Date: 3/26/25 3:31 am From: Kevin Murphy <kevin.murphy39...> Subject: [ia-bird] 2025 TRI-STATE Spring Meeting in Sioux City-Registration is open!
Greetings!
The Iowa Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is VERY excited to team up with the Nebraska and South Dakota Ornithologists' Unions to co-host a joint tri-state spring meeting May 16th-18th in Sioux City. See all meeting details and register at: https://iowabirds.org/IOU/Meetings/NextMeeting.aspx . The deadline to register for meals is *11:59 PM on THURSDAY MAY 8th*. Meeting registration will remain open after this deadline, however meals will not be available for those who register after. The last joint meeting between the IOU and any neighboring state organization was the 2014 spring meeting held in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Our hosting venue for this meeting is the Salvation Army Western Plains Camp <https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/westernplainscamp/> in South Sioux City, Nebraska. We have an extensive list of excellent field trips in all three participating states, great speakers, and the chance to see some old friends from neighboring states as well as make some new ones!
Also on the docket for this weekend is a scientific poster presentation session where attendees can learn about new ornithological research from students and researchers.
Some other things to note that are new or different for this meeting:
- We will be hosting a casual dinner on Friday evening (that you can sign up and pay for in your registration) for folks that would like to get together and socialize or make field trip plans. - Light breakfast (coffee and donuts) on both Saturday and Sunday is included in your registration fee for this meeting! Please indicate in your registration if you plan to take part so we can have as accurate of a headcount as possible ahead of time.
Great birding and fellowship are on the agenda for this meeting, and I look forward to seeing you there!
Kevin Murphy Vice President, Iowa Ornithologists' Union
