For any young (and less young) birders who might like to participate in a national ornithological meeting, I suggest you consider the joint meeting in Pittsburgh, PA between the Wilson Ornithological Society and the Association of Field Ornithologists. The meeting will be 9-11 April. I suggest this meeting because these meetings are "low- key" and friendly. Last year about half of the presentations were by undergraduate and graduate students, and many others were by "amateur" ornithologists and birders. It is a good opportunity to meet and make connections with birders (many ornithologists are birders) from all over the country. This meeting has the added advantage of being nearby. Meeting URL: http://www.wosafo2009.org WOS URL: http://www.wilsonsociety.org AFO URL: http://www.afonet.org Bob Beason Huron, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]