Meetings:

The 2010 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be held at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming from 11-15 June.  Our invitation and information site is here.  Note the meeting is earlier than originally proposed.

1st North American Pika Conference will be held March 25-27, 2010 in Jackson Campus of Teton Science Schools, Jackson, WY.  Join us for the latest updates in pika research, alpine ecology, monitoring strategies, and for opportunities in collaborative conservation efforts.  For more information, contact 307.733.1313 or pikaconference@tetonscience.org or visit our website here (click on 1st North American Pika Conference under Upcoming Events in sidebar).

The Mexican Society for the Study of Mammals (AMMAC) will have its next meeting 21-24 of September of 2010 in Guanajuato, Mexico. AMMAC is also hosting the first Meeting for the Study of Mammals in Latinoamerica.  See here for contact information.

45th North American Moose Conference and Workshop: Moose in a Warming World will be held at Voyageurs National Park, International Falls, MN, 23-26 June 2010.  See here for details or contact Steve Windels, Conference Co-Chair, at 218-283-6692 or steve_windels@nps.gov.

The Southeastern Bat Diversity Network will host a Symposium on Conservation and Management of Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus) in the Eastern United States in Athens, Georgia on March 9-11, 2010. The program will include two and a half days of invited and solicited presentations (oral and poster) covering the three taxa of big-eared bats (Ozark Big-eared Bat, Virginia Big-eared Bat, and Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat). We seek oral and poster presentations on the biology, ecology, conservation, and management of eastern big-eared bats. Oral presenters may submit a manuscript for possible publication in the symposium proceedings. For more information, visit the symposium web site here or contact Steven Castleberry at scastle@warnell.uga.edu.

The 2009 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists was held at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska from June 24th-28th. Our invitation and information site is here.  We had a number of excellent speakers lined up, the weather in Fairbanks in June was beautiful, and we provided an outstanding educational experience and a good time.  The compilation of committee reports is available here.

The official picture from the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists in Brookings, South Dakota is available here.