editor to begin duties in October this year. Applications from suitably qualified persons will be considered by the Society. Waterbirds receives about 200 papers a year. The journal is issued quarterly and consists of about 650 pages annually, made up of about 70 peer reviewed scientific papers. In addition, Special Issues are produced at irregular intervals. The duties of the Editor are to (1) receive manuscripts, read them and arrange reviews; (2) After review, make a decision on the manuscript, inform the authors and request any revisions required; (3) monitor revisions by the authors and ensure the paper conforms to Waterbirds format requirements, then place the manuscript in line for publication; (4) edit papers, select size and format for tables and figures, and for each quarterly issue, choose 17-20 papers to be printed; (5) collate corrections on proofs sent to authors, and check final proofs; (6) publish Special Issues as and when these are submitted. Currently, editorial duties require about 20 hours per week. Waterbirds intends to move to an electronic submission/tracking format in near future, and the new Editor will be an integral part of the transition process. An annual honorarium will be available to the Editor, as will an additional budget to cover editorial expenses. The Editor is an ex-officio member of Council. Requests for further information and application should be made by email to Dr. JOHN COULSON (EM: JohnCoulson1@compuserve.com). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
32nd Annual Meeting of the Waterbird
Society ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seabird Group 10th International Conference - March 2009 SEABIRD GROUP 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE will be held in Bruges (Brugge), Belgium, on 27-30 Mar 2009. The venue will be the historic ‘Provinciaal Hof’ in the market square. Papers on all aspects of seabird research and conservation will be welcomed. In addition to keynote presentations, there will be a special session on ‘Seabird Success Stories’. Contributors to the conference are invited to submit a provisional title and a short provisional outline prior to 1 Jun 2008. The Chairpersons of the Organizing Committee are ERIC STIENEN (Research Institute for Nature and Forest: INBO) and JAN SAYS (Flanders Marine Institute: VLIZ). Address general queries, abstracts and registrations to the Conference Secretariat (seabirdconf2009@vliz.be ). Additional information is on the websites www.seabirdgroup.org.uk and www.vliz.be/conferences/seabirdconference2009.be. |
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Members: The Waterbird Society is composed of biologists, researchers, conservationists, students, and others interested in the behavior, ecology, and conservation of waterbirds. The organization is administered by four officers and nine council members elected from the Society's membership, which includes people from 31 countries. The Society is a member of the Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA) and a contributing member of many other scientific societies worldwide, including American Bird Conservancy and The Ornithological Council. | |
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