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2008 ABA Convention - Snowbird, Utah - 23-29 June 2008Main MenuGeneral InformationDaily ScheduleField TripsPrograms/WorkshopsRegistration Forms
Schedule
All convention activities will be held in Cliff Lodge at the Snowbird Village resort. Breakfasts and boxed lunches will be provided on field trip dates.

MONDAY, 23 JUNE

1:00 PMConvention registration begins. All pre-registered attendees pick up packets with name badges, meal tickets and field trip assignments in Ballroom lobby. Closes at 6:00 PM for dinner.
1:00 PMExhibits (including ABA SALES) open
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
6:00 PMDinner (registration and exhibits close)
7:00 PMEvening Program: Migratin’ Raptors String Band by HawkWatch International Staff
8:00 PMRegistration re-opens until 9:00 PM
For late arrivals, any registration packets not picked up during registration hours will be available at the hotel registration desk.

TUESDAY, 24 JUNE

Early AMBuses depart for field trips
3:00 PMField trips return between 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PMRegistration office opens
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar) and exhibits open
6:00 PMDinner (registration and exhibits close)
7:00 PMEvening Program: Out of Breath Birding: The Timberline & Tundra Ecosystems of the Central Rockies by Bill Schmoker

WEDNESDAY, 25 JUNE

8:00 AMRegistration office and exhibits open
8:30 AMWorkshops begin
10:00 AMRefreshment break
11:30 AMLunch (on your own)
1:00 PMWorkshops begin
2:30 PMRefreshment break
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
5:00 PMCentury Club Social
6:00 PMDinner on your own (registration and exhibits close)

THURSDAY, 26 JUNE

Early AMBuses depart for field trips
3:00 PMField trips return between 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PMRegistration office opens
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar) and exhibits open
6:00 PMDinner (registration and exhibits close)
7:00 PMEvening Program: Birds, Bellybuttons & the Meaning of Life by Dick Walton

FRIDAY, 27 JUNE

8:00 AMRegistration office and exhibits open
8:30 AMWorkshops begin
10:00 AMRefreshment break
11:30 AMLunch (on your own)
1:00 PMSpecial Presentations until 3:00 PM
3:30 PMABA Today: General Membership meeting
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar)
4:30 PMAuthors’ book signing
6:00 PMDinner (registration and exhibits close)
7:00 PMEvening Program: Letters from Eden by Julie Zickefoose

SATURDAY, 28 JUNE

Early AMBuses depart for field trips
3:00 PMField trips return between 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
3:00 PMRegistration office opens
4:00 PMSocial (cash bar) and exhibits open
6:00 PMDinner (registration and exhibits end)
7:00 PMEvening Program: Recognitions, Drawings, and Announcements by ABA Staff

SUNDAY, 29 JUNE

Early AMBuses depart for field trips
11:00 AMCheck-out deadline for departing guests
3:00 PMField trips return between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM

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