Early-bird registration for The Wildlife Society Annual Conference ends tomorrow, September 3.  Register now and save on registration.  The conference takes place October 2-6 in Snowbird, UT (just outside of Salt Lake City)The TWS Conference is the largest gathering of wildlife professionals and students in North America.

Included in the conference fee is the opening night dinner and the student-professional mixer.

The conference includes an informative Plenary that you can’t miss, “There’s More to Diversity Than Just the Wildlife“.

For travel and lodging information visit here.

See you in Snowbird!

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Looking for a mentor? Want to mentor someone?

The Wildlife Society is happy to announce the implementation of a state-of-the-art online mentoring system and you are invited to become one of the first users of our new system.  Click here and log in with your membership username and password, complete your profile and start connecting.  This is a new TWS membership benefit!

The Wildlife Society Online Mentoring Program provides a platform for mentees to realize their potential by enabling personal and professional relationships with mentors, who act as role models and provide guidance to them.

The program offers opportunities to develop business contacts, access industry information, and gain valuable insights from experienced and successful professionals.

This program is available to TWS members only. If you want to participate and you are not a member, join TWS now

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Hurry, the deadline is May 29, 2010! For more information check out our website.

Below is one of entries we recently received.

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Everybody’s talkin’ about the bird…Snowbird that is! Snowbird, Utah will play host to The Wildlife Society’s 17th Annual Conference taking place October 2-7, 2010. The new conference website has just been launched and will provide information on registration, hotel/travel, preliminary programs, booth sales, student programs, sponsorships and more. Registration will open in June and you’ll be happy to hear that rates have not increased for TWS members since 2008! This year, 15 workshops, 2 panel discussions and 17 symposia will take place at the Snowbird Conference Center and the Cliff Lodge; 8,000 ft. above sea level….how’s that for a memorable conference?

Paper and poster abstracts are currently being accepted and you can find this year’s topics on the conference website, www.wildlifesociety.org. Submission deadline is March 19, 2010.

Exhibitors, booths sold out early last year so don’t delay and miss the opportunity to market to the largest gathering of wildlife professionals and students in North America.

A student-friendly schedule is planned again for this year with all student-related events taking place Saturday to Tuesday. Don’t forget to bring your suit for the career fair and  party shirt for the mixer. The Quiz bowl will prove which school can best demonstrate their wildlife knowledge so you students better start studying. The Texas A&M Student Chapter wanted to let everyone know that they plan to take top honors for the 2^nd year in a row…are you going to let that happen?

We hope to see you in Snowbird for the 2010 Annual Conference where you’ll be surrounded by history, rugged mountains and abundant wildlife. New content will continue to be added to the conference website so be sure to check back often to get more word on the bird.

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If you are in Reno and attending the Wild Sheep Show at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center, please stop by The Wildlife Society booth #115 and say hello. We are giving free issues of The Wildlife Professional.

If you are a wildlife professional, make sure to join or renew your TWS membership; when you join or renew TWS at the Wild Sheep Show, you’ll receive a free TWS shirt.

Also, a Wyoming Commissioner’s License is being auctioned off on Saturday afternoon at the show and TWS is the benefactor of the proceeds raised from this auction.

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The January issue of The Wildlifer was recently posted.  This issue features a President’s Podium from TWS President Bruce Leopold, updates on wildlife policy, info on the TWS Leadership Institute, news from TWS headquarters, and other related wildlife news. 

Read the January issue of The Wildlifer here.

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I will be attending The Wildlife Society Western Section Annual Meeting taking place January 27-29 at the Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California.  The Conference Theme this year is “Fostering Resilient Wildlife Populations”.

Concurrent sessions will be taking place throughout the conference and there is a special symposium titled, The American Pika’s Capacity for Resilience in the Face of Climate Change.

There will be special events for students including a career fair and a resume workshop.

Please plan on attending the conference.  And if you haven’t joined or renewed your Wildlife Society membership, stop by our booth in the exhibit hall and get a free TWS shirt or calendar.

For more information, please visit the conference site.

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This week I am at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Springfield, IL.  Last night I gave an update at the North Central Business Meeting and gave a short announcement at the Student-Professional Mixer.  I am in the exhibit hall today, so please come by The Wildlife Society booth.  We have a special offer for new members, sign-up at the conference and get a FREE Wildlife Society shirt.  For current members, renew your membership here and get a FREE 2010 Wildlife Society Calendar.  Membership is just $69 for professionals and $35 for students.  You can also pick up a copy of The Wildlife Professional here.

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The Celebrating Our Wildlife Conservation Heritage or COWCH was created with the goal of preserving the history and evolution of the wildlife profession by interviewing influential wildlife biologist, educators, managers, and other pioneers.

To date we have recorded more than 60 COWCH interviews with distinguished leaders in the wildlife profession including students of Aldo Leopold, charter members of TWS, Aldo Leopold Award winners, past-presidents of TWS, and other trail-blazers in wildlife management and conservation. These interviews—along with many more we hope to do—form a priceless record of the roots of our profession.

Read more and watch interview excerpts here.

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