18-21 AUGUST 2008

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

(see www.birdstrike.org or AAAE for details of meeting).

Presentations (papers and posters) are solicited regarding biological, engineering, environmental, training, management or policy issues related to wildlife, aircraft and airports. This year, presentations are particularly encouraged regarding: 1) managing surface water at airports to minimize bird attraction and 2) managing birds of prey (e.g., eagles, vultures, osprey, red-tailed hawks, etc) at airports. Papers will be presented and posters displayed during technical sessions.

New! This year, BSC-USA has entered into an agreement with the Jack H. Berryman Institute to publish papers from this meeting in a special edition of Human-Wildlife Conflicts (ISSN 1936-8046). HWC is a peer-reviewed journal published two times a year by The Berryman Institute, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT USA. The journal has over 2,000 subscribers. An electronic version is available for viewing at www.BerrymanInstitute.org. This will be an outstanding opportunity for authors to have their work (written versions of their oral or poster presentation) published and disseminated worldwide. Written papers must be submitted to the Technical Program Committee Chair (see below) at the conference to be considered for publication. Authors who do not submit a manuscript for HWC are expected to provide a copy of their power-point presentation which will be made available (as a pdf file) on the BSC-USA website. The Steering Committee requests that all presentations be made available for future reference.

Guidelines for Title and Abstract (due 30 April)

Authors/presenters should send the title and abstract (<300 words) of their paper or poster with the authors' names and addresses to the Technical Program Committee (see below). Deadline for submission is 30 April 2008. Abstracts received after this date may not be considered. Authors will be notified regarding acceptance by 16 June 2008. Use the following example as a format:

The birdstrike identification program at The Smithsonian Institution and new recommendations for DNA sampling

Carla J. Dove, Smithsonian Institution, Feather Identification Lab, NHB E-600, MRC 116, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012 USA (dovec@si.edu)

Abstract. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have supported a free-of-charge bird strike identification program at the Smithsonian Institution for many years. Approximately 50% of the birdstrike cases received are identified to species level using whole feathers, or feather fragments in comparison with museum specimens. The remaining cases are identified using microscopic analysis and/or DNA “barcoding”. DNA barcoding is the newest tool in the….300 words maximum.

Abstracts should be e-mailed (preferred), mailed, or faxed to:

Dr. Brian E. Washburn

Technical Program Chair, BSC-USA

USDA/National Wildlife Research Center

6100 Columbus Avenue

Sandusky, OH 44870 USA

(419) 625-0242; (419) 625-8465 fax

brian.e.washburn@aphis.usda.gov

Preparing the abstract: A good abstract should briefly tell: (1) what problem you addressed, and why; (2) how you did the investigation; (3) your results; and (4) what your results mean. Focus on the most important findings, positive or negative. Be quantitative and descriptive (e.g., body densities averaged 11-29% higher for starlings than for 3 species of gulls) as opposed to indicative (e.g., gulls and starlings had different body densities). Make the title descriptive of the main topic but concise (<15 words).

Guidelines for Manuscript for publication in Human-Wildlife Conflicts (due at conference)

Authors are to provide the Technical Program Committee Chair with an electronic copy of their written paper at the conference. Click here for formatting and style guidelines to prepare the manuscript for the special edition of the journal Human-Wildlife Conflicts.