The next AOC will be held in Armidale, NSW from 29 November - 4 December 2009. The venue for the conference will be the Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club.  Registration will begin at 12pm Sunday 29 November. The conference will offer symposia and sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with a dinner on Thursday 3 December at the Armidale Bowling Club. Excursions will take place on the Wednesday.
 
Our keynote speaker will be Honorary Professor Jeremy Greenwood CBE (University of Birmingham), former Director of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

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Registration Form

To attend the Conference register ONLINE or download and send in the  Registration Form.

Key Dates

Refund Policy

The following is a guide only.  Refunds are at the discretion of the organising committee and no discussion will be entered into.

• A full refund will be given for requests received by 30 September, less $22 admin fee 
• A 50% refund will be given for requests received between 1 - 31 October
• Refund requests received after 31 October will not be considered 

Accommodation in Armidale

It is the responsibility of delegates to arrange their own accommodation. Information can be found on the Armidale Dumaresq Council website, including a street map of Armidale and a map showing places of accommodation. You can also contact the Armidale Visitors Information Centre on Tel: 02 6772 4655 or 1800 627 736.

Scientific Program Summary

The overall theme of the AOC focuses on the collaboration between volunteers collecting information in the field and scientists analysing such data, to increase our knowledge of birds and their conservation. The conference covers 4 days of talks and posters from 9am - 5pm. Each of the four days of presentations is to be partly based on a theme, introduced by plenary speakers.

Monday: People in monitoring (Jeremy Greenwood)

Tuesday: Woodland birds (David Watson)

Thursday: Birds of northern savannas (Stephen Garnett/Gabriel Crowley)

Friday: Threats to island birds/seabirds (Peter Dann)

 Download the full summary of the Scientific Program

Advice to Contributors

Delegates may offer spoken papers or posters. There will be 15 minutes allocated to spoken papers, 12 minutes maximum for the presentation with 3 minutes for questions and changeover. For most of the conference there will be two parallel sessions so members of the audience will move between sessions, which are in neighbouring rooms. Posters will be on display close to the lecture theatres for the whole conference. Time will be set aside in the program to view posters, as well as during morning, lunch and afternoon breaks. Papers that present new information or ideas on birds of the region are more likely to be selected for a spoken presentation. Student prizes will be awarded for both spoken and poster presentations.

 Download detailed Advice to Contributors 

BAWA Postgraduate Scholarships for AOC 2009

Birds Australia Western Australia is offering postgraduate student sponsorship to facilitate the participation of Western Australian students in the Australasian Ornithological Conference 2009.

Sponsorships of $500 are offered and will be allocated on the basis of the merit, quality and relevance of the applicant’s research.

Applicants are asked to:
• Submit  500 words outlining their work and detailing the stage they have reached
• Submit an abstract of not more than 250 words for the paper they propose to present to the AOC 2009
• Submit by 30th June 2009 to Birds Australia Western Australia

A panel of scientists and representatives from Birds Australia Western Australia will review the applications and decide on who is to receive scholarships. Successful applicants will be notified by email or post by the 31st July 2009 and a cheque for $500 will be forwarded.

Conditions for this assistance are that applicants:
• Are enrolled for a postgraduate degree that is relevant to ornithology
• Are resident in Western Australia
• Have registered to attend the AOC 2009 for at least one day
• Are prepared to present a paper at this conference
• Have not received any other subsidy or grant to attend the AOC2009

 BAWA Postgraduate Student Sponsorship Application Form