Registration is NOW OPEN for the Passenger Pigeon Weekend, August 29-30 in Cincinnati, Ohio, hosted by the OOS and the Cincinnati Zoo. Come hear best-selling author and Passenger Pigeon expert Joel Greenberg give a presentation about this legendary species and its flight to extinction. Register for this wonderful event at: https://tickets.cincinnatizoo.org/ Password: Pigeon. Lodging at a special OOS rate is available at the Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center! Reservations can be made by calling: Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center, 151 Goodman Drive Cincinnati, OH 45219. Phone: 513-487-3800 Click here for special OOS hotel rate. Dates are Friday, August 29, and Saturday, August 30, 2014. Event name is Passenger Pigeon. Special lodging event rate is $105, plus tax. Reservations must be made by August 5, 2014 Weekend Agenda FRIDAY Our Friday night kick-off "Martini's with Martha", a fundraiser for the Cincinnati Zoo CREW (Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife) and the OOS Conservation Fund. Guest presentations by Joel Greenberg, Bill Thompson III, Dan Marsh, and Jim McCormac. Also joining us will be members of the Masterworks for Nature artists with selected artwork on display. We’ll also enjoy a musical performance by members of two Ohio bands: The Lonesome Strangers and The Rain Crows! SATURDAY Spend the day learning more about the Passenger Pigeon from our great assemblage of guest speakers with stories bringing a message of hope for future species and lessons learned from the Passenger Pigeon. Speakers: Dan Marsh, Director of Education, Cincinnati Zoo, Joel Greenberg, author "A Feathered River Across the Sky", Jim McCormac, Ohio Division of Wildlife, author of "Wild Ohio: The Best of our Natural Heritage", Brian Jorg, Manager of Native Plants/Horticulture, Cincinnati Zoo. On Saturday afternoon, there will be opportunity for some fantastic local tours: a visit the Zoo's native plant garden and a preview of the new Passenger Pigeon Memorial then a visit to CREW or a visit the Cincinnati Museum Geier Center for Research and Collections to see specimens on display, featuring birds past and present. You may want to consider staying over for the WEBN fireworks on Sunday. This annual event attracts more than 500,000 people from all over the Midwest! There are many places to visit in Cincinnati, including restaurants and shopping along the Ohio River. You can walk across the bridge from Ohio to Kentucky, and visit some interesting points of interest in Newport, Kentucky. We will have more information available for you at the conference. This is a busy weekend, and we recommend making lodging reservations early by calling: Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center at 513-487-3800. Our event name is Passenger Pigeon. To make reservations online, visit: http://tinyurl.com/OOSPPHotel. Dates are Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30, 2014. Special event room rate is $105, plus tax. Reservations must be made by August 5, 2014. We’ll see you there!