{"id":23705,"date":"2016-05-26T10:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/?p=23705"},"modified":"2016-05-26T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:11:38","slug":"heres-your-invitation-to-a-major-ornithology-meeting-in-washington-dc-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/news\/heres-your-invitation-to-a-major-ornithology-meeting-in-washington-dc-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Here's Your Invitation to a Major Ornithology Meeting in Washington DC This August"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pete Marra is the director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and heads the conference<\/a> steering committee. Image courtesy Pete Marra.<\/em><\/figcaption>\n <\/figure><\/div>\n

Pete Marra<\/a> is the director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and heads the steering committee for the 2016 North American Ornithological Conference<\/a>, happening in Washington, DC, August 16\u201320, 2016<\/strong>. <\/em>More than 2,000 ornithologists are expected to convene for talks\u00a0and\u00a0poster sessions as well as a 5K run, a poetry slam, and more. Attendance is not restricted to scientists only\u2014Pete\u00a0wrote the following post to welcome members of the public to the meeting, where you\u00a0can mingle with ornithologists and see how scientists share their findings in real life. If you’d like to attend, learn more and\u00a0register here for full meeting or single-day passes<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Here’s Pete: <\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s start with a quiz. What do the following topics have in common?<\/p>\n