An annual meeting is held in a different North American location each year where up-to-the-minute research results are presented, society business is conducted, and social events are scheduled to permit personal contacts between individuals interested in similar problems regarding birds of prey. Students, especially, benefit from having the opportunity to meet and learn from experts in the field. RRF meetings traditionally occur in the autumn and occasionally are held jointly with other ornithological societies. The RRF periodically holds additional meetings outside of North America.
Upcoming Meetings
RRF Regular North American Meetings
- 2010, September 22-26, Fort Collins, Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Raptor Program will host the annual meeting in Ft. Collins, Colorado at the Marriott hotel in downtown Ft Collins. Field trips include local raptor migration viewing at Pawnee Buttes, Rocky Mountain National Park, Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, and many more! Organizers: Judy Scherpelz and Susan Harness (Rocky Mountain Raptor Program (http://www.rmrp.info/) and Richard Harness (EDM, International). Contact: Libby Mojica (ekmojica@wm.edu).
- 2011, 5-9 October, Duluth, Minnesota. Raptor Research Foundation 2011 Annual Conference – Duluth, Minnesota The Natural Resources Research Institute and Department of Biology at the University of Minnesota-Duluth will host the 2011 RRF conference at the Radisson Hotel Duluth-Harborview in downtown Duluth. Co-hosts include Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory and Duluth Audubon. Organizers: Dr. Gerald J. Niemi, (University of Minnesota-Duluth) and Dr. Matthew Etterson (US EPA Mid-Continent Ecology Division). Contact: Libby Mojica(ekmojica@wm.edu).
- 2012, 14-18 August, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. RRF will participate in the North American Ornithological Conference V in a joint meeting with nine other ornitholgical societies. NAOC V - The 5th North American Ornithological Conference, organized jointly by the American Ornithologists' Union, Society of Canadian Ornithologists/ Societe des Ornithologistes du Canada, Bird Studies Canada, Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Raptor Research Foundation, La Sociedad para el Estudio y Conservacion de las Aves en Mexico [CIPAMEX], Waterbird Society, and Wilson Ornithological Society, will be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The 4 day scientific program (15-18 August) will be preceded by annual and council meetings of most of the ornithological societies, and scientific and ENGO workshops. The opening reception will be held on the evening of 14 August. Field trips will be offered before and after the scientific program. The Steering Committee for NAOC-V, with representatives from each of the participating ornithological groups, is engaged in the conference planning details.
Hosting an RRF Meeting
Individuals desiring to act as a host for a future
RRF meeting should contact Libby Mojica, College
of William and Mary, Center for Conservation Biology, PO Box 8795,
Williamsburg, VA 23185, PH: 757-221-1680, FAX: 757-221-1650, ekmojica@wm.edu.
Because the RRF plans one to three years in advance for meetings,
potential hosts should submit their plans on a corresponding time
schedule.
CONFERENCE HOSTING MANUAL
Scientific Programs and Final Conference Reports
| Year | Location | ||
| 2003 | Anchorage, AK | Report | |
| 2004 | Bakersfield, CA | Report | Program |
| 2005 | Green Bay, WI | Report | Program |
| 2006 | Veracruz, Mexico | Report | Program |
| 2007 | Fogelsville, PA | Report | Program |
| 2008 | Missoula, MT | Report | Program |
| 2009 | Pitlochry, Scotland | Program | |
| 2010 | Fort Collins, CO |