North American Butterfly Association

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North American Butterfly Association
9th Biennial Members' Meeting

Mission, Texas
October 28-31, 2010

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, October 27
Optional Pre-Meeting Activity
8:00am-6:00pm, National Butterfly Center-Bentsen State Park Butterfly Count
Please contact Javier DeLeon for details

Thursday, October 28
2:00pm-4:00pm, Opening ceremonies for Visitors Pavilion
4:00pm-7:30pm, Registration
5:30pm-6:30pm, Mission Chamber of Commerce Reception at Mission Chamber of Commerce, 202 West Tom Landry Street, Mission, (956) 585-2727
7:30pm-9:00pm, Welcome & Program: An Introduction to Lower Rio Grande Valley Butterflies

Friday, October 29
8:00am-8:45am, Workshops (3 concurrent topics: Butterfly Gardening, Photography, ID)
9:15am-5:00pm, Field Trips
6:00pm-7:00pm, Social Hour, Book signing, Exhibits
7:00pm-9:00pm, Banquet and Keynote Speaker: Dr Larry Gilbert "Ecological Perspectives on Butterfly Movements in Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico"

Saturday, October 30
8:00am-8:45am, Workshops (3 concurrent topics: Butterfly Gardening, Photography, ID)
9:15am-5:30pm, Field Trips
7:00pm-9:00pm, Banquet and Featured Speaker: Dr. Dick Vane-Wright "Butterfly Biology, Behaviour, Evolution and Human Attitudes Toward Nature"

Sunday, October 31
8:30am-2:00pm, Field Trips
2:30pm-3:00pm, Meeting Finale

Monday, November 1 - Tuesday, November 2
Optional Post-Meeting Field Trip to Aransas NWR
More information
Online Registration