67th Meeting of the Kansas Ornithological Society
October 2 - 4, 2015
Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas
Join KOS members for a weekend of paper presentations and birding in central Kansas.
Fall Meeting Program
Call for Papers
Registration Information
(PDF)
Registration Form
Only (PDF)
Online
Payment/Registration please read all the instructions!
Map of Emporia State University Campus
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 2
7 - 9 p.m. Social at ESU’s Breukelman Science Hall, Schmidt Museum of Natural
History (Please note that this is a changed
location.)
Since the location for the originally scheduled site is not yet completed,
please note that this is on the ESU campus - so noted on the above linked map!!
SH is the indicator on that map.
Saturday, October 3 (times tentative)
· 8
a.m. - Registration at Breukelman Science Hall, Schmidt Museums of Natural
History. Silent auction setup in Room 46.
· 9
a.m. - Welcome and paper session in Breukelman Science Hall room 72.
(All Saturday
daytime sessions will be in room 72.)
· 11:35
a.m. - KOS Business Meeting
· 11:45
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch. KOS Board meeting: location will be announced.
· 1:30
- 2:30 p.m. - Birdwatcher’s Hour - an opportunity for you to show your bird
photos from the past year.
· 2:30
- 5 p.m. - Paper Session.
· 5 p.m. -
Silent Auction ends. KOS Business Meeting
· 6:30
- 7:30 p.m. - Banquet in the Memorial Union, Skyline Room (2nd
floor).
· 7:30
- 9 p.m. - Awards and speaker
Guest speaker: Noppadol Paothong is a staff photographer at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Nop spent 12 years photographing grassland grouse. This work is documented in the award winning book, “Save The Last Dance”. You can view some of Nop's work at http://www.nopnatureimages.com/ You will find Nop's presentation to be stunning and entertaining yet somewhat poignant as he discusses the sad state of declining grassland grouse numbers.
Sunday, October 4
7:00 a.m. - Half day field trips will include areas around Emporia and
surrounding areas. Possible Field Trips include Lyon County State Lake, Flint
Hills National Wildlife Refuge, and Tallgrass Praire National Preserve. We will
gather at the Breukelman Science Hall parking lot along Merchat St.
Noon - Lunch and compilation at Kiwanis Shelter in Peter Pan Park (corner of W.
Kansas Ave and S. Congress St.)
Lodging in Emporia
Hotels:
Rooming blocks have been reserved at two hotels.
20 rooms at Best Western in Emporia. Special rate is $87.99 - book by
September 23rd.
3021 US-50, Emporia, KS 66801
(620) 342-7587
Ask for Kansas Ornithological Group block.
20 rooms at Candlewood Suites - $74.99 by September 2nd.
2602 Candlewood Dr, Emporia, KS
(620) 343-7756 Ask for Kansas
Ornithological Group block.
A list of additional hotels can be found
here.
Dining
Emporia has a wide range of
fine eating establishments. The Emporia Convention and Visitors Bureau has a
good website with a list of
restaurants.
Registration
The meeting registration fee is $25. The Saturday evening banquet
is $20. The Sunday box lunch is $8. Registration fee is waived for students. Registrations must be received by September 25th to be included in
meal counts. No refunds for cancellations after September 25th.
The registration form may be found
here
(as a pdf file). All participants must sign the liability release in
order to participate in any portion of this meeting.
Mail completed registration form and payment to:
Max Thompson
1729 E 11th Ave,
Winfield, KS 67156
Silent auction
Members and guests are strongly encouraged to bring donated items for the Silent
Auction. Suitable donations include birding-themed equipment, field guides, bird
houses, bird baths and optics. All proceeds go to the KOS Student Research Fund.
Best Bird of the
Year
Nomination for unusual or rare birds observed since
September 30, 2014.
Please send your nominations to Eugene Young, Northern Oklahoma College, 1220 E. Grand. PO Box 310, Tonkawa, OK 74653-0310; or EUGENE.YOUNG@noc.edu. Be sure to include the species, location and name(s) of the observer(s).