ANNOUNCING
The Georgia Ornithological Society’s
Spring Meeting
May 19-21, 2017
Unicoi State Park and Lodge
1788 Highway 356
Helen, Georgia 30545
SATURDAY NIGHT’S KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Avian Studies at Georgia Gwinnett College
Jill Penn, Ph.D, Mia Malloy Ph.D, and
Maribel Fernandez, M.S.
Georgia Gwinnett College
Jill Penn holds a B.S. in Engineering Chemistry from Oakland University and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Princeton University. She was a Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, a Lecturer at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and an Adjunct Professor at Emmanuel College in Boston. She currently is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and researches songbirds in the metro Atlanta area. She volunteers at the Panola Mountain State Park banding station and color bands Brown-headed Nuthatches at GGC.
|
FRIDAY NIGHT’S PRESENTATION“Fightin’ Females: Sex and Hormones in the Florida Scrub-jay” |
Stephen Ferguson
|
Mr. Ferguson earned his B.A. from the College of Wooster (OH) and has worked on dark-eyed juncos, saltmarsh sparrows, and captive zebra and Gouldian finches. His dissertation research focuses on aggression and physiology in the Florida scrub-jay, especially the role and behavior of females. His project and has received national and international funding, including the GOS Terrell Research Grant. Science has taken him across the country (and the world!) in pursuit of birds, the results of which he is excited to share at our Spring Meeting. |
Meeting Hotel Details
Unicoi State Park & Lodge
1788 Highway 356
Helen, Georgia 30545
Call (800) 573-9659
http://gastateparks.org/Unicoi (Call to get GOS rate)
Use the group code “GOS” to receive our group rate.
A 2-night minimum is required for the GOS rate.
Registration cut-off date is 21 April 2017
Room Availability
Lodge Rooms - $109 / night
(numbers below will change as reservations are made - this page will not be updated)
Loft - 20 Available
King View - 8 Available
Queen View - 8 Available
King -5 Available
Queen - 15 Available
1 Bedroom Barrel Cottage - $129 (2 Available)
2 Bedroom Barrel Cottage - $149 (1 Available)
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Friday, 19 May 2017
Dinner on Your Own
6:30 to 7:30 PM – Registration and Flocking (cash bar)
7:30 to 8:30 PM – Stephen Ferguson, Ph.D. Candidate, The University of Memphis
“Fightin’ Females: Sex and Hormones in the Florida Scrub-jay”
8:30 to 8:45 PM – Discussion of Saturday Field Trips
Saturday, 20 May 2017
6:00-8:00 AM – Continental Breakfast Available
(Break Station Fireside Room)
6:45 AM – First Field Trip Departs
3:00 PM – Field Trips Return
5:30 to 6:45 PM – Flocking (cash bar) and Poster Session
6:45-8:00 PM – President’s Address, Announcements, and Banquet Dinner
(Fireside Ballroom)
8:00 to 9:00 PM – Keynote Speakers:
Jill Penn, Ph.D, Mia Malloy, Ph.D, and Maribel Fernandez, M.S.
Georgia Gwinnett College
"Avian Studies at Georgia Gwinnett College"
9:00 to 9:30 PM – Discussion of Sunday Field Trips and Species Countdown
Sunday, 21 May 2017
6:00-8:00 AM Continental Breakfast Available
6:45 AM – First Field Trip Departs
3:00 PM – Field Trips End, No Return Trips to Unicoi State Park
Registration
(note: if you are uncomfortable registering online please email president@gos.org and we'll come up with an alternative)
BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE FIELD TRIP SELECTION TO SELECT THE RELEASE
Use the links to select and pay for your registration, banquet, and field trips. If a field trip is sold out you will have the opportunity to select another.
Ed will send you confirmation of your field trips and registration as soon as possible.
Fill out fields, then click "add to cart" button, select # of people, and then use the "Continue Shopping" button to add more items.
At the end of the process you will be registered.
BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE FIELD TRIP SELECTION TO SELECT THE RELEASE
Registration for GOS Member(s) @ $30.00 per person (Note: Spouse/immediate family may register at the member rateYour name will come from your Paypal Acct. If you are registering more than yourself, please indicate those names, separated by a comma in the box to the right. Your mobile phone # will help us reach you for last minute changes in field trips due to weather. (FILL OUT fields before clicking "add to cart") Registration does not include keynote, but banquet does. If you are NOT going to the banquet but want to see the keynote, please pay for that below. |
|
NonāGOS Member(s) @ $50.00 per person
|
|
Reservation(s) for banquet @ $36.00 per person
|
|
GOS Member - Registration(s) for Keynote Speaker only (no banquet) @ $10.00 per personYou do not need to register for this if you are paying for the banquet. |
|
Non-GOS Member - Registration(s) for Keynote Speaker only (no banquet) @ $20.00 per person |
|
If it is after May 5, 2017, add $10 late fee |
|
FIELD TRIPS
Note: All departure/return times are to/from Unicoi State Park & Lodge, unless otherwise noted.For your personal comfort, safety, and enjoyment, always bring your binoculars, spotting scope, sturdy walking shoes, layers of clothing, rain gear, insect repellent, sun screen, water, and a lunch or snacks on all field trips. Be advised that many field trip destinations do not have bathroom facilities, so plan accordingly. |
|
WAIVER: You must select this item and add it to your cart.RELEASEGOS requires registration for participation in the meeting and field trips, and also requires all registrants to acknowledge the following release. If the participant is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must acknowledge this release.Each registrant named, both adult and minor, desires to participate in the field trips and other activities at this meeting of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS). Therefore, each registrant knowingly and voluntarily grants to the GOS and its officers, committee members, and any other persons engaged in activities in connection with this meeting, a full release from any claim, liability, or cost of any nature on account of personal illness or bodily injury, loss of life, or loss or damage to property directly or indirectly arising out of the registrant’s participation in this meeting.
|
|
Saturday May 20, 2017 |
|
BRASSTOWN BALDLeader: Bill Lotz.
|
|
SMITHGALL WOODS STATE PARK
Leader: Bob Sargent.
|
|
SOSEBEE COVE AND POPCORN OVERLOOK
Leader: Mike Weaver.
|
|
TRAY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESSLeader: James Ferrari
|
|
UNICOI STATE PARKLeader: Patrick Maurice.
|
|
Sunday May 20, 2017 |
|
BRASSTOWN BALD
Leader: Rachel Holzman.
|
|
|
|
|
|
SOSEBEE COVE AND POPCORN OVERLOOK
Leader: Patrick Maurice.
|
|
UNICOI STATE PARKLeader: Bob Sargent
|
|
|
|
Release and Waiver (if you didn't click it up above)WAIVER: You must select this item and add it to your cart.RELEASEGOS requires registration for participation in the meeting and field trips, and also requires all registrants to acknowledge the following release. If the participant is a minor, a parent or legal guardian must acknowledge this release.Each registrant named, both adult and minor, desires to participate in the field trips and other activities at this meeting of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS). Therefore, each registrant knowingly and voluntarily grants to the GOS and its officers, committee members, and any other persons engaged in activities in connection with this meeting, a full release from any claim, liability, or cost of any nature on account of personal illness or bodily injury, loss of life, or loss or damage to property directly or indirectly arising out of the registrant’s participation in this meeting.
|