Date: 11/10/24 1:52 pm From: mdpethke via groups.io <mdpethke...> Subject: [labird] LOS 2025 Winter Meeting
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Ahead of the next Louisiana Ornithological Society newsletter, the LOS Winter Meeting will be in Lafayette, January 24-26, 2025. Registration is available on the LOS website--http://losbird.org/registration.php. It is the old form PayPal registration, so you may have to place items in the cart, then backtrack to the dropdown menu to complete the transaction. Registration is $15, student registration is $5, and dinner is $25.
Lodging
LOS has reserved a block of rooms at the Homewood Suites by Hilton--Lafayette Airport, 201 Kaliste Saloom Road, in Lafayette, for $115.00/night, plus applicable state & local taxes. The room block will be held until Friday, January 3, 2025. Register by phone at 337-264-6044 and ask for the LOS rate. Even if you are a veteran of navigating the Hilton website, it is best to call the hotel directly. Sometimes you may do better through a loyalty program, AAA, AARP, or the like, but short of getting free rooms through the Hilton loyalty program, this really does appear to be a steal, so don't miss the deadline.
Events
All evening events during the Winter Meeting will be in the conference rooms at the Homewood Suites (no extra driving!).
Dinner
Dinner is $25.00/person and will only be available through pre-registration. Our Lafayette event committee has chosen Buffalo Catering to supply a dinner of catfish bites, chicken and sausage gumbo, potato salad, summer salads consisting of spring mix, strawberries, cherry tomatoes, mandarin oranges, feta cheese and purple onions, and a dessert of bread pudding, praline sauce and pecans. Drinks will be iced tea and water. If you desire a special diet meal, you are welcome to bring your own. You may also BYOB.
Deadline for dinner reservations is Friday, January 3. This is a catered affair, and unlike recent events where we have had gumbo or jambalaya and could adjust on the run, so to speak, you will not be able to buy dinner on site at the registration table, or the night of the dinner. Please heed the deadline.
A number of field trips are planned and information will be available shortly. Erik Johnson will speak Friday night on sparrows, and is rumored to be planning to band some on Saturday, and, following Jane Patterson's and Katherine Gividen's recent talk on birding abroad, Ken Eyster will speak Saturday night about his trip to Madagascar.
